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Legendary Boxer Jack Johnson Gets Pardon, 105 Years After Baseless Conviction
The black world heavyweight champion was convicted of a crime in 1913 for traveling with a white girlfriend. President Trump issued a rare posthumous pardon after an appeal from Sylvester Stallone. Continue Reading Legendary Boxer Jack Johnson Gets Pardon, 105 Years After Baseless Conviction
‘We Were Expecting That She Will Return Alive’: Family Mourns Pakistani Student Killed In Texas School Shooting
Sabika Sheikh’s family was aware of U.S. school shootings, but didn’t think it would happen to their daughter. “We were confident that Sabika will be very much safe there,” her great-uncle tells NPR. Continue Reading ‘We Were Expecting That She Will Return Alive’: Family Mourns Pakistani Student Killed In Texas School Shooting
Jay Inslee Mum On 2020 Run. But He Is In Iowa
Washington Governor Jay Inslee is headed to Iowa–a frequent first stop for presidential hopefuls. He will headline the Iowa Democratic Party’s Hall of Fame Celebration next month. The trip is sure to fuel more speculation Inslee is eyeing a run for president. Continue Reading Jay Inslee Mum On 2020 Run. But He Is In Iowa
Archaeologist Who Uncovered China’s 8,000-Figure Terra Cotta Army Dies At 82
Zhao Kangmin reconstructed the first warriors after farmers digging a well stumbled on fragments in 1974. They were commissioned by China’s first emperor — to guard his tomb. Continue Reading Archaeologist Who Uncovered China’s 8,000-Figure Terra Cotta Army Dies At 82
Tom Wolfe, Best-Selling Author And Genre-Breaking Journalist, Dies At 88
In a career that spanned more than half a century, Tom Wolfe wrote fiction and nonfiction best-sellers including The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and The Bonfire of the Vanities. Along the way, he created a new type of journalism and coined phrases that became part of the American lexicon. Wolfe died Monday in Manhattan. He was 88. Continue Reading Tom Wolfe, Best-Selling Author And Genre-Breaking Journalist, Dies At 88
Groups File Lawsuit To Block Iowa’s New ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Law
Scheduled to take effect on July 1, the law is one of the most restrictive abortion measures in the U.S. Continue Reading Groups File Lawsuit To Block Iowa’s New ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Law
‘Reluctant Psychonaut’ Michael Pollan Embraces The ‘New Science’ Of Psychedelics
Author Michael Pollan, who experimented with mushrooms, LSD and other psychedelics while researching his latest book, says: “I had an experience that was by turns frightening and ecstatic and weird.” Continue Reading ‘Reluctant Psychonaut’ Michael Pollan Embraces The ‘New Science’ Of Psychedelics
Starting With R. Kelly, Spotify Pulls Artists From Playlists For ‘Hateful Conduct’
The streaming giant announced a new policy covering both the content on its platform as well as the conduct of artists it sees as having been “harmful or hateful.” Continue Reading Starting With R. Kelly, Spotify Pulls Artists From Playlists For ‘Hateful Conduct’
Mormon Church Will Sever Ties With Boy Scouts, Create Own Youth Program
The organizations have had a close relationship for more than a century. But the church hasn’t always been happy with changes the Boy Scouts of America has made in recent years. Continue Reading Mormon Church Will Sever Ties With Boy Scouts, Create Own Youth Program
Pentagon Niger Ambush Report Will Not Assign Blame For Soldiers’ Deaths
NPR has obtained details of the report, to be released Thursday, on the deaths of four American soldiers in Niger last October. The report identifies no single failure leading to their deaths. Continue Reading Pentagon Niger Ambush Report Will Not Assign Blame For Soldiers’ Deaths
Artificial Intelligence Takes Scientists Inside Living Human Cells
Diseases like cancer involve changes that occur inside a cell — and usually out of sight. A new technology can reveal a cell’s inner workings, using inexpensive graphics processors from video games. Continue Reading Artificial Intelligence Takes Scientists Inside Living Human Cells
Carson And HUD Are Sued Over Delaying Anti-Segregation Rule
The federal lawsuit stems from the department’s decision to postpone a requirement that funding recipients study how inclusive their communities are and plan how to overcome historic segregation. Continue Reading Carson And HUD Are Sued Over Delaying Anti-Segregation Rule
