The next edition of Verzuz is one the hip-hop world has been awaiting for years.
Smith College controversy highlights struggles schools face in making racially equitable campuses
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In the summer of 2018, Oumou Kanoute read a book and ate her lunch in a common room area of a residence hall that required keycard access at Smith College. Since she was in a program teaching high school students ov...
Kansas City officer will not face charges in the killing of an unarmed man in 2020
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The Jackson County prosecutor in Missouri will not charge the officer who shot and killed Donnie Sanders in March 2020, according to a statement from Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker. Sanders, who was unarmed, was sho...
Becerra expected to face heat over lack of experience but stress his personal and professional history at confirmation hearing
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President Joe Biden's nominee for the nation's top health position Xavier Becerra will stress his upbringing as a son of a Mexican immigrant, his father's recent passing and his history expanding health care access ...
Violent protests over rapper’s arrest and accusations of police brutality rock Catalonia for fifth day
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Angry protesters have now gathered in multiple Spanish cities for five consecutive nights, demonstrating over the dramatic arrest of rapper Pablo Hasel earlier in the week. Thousands gathered in Barcelona on Saturda...
The face of the Perseverance landing was an Indian American woman
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It was Swati Mohan who first delivered the news to earthlings that NASA's Perseverance rover had successfully landed on Mars. "Touchdown confirmed," she announced to roaring applause from mission control at NASA's J...
A California woman’s new ID has a photo of her wearing a face mask
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, a California woman's ID photo says a lot about life during the pandemic. Lesley Pilgrim, 25, was issued an identification card from the California DMV with a photo of her wea...
Another battle Texans wage as they deal with the winter weather: Water problems
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As millions across Texas battle power outages and freezing temperatures during the massive winter storm, one element has proved especially problematic -- water. Whether it's too much water or too little, high pressu...
Rapper’s arrest sparks protests in Catalonia
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Protesters took to the streets in Barcelona and Girona, in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region, on Tuesday night following the dramatic arrest of rapper Pablo Hasel earlier in the day. Hasel and his supporters ha...
Cat has plastic buttons sewn to its face after a dog attack
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A 7-month-old kitten named Juicebox could have lost all nine of his lives when his family's dog attacked him. Instead, he was saved by some innovative veterinarians and a handful of plastic buttons. Juicebox was bro...
She never won a Nobel prize. But today this pioneering physicist is getting her face on a stamp
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Chien-Shiung Wu isn't a household name, but the pioneering physicist's portrait could be coming soon to a mailbox near you. Her face is the latest image on a US Postal Service stamp issued on Thursday. And the timin...
How the GOP institutionalists are losing the larger battle
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We saw two ends of the Republican Party attacked this week. Rep. Liz Cheney successfully fought off an intraparty challenge for her spot in the House GOP leadership. And Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was stripped of c...
World’s first face and hands transplant gives New Jersey man a second chance at life
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It's been more than two years since Joe Dimeo could smile. In July 2018, Dimeo, 20 at the time, fell asleep at the wheel of his car on Route 22 in New Jersey. He lost control, and the car hit the curb, flipping over...