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In 1965, at the height of the civil rights movement, a decision by the Supreme Court to dismantle Southern lunch counters was seen as a clear decision against Jim Crow segregation. It gave rise…
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Former New York Jets wide receiver Demaryius Thomas died on Monday. He was 33 years old. The Broncos-bound star was hospitalized last Tuesday with an apparent heart attack. TMZ reported that he underwent surgery…
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Once heavily forested, the lands of Grassy Narrows Cree Nation have long been home to the Central Mushkegowuk and Anishinaabe peoples. Having been nomadic, the Anishinaabe have always lived on the land. For years,…
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Photo In 10 years, a family of wealthy investors hopes to build a $1 billion solar farm in an inhospitable desert location in Arizona. And no, this isn’t real. It’s a fantasy developed by…
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Disputes between politicians and land developers are not new, and we certainly don’t expect to see tears streaming down a Toronto subway station. But when three councillors at Toronto’s City Hall challenged the Metrolinx…
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In honor of the 15th anniversary of the final installment of the “Harry Potter” franchise, the cast of the movies have revealed several photos from the anniversary special, which will air Tuesday. Daniel Radcliffe,…
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The girls in Pandemic have remarkable survival skills, but they are often overwhelmed by the outpouring of grief they experience after the loss of an older sibling. “They are the ‘forgotten gravergisers,’ or the…
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Carp that gets the brunt of excessiveness of fisheries are having to endure loss of almost 200,000 sq metres a year While countries wrangle over who should pay for the climate crisis, a community…
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Storms moving across Turkey could move northward as a winter weather system, bringing snow, wind and rain. On Tuesday afternoon, the snow covered Turkish Alpine National Park and the town of Reyhanli, southeast of…
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After participating in a night of barhopping with colleagues and a couple of patients, some 75 members of the Madrid-based hospital’s emergency response unit have been infected with a drug-resistant bacteria — known as…
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