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The deadly voting rights campaign known as Freedom Summer, the successful Black labor rights movement during the Great Depression, and the long fight for desegregation in schools are among the many lesser-known stories that help shape our understanding of U.S. Black History. Black history in the classroom has become a source of contention in K-12 […]
This week, the Obama movie list came out, Chris Harrison was a little bit late to the news, and we bid farewell to Tom Smothers. Here’s what the NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out . . .
Elizabeth Debicki and John David Washington star in director Christopher Nolan’s time-warping film, Tenet. Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption toggle caption Warner Bros. Pictures Elizabeth Debicki and John David Washington star in director Christopher Nolan’s time-warping film, Tenet. Warner Bros. Pictures This week, the math was still not mathing, the opera
A pump jack operates in the Permian Basin oil production area near WinkReuters The US set a new record exporting 3.99 million barrels a day of crude oil in first half of 2023. That’s up 19% from the same time a year ago, EIA data shows. It comes as non-OPEC production has been whittling down […]
Pittsburgh was once America’s “Steel City.” Getty Images U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation’s industrialization, is being acquired by Nippon Steel in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $14.1 billion. The transaction is worth about $14.9 billion when including the assumption of debt. The price tag for […]
Rebecca Wright/CNN Army Master Sgt. Benjamin Wensel smiles at his daughter, Willa, at the Daughters of the American Revolution national headquarters in Washington, DC, on November 30, 2023. The pair is performing in the US Army Band’s holiday festival this year. CNN — The holidays have always been a busy time for 11-year-old Willa Wensel’s […]
In December 2022, a new exhibition called ‘Destination Port City’ opened at the Maritime Museum, Rotterdam. In this exhibition, which will remain on display for the next six years, visitors board a virtual metro and travel through the past, present and future of the port city of Rotterdam. They discover some of the city’s proud […]
Yum China Holdings Inc. (YUMC) said Thursday it has entered into share buyback agreements in the U.S. and Hong Kong for an aggregate $750 million in 2024. The move is part of a plan to return $3 billion to shareholders and buybacks in the period stretching from 2024 to 2026. The stock was up 0.7% […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (not pictured) oversees a strategic cruise missile test aboard a navy warship in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 21, 2023 KCNA via REUTERS / File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
Dave Hartman Dave Hartman joined the U.S. Navy because he wanted to serve his country and see the world. “It’s an amazing place we live. We’re very lucky to live where we do,” Hartman said. “You kind of want to give back … thank and serve the country that gave us what we’ve got.” He […]