Etc. for Tuesday

Both political parties continue to find ways to screw workers over.
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Obituary: Actress Jean Darling, 93, died. She was one of the last surviving actors from the silent era, including the silent Our Gang comedy shorts.

Darling broke out onto the scene in the early ’20s, scoring the role in Hal Roach’s “Our Gang” after starting to act when she was only 4 years old.

Darling appeared in six “Our Gang” talkies and 46 silents. The series of shorts would become the inspiration for 1994 film “The Little Rascals.”

In addition to her work on “Our Gang,” Darling also moved into film, starring as young Jane in the 1934 adaptation “Jane Eyre.” She also appeared in an uncredited role in “Babes in Toyland.”

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