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Crime · BrunswickA judge sentenced Travis McMichael to life in prison on Monday for committing federal hate crimes in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man shot while jogging through a mostly white Georgia neighborhood in a case that probed issues of racist violence and vigilantism in America.
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Man who shot Ahmaud Arbery gets life sentence for hate crime
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US & Canada · WashingtonPresident Biden will sign into law the sweeping climate, health care and tax legislation that has been Democrats’ priority for more than a year during a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday. See the Story
Biden to sign health and climate bill on Tuesday
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Books · MayvilleHadi Matar, 24, is accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie on Friday. Rushdie suffered serious injuries in the attack and remains hospitalized. Matar is being held without bail at the Chautauqua County Jail in New York. He appeared in court wearing a black and white jumpsuit and a white face mask.See the Story
Salman Rushdie's accused stabber enters not-guilty plea
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US & Canada · CenterAppalshop is a cultural center known for chronicling Appalachian life for the world. Floodwaters soaked or swept away some of Appalshop's treasures, including archives. Center known for training storytellers finds itself part of one of the region's biggest stories. Some of the material was swept into the streets of Whitesburg, Kentucky.See the Story
At a flooded Kentucky cultural center, resilience is part of the story
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OpinionToo many teenagers are getting too little sleep, experts say. California has mandated that public middle schools start no earlier than 8 a.m., and high schools no later than 8:30 a. m. California is the first to pass such legislation, but a handful of states are considering it.See the Story
[Opinion] New California law: Let teens sleep in on school days
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OpinionPro-democracy activists in Chad could be on the verge of ending 32 years of military dictatorship. Formal transition talks between the government and more than 40 political groups and armed factions are set to open on Saturday. At the negotiating table, the military will now be just one of many equals.See the Story
[Opinion] In Africa, a lesson in peaceful gains of equality
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Airstrike · GazaWith no bomb shelters and little in the way of civil defense, Gaza residents have to fend for themselves when Israeli missiles start falling. Maryam El-Derawi, a mother of two, shepherded her young daughters to a hallway in the center of her apartment. Teenager Arwa Salah has her own emergency protocol: find and grab her cat.See the Story
Gaza civilians face airstrikes with ‘go-bags’ and comforting cats
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Air conditioning: Can people stay cool without warming the planet?
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BooksThe 10 best books of August convey the human desire for truth and justice, leavened by empathy and compassion.See the Story
Truth be told: The 10 best books of August highlight honesty
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RacismJim Thorpe, a Native American, excelled at nearly every sport he took on, becoming one of the most gifted athletes of all time. His legendary status tipped over into mythology, partly abetted by Thorpe himself, and partly created by the media of his day, which also dealt in racist stereotypes about the prowess of Indigenous peoples. David Maraniss, associate editor at The Washington Post, winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, takes on that challenge.See the Story
Jim Thorpe ran track and played football. He tried to outrun racism.
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