This historian dug up the hidden history of 'amateur' blackface in America
In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertain...
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Attempted attack with explosives in New York City investigated as "ISIS-inspired terrorism"
New York City NYPD Commissioner: "Explosive devices that could have caused serious injury or death."...
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Trump is using immigration policy to suppress speech, lawsuit claims
A new lawsuit accuses the administration of violating the First Amendment by threatening the visas of researchers for work on disinformation and conte...
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Why young girls are disguised as boys in Afghanistan
The Taliban has released a video of an interrogation of a girl who passed as a boy. It's an age-old practice in this patriarchal society but now appea...
Read ArticleIran picks new leader. And, Trump won't sign bills until Congress overhauls voting
Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader. And, President Trump says he will not sign any more bills until Congress overhauls voting....
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Chimps' taste for fermented fruit hints at the origins of humans' love of alcohol
Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars. ...
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The U.S. names its 7th dead soldier and oil prices spike on Day 10 of the Iran war
The Pentagon said a Space Brigade sergeant was killed and the price of oil increased after Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader and then laun...
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World shares tumble as Iran war pushes crude prices over $110 a barrel
World shares tumbled on Monday, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunging more than 5%, after oil prices spiked at nearly $120 a barrel....
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The next redistricting battle might be who is counted in state legislative districts
A Republican push to alter the census may lead to a radical shift in redistricting for state legislatures — drawing districts that don't take into a...
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