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Back in Omar's district, police deal with gangs, relations with tight-lipped Somali community
Via: vic-eldred
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History & Sociology
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5 years ago
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - In the dead of the cold, late night on Tuesday, a young Somali man was shot in the hip. Someone took him to the local trauma center, left him there, and drove off. The man...
The Lawless Border With Canada Was Once America’s Main Security Concern
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History & Sociology
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5 years ago
Near the westernmost point of the border between the United States and Canada, the Peace Arch straddles the world’s longest undefended international boundary. The inscription atop the monument...
The Great Wall of Jordan: How the US Wants to Keep the Islamic State Out
Via: krishna
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History & Sociology
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5 years ago
[Note: I am seeding this as background to the "border wall" discussion-- it was published in 2016] King Abdullah II of Jordan is meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House...
BATTLE OF HAYES POND: THE DAY LUMBEES RAN THE KLAN OUT OF NORTH CAROLINA
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History & Sociology
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5 years ago
The Battle of Hayes Pond was an armed confrontation between the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and the Lumbee Indians at a Klan rally near Maxton, North Carolina, on the night of January 18, 1958....
Kentucky in the Civil War - Nancy's Fire, Elizabethtown, KY
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History & Sociology
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6 years ago
My great-great grandmother, Nancy Ann Edlin Trumbo was a full-blooded Cherokee, whose family escaped The Place Where They Cried(what we call The Trail of Tears). Both of her parents, Hannah...
From sperm donor to 'Dad': When strangers with shared DNA become a family
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6 years ago
By Elizabeth Chuck When Peter Ellenstein goes out to dinner with his children, who range in age from 17 to 30, the meals are raucous, and there is always a lot of catching up to do —...
'How to get a husband': Cringeworthy 1950s dating article advises women to 'cry softly in a corner' and 'stumble into a room' to attract eligible men
Via: mocowgirl
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History & Sociology
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6 years ago
A 1958 magazine article advising women on how to attract a partner has surfaced on the internet, triggering a frenzy across social media. Titled '129 Ways to Get a Husband', the feature in...
Hoping to cash in on the Mega Millions jackpot? Here's why winning isn't always a good thing
Via: perrie-halpern
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History & Sociology
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6 years ago
Winning the $970 million Mega Millions jackpot may sound like a dream come true. But if you purchase a lottery ticket, buyer beware: Coming into that much wealth can easily become a...
The Elephant and The Jackass (Donkey)How did the Republican and Democratic Parties Get Their Animal Symbols?
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6 years ago
In U.S. politics, the Democratic Party has been represented by a donkey and the Republican Party by an elephant for decades. But few people know how long they've symbolized the two big parties, or...
The Hollywood trope that men and women can't be 'just friends' sets both sexes up for failure
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History & Sociology
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6 years ago
The events of the last year — the #MeToo movement and its exposure of rampant sexual harassment in the media and Hollywood , as well as accusations that Supreme Court...
Anita Hill: How to Get the Kavanaugh Hearings Right
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6 years ago
Anita F. Hill , right, is sworn in to testify before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on the confirmation of Judge Clarence Thomas by Chairman Joseph Biden in October 1991....
Ani Bundel Miss America 2019 final: The bikinis are gone, but Gretchen Carlson's beauty pageant may not be worth saving
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6 years ago
The 92nd Miss America pageant is being held this weekend in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with new leadership and a newly empowered mandate. Over the last ten months, the organization has undergone...
Native Americans Propose Change To Yellowstone Landmark Names
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6 years ago
On a cold January day more than a century ago, U.S. troops massacred nearly 200 Piikani people on a Montana river bank. Most were women, children and old folks. "It's hard to imagine," Chief...
The 'forgotten' Supreme Court decision and its impact on our politics
Via: vic-eldred
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6 years ago
Amid the current national debate over immigration policies, racial discrimination, LGBTQ rights, and executive power, the anniversary of an important legal and political dispute that has...
Omar Epps The fatherly bond is so unique that we can't let stereotypes come between us and our kids
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6 years ago
Becoming a father was exhilarating, exciting, scary — all those things everybody tells you you'll feel about bringing a life into the world. But at the end of the day, it was just beautiful....
The job Americans won't take: Arizona looks to Philippines to fill teacher shortage
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6 years ago
Alan Celeridad teaches math at Vista Grande high school in Casa Grande. The need for mathematics, science, and special education teachers is especially dire in poor and rural schools. Nick...