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Jimmie B. Smith’s “Ain’t That a Shame” is a Journey to Black Music
Jake Blount unearths Black history through folk music, using its sounds as a bridge to the future. “I’m a white guy who loves Black folk music, and I’ve been trying to play that music...
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Omicron Vaccine Clinic Opens New Space in Toronto
Toronto to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine clinic operations in response to Omicron’s request to the city. The Centre for Vaccine Biology and Immunology has opened a new space in downtown Toronto, with its first...
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Trump’s GOP rivals are taking him by surprise
Trump’s growing GOP challengers revive fears of 2016 repeat Updated 4:30 am EST, Wednesday, January 11, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's rising GOP challengers are taking him by surprise, with their attacks sparking...
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Weather Service: The Thomas Fire is growing to 1,819 acres in Sonoma County
More Santa Ana winds to bring extreme wildfire risk to Southern California this weekend: The National Weather Service declared a "high fire danger" Saturday during the peak of two large fires that are expected...
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Bill Martin’s ‘Native American Tricks’ is an “Admission of our own culture’s traditions”
The Native American Artist Harnessing ‘Old Indian Tricks’ Native American tattoo artist, Bill Martin, has gone on the offensive. He’s drawing attention to his own indigenous heritage, and to the inherent racism embedded in...
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Attorney General Kamala Harris’ proposal to allow full, uncensored recounts of ballots in recall election
Arizona AG gives county OK for full ballot hand counts Monday Sep 29, 2014 at 11:17 AMSep 29, 2014 at 11:18 AM In a setback for the two sides of the dispute over the...
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Wilko Johnson — The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Wilko Johnson, English rock icon and 'Game of Thrones' actor, dead at 75 Wilko Johnson (above) appeared on 'Game of Thrones' in an episode in 2010 A prolific artist and singer, the singer-songwriter was...
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The Fear of Mutating Ebola
'Ebola is real': Uganda to trial vaccines and shut schools early to contain outbreak Read more Saving lives is the aim of all efforts to contain Ebola, but the risk that the virus will...
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The Redwood Tree That Saved Her Life
Op-Ed: With climate change, we may witness sequoia forests convert to chaparral By the time she was 16, Susan Johnson had never seen a redwood tree. That changed one day in 1998. The 6-foot-tall...
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The New York Times: A Day in the Life of the iPad
The Times Wants to Hear Your ‘Tiny Gratitude Stories’ From its very beginnings, it seemed as if the New York Times was made for the ages. Today, it’s a place where people turn to...