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John Quincy Adams served in Congress for 17 years after leaving the presidency. Billy the Kid had buckteeth. Chef Peng Chang-kuei, who recently passed away at age 98, is credited with inventing General Tso’s chicken. Having fled China to Taiwan in 1949, he invented the dish at age 24 on a whim for a banquet…

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Seattle Sounders won their first-ever MLS Cup final Saturday night without managing a shot on goal over 120 minutes of regulation and overtime. They beat Toronto FC in a penalty kick shootout… Stanford repeated as NCAA men’s champion, also in a PKS after a scoreless draw… Cristiano Ronaldo won his fourth Ballon d’Or award as…

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City Council closes out 2016 today (Dec. 15) with no less than a 101-Item agenda, entirely dalmatian-free. The Grove returns for greater scrutiny and (perhaps) a final vote, and the Austin Oaks PUD arrives for an evening hearing. And there’s “biosolids” … See “Council: From Kitty Hawk to Hornsby Bend,” Dec. 15. Austin Police Monitor…

Gift Guide 2016: Holiday Grab Bag

Admit it: you’re drooling acidic goo all over the hull of your hypersleep chamber while awaiting the upcoming release of Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant. Who isn’t? (Harry Dean Stanton and Jones the cat excluded.) Fear not, the hideously talented artisans over at Etsy have your back, unlike Aliens’ trigger-happy hysteric Pvt. “Game over, man!” Hudson,…


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