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Princess Caroline of Monaco's estranged husband Prince Ernst of Hanover, 67, finds love

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Prince Ernst of Hanover, the estranged husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, has found love with a woman 20 years his junior, it has emerged.   Ernst, 67, a distant cousin of the Queen, has been spotted out and about in Madrid with Spanish-born artist Claudia Stilianopoulos, 48, whose parents were friends with Princess Margaret. The couple reportedly met in Ibiza in July and have become close, with some European news websites even hinting marriage could be on the cards. Read More...

Cesar Chavez biography and career timeline | American Masters

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To read this in Spanish, click here. Photo by Paul Espinosa. Cesar Chavez was a labor leader and civil rights activist who cofounded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW) labor union, with Dolores Huerta. The Chavez family became migrant workers after his parents lost their farm during the Great Depression, and lived in a succession of migrant camps. Bearing firsthand witness to the poor treatment of migrant workers inspired Chavez’s inception of the farmworkers union. Read More...

My electric Smart car is tiny and a little silly. And its perfect.

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In early May, the Smart division of Mercedes-Benz announced the discontinuation of U.S. and Canadian sales of the Smart Fortwo, a tiny two-seater. It is fair to say that the move surprised no one who had been paying attention to the manufacturer’s travails — the car had nearly been discontinued before, and the vehicle’s shortcomings were obvious. Despite its tiny size, it has a minuscule 60-mile range, room for only two passengers and a boot that would reject more than four or five bags of groceries. Read More...