The facts around leaked audio about John Kerry
Republicans have seized on a recent claim that former Secretary of State John Kerry told Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif about Israeli strikes…
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Apollo 11 legend dies and 5 other top space and science stories this week
Welcome to Wonder Theory, your weekly space and science digest. Space missions provide us with an incredible gift beyond knowledge: perspective. More…
Continue Reading Andrew Brown Jr. shooting exposes disconnect between majority rural Black city and the county
For more than a week, protesters have marched in the streets of a small, quaint, North Carolina city that has been rocked by the police killing of…
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Knoxville, Tennessee, is reeling after another Black high school student is killed — this time by police
The Rev. Calvin Skinner has given hundreds of sermons, but he says this past Sunday’s felt more urgent than ever. “The city of Knoxville…
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Three Loveland police officers involved in violent arrest of elderly woman with dementia resign
Three Colorado officers who laughed at body camera footage of the violent arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia are “no longer…
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He was adopted months after he was born. After decades of searching, he’s finally met his birth family
The door was open and a “frail little voice” called out for the brothers to come inside. Sitting in a medical lifting chair was their…
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Is the US obligated to share vaccines with other countries? Medical ethicists weigh in
With the coronavirus pandemic spiraling out of control in India and other developing regions, the United States this week committed to sharing 60…
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Live from LA, it’s Buffettpalooza. What to expect from Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting
Forget the Oscars. If you’re looking for star power — in the business world, at least — it doesn’t get any bigger than Warren…
Continue Reading The Siege of Sarajevo lasted for years — now the city’s battle with Covid-19 is dragging on with no end in sight
In the hills above Sarajevo, thousands of uniform white headstones line the slopes, marking the graves of just some of the victims of the Bosnian…
Continue Reading Everyone is worried the economy is ‘overheating’. But what does that actually mean?
The economy is on the path to recovery but it’s still far from repaired. Yet investors and economists are already worried it might be growing…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway rebounds from pandemic with $11.7 billion profit
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway returned to profitability in the first quarter of this year after reporting a nearly $50 billion loss…
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‘Some days, it doesn’t feel right’: As India battles a devastating second wave of Covid-19, the IPL plays on
Cricket fan Shitu Anand Patil has recently recovered from Covid-19. She’s also acutely aware of the suffering families in India are gripped by…
Continue Reading Eli Broad, LA philanthropist for the arts and education, dies at 87
Eli Broad, an entrepreneur and businessman known for creating two billion-dollar businesses and establishing the iconic Broad Museum in Los Angeles,…
Continue Reading L.S. Lowry’s ‘Going to the Match’ painting expected to sell at auction for up to $4 million
British artist L.S. Lowry’s “Going to the Match” painting is expected to sell at auction for up to $4 million in June,…
Continue Reading Crowded field of Republicans and Democrats compete for Texas House seat
A special election in Texas on Saturday features a sprawling field of Republicans and Democrats competing for the US House seat formerly held by the…
Continue Reading ‘You’re not, you can’t, and I was always, I can, and I will’: Isha Johansen on rise to FIFA’s corridors of power
For Isha Johansen, a journey that began by helping to give kids displaced by war a semblance of a normal childhood, has led her to become the first…
Continue Reading The Kentucky Derby returns to its regular race day, but fewer fans will attend because of Covid-19
One of America’s most famous sporting events takes place Saturday in front of a reduced crowd, a sign that the country is returning to normal…
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Elliot Page tells Oprah that transition surgery was ‘life-saving’
Elliot Page has said that transition surgery was “life-saving” and led him to feel comfortable in his body for the first time, during an…
Continue Reading Nigerian teen gets 19 scholarship offers worth more than $5 million from the US and Canada
One Nigerian teenager must feel like she has the world at her feet after receiving 19 full-ride scholarship offers from universities across the…
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4 teens injured in pickup rollover crash on USFS road south of Bend
Four teens were injured, at least one seriously, Friday evening when the pickup truck in which they were riding – two in the truck bed — left a…
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