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GENE DEMBY, HOST: Just a heads up, y’all, this episode contains some salty language, which means there’s going to be some cussing. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) DEMBY: You’re listening to CODE SWITCH. I’m Gene Demby. When we visited Dearborn, Michigan, the unofficial capital of Arab America and a historically Democratic-leaning city, last fall, things there were […]
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Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, died on April 18 in Aspinwall, Pa. She was 104. Her death, in a Veterans Affairs hospice facility, was confirmed by her daughter Margaret […]
As the sombre ceremony unfolded at St Peter’s Basilica, where the world leaders gathered to attend the funeral mass of Pope Francis, Donald Trump’s choice of outfit has ignited a major controversy. Amid the sea of black, the US President stood out wearing a dark blue suit paired with a light blue tie and his […]
Vice president-elect Kamala Harris, front center, with, from left, her grandfather, sister, mother and grandmother in 1972. Twitter/ @mayaharris_ hide caption toggle caption Twitter/ @mayaharris_ Vice president-elect Kamala Harris, front center, with, from left, her grandfather, sister, mother and grandmother in 1972. Twitter/ @mayaharris_ Unless you’ve been living under a (really, really large) rock, you […]
One of the last remaining Navajo code talkers who helped the US and its allies win the second world war died over the weekend, according to officials. The death of John Kinsel Sr, 107, on Saturday left just two living Navajo code talkers: his fellow US marines Thomas Begay
Realtor.com has released its annual list of the 50 Hottest ZIP Codes in America, and the only one in New York state to make the cut is 14609, which landed at No. 5. More than half of that ZIP code covers the east side of Irondequoit. The other 40-plus percent is in the . . .
Independence Day is around the corner, so you may be stocking up on American flag-themed paper plates, T-shirts and the like. If you are, congratulations! You’re violating
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) B A PARKER, HOST: Hey, everyone. You’re listening to CODE SWITCH. I’m B.A. Parker. GENE DEMBY, HOST: And I’m Gene Demby. PARKER: So Gene… DEMBY: What’s up? PARKER: When I last visited D.C., we grabbed this Uber together. Do you remember this? DEMBY: Mmm hmm. Mmm hmm. PARKER: There we go. Fun […]
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