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BBC News : One of three men convicted in the 1998 murder of James Byrd Jr, one of modern America's worst hate crimes, has been executed in Texas. Byrd, a black m... FULL STORY >>
BBC News : Stock markets around the world have slumped after US President Donald Trump's unexpected threat to impose new tariffs on Chinese exports. In the US th... FULL STORY >>
BBC News : Charity "Sunshine" Tillemann-Dick, a venerated American opera singer who survived two double lung transplants, has died at age 35. Tillemann-Dick was ... FULL STORY >>
BBC News : The drone attack that caused chaos at Gatwick before Christmas was carried out by someone with knowledge of the airport's operational procedures, the airport has said. A Gatwick chief told BBC Panorama the... FULL STORY >>
BBC News : US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unscheduled, fleeting visit to Iraq, amid growing tensions with Iran. Mr Pompeo cancelled a trip to Berlin to meet with Iraqi leaders during a four-hour stop in the ... FULL STORY >>
John Paulson’s $400 million gift to Harvard University initially attracted a ton of detractors who condemned the hedge fund mogul for his outsized generosity to America’s wealthiest, best-endowed institution of higher edu... FULL STORY >>
Resources: WBUR
BBC News : A father and son who were volunteer lifesavers have drowned while trying to rescue a tourist swept out to sea off the Australian state of Victoria. The boat carrying Ross Powell, 71, and his son Andrew, 3... FULL STORY >>
A Photography Project by Blind People Our modern, mobile, internet connected devices—laptops, cell phones, tablets, etc.—have come to play an increasingly important, now even dominant, role in modern life. The degree to... FULL STORY >>
It’s been ten years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, leaving more than 1,800 dead across the region, displacing 400,000, and resulting, by some estimates, in $150 billion to $200 billion in damages. Accord... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Patricia Schaefer
“Education breeds confidence, confidence breeds hope, hope breeds peace” – Confucius We all have different dreams, different passions, and different aspirations. It is the hard work and perseverance of every individual ... FULL STORY >>
