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Men who were lynched more than a century ago are innocent, judge finds

CULPEPER, Va. — Three Black men who were lynched by mobs in Virginia during the 1800s and early 1900s have been declared innocent by a judge. The Washington Post reported Friday that the men were Charles Allie Thompson, William Thompson and William Grayson. Circuit Court Judge Dale B. Durrer on Monday found that the men “were and remain to this …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Opinion: Bird flu is coming for humans. We can either get ready or court disaster

LA Times

Bird flu has seen a resurgence in the U.S. this year, with California leading the pack. Since 2022, millions of egg-laying chickens have been exposed to, infected with and culled or killed by H5N1 in the U.S. What stands out this year is how widespread the infection has been among dairy cows, which are spreading it to farmworkers — the …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Mosque and 4 shops in Muzaffarnagar declared ‘enemy property’: Know about the UP land row linked to first Pakistan PM Liaquat Ali Khan

Op India

A property dispute in Muzaffarnagar, western Uttar Pradesh, has made headlines as a mosque and four shops near Muzaffarnagar Railway Station have been declared “enemy property” following a recent investigation by the authorities. The disputed property is linked to the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan. Historical significance of the property The dispute over the land in question …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Bird flu: How raw milk could usher in a pandemic.

Slate

Bird flu just might have found a direct route toward infecting more humans. The immediate risk posed by the bird flu virus’s presence in raw milk is limited to individual consumers who drink the stuff. But if you were actively trying to catch bird flu but couldn’t make it to a farm to handle the cows yourself, a glass of …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Remembering Gurudas Banerjee, the first Indian VC of Calcutta University

India Today

On December 2, 1918, India mourned the loss of one of its most remarkable scholars, jurists, and reformers, Gurudas Banerjee, the first Indian vice-chancellor of Calcutta University. Born in Kolkata in 1844, Gurudas Banerjee was a man of extraordinary intellect, empathy, and determination who broke barriers and shaped the foundation of Indian academia and law during British colonial rule. FROM …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump's failure and the next pandemic

Raw Story

“The political folks believed that because was going to be relegated to Democratic states, that they could blame those governors, and that would be an effective political strategy.” —Vanity Fair’s Katherine Eban quoting Jared Kushner’s team in March, 2020. And it appears that the virus that has her at death’s door is a recent mutation: “But researchers have homed in …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

New Zealand locals help rescue more than 30 whales stranded on beach

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Four of the pilot whales died, New Zealand’s conservation …

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1 month ago

New Zealanders save more than 30 stranded whales by lifting them on sheets

Associated Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them on sheets. Four of the pilot whales died, New Zealand’s conservation agency said. New Zealand is a whale stranding hotspot and pilot whales are …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hobart Soldiers Memorial Avenue recognises men mistakenly excluded a century ago

ABC

Two fallen soldiers have officially been recognised on a World War I memorial in Hobart after having been left off because of a century-old oversight. The Soldiers Memorial Avenue was created in 1918 to commemorate fallen soldiers with a connection to the city who died in World War I. Mistakenly listed as having not died in the war on an …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Voters with a female governor vote to keep ‘him’ in the state constitution

NPR

Voters with a female governor vote to keep ‘him’ in the state constitution toggle caption Screenshot by NPR/South Dakota State Historical Society South Dakota’s constitution has dozens of references to men holding the highest offices in the state, as in, “He shall have power” and “the duties of his office.” But the state also has women holding some of its …

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2 months ago

Tan Kah Kee: A Legacy of Philanthropy and Entrepreneurship

China Daily

The article highlights the remarkable journey of Tan Kah Kee, a Chinese immigrant who rose to become a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist in Singapore. Born in Jimei village in Tong An district, Fujian province, Tan arrived in Singapore in 1874 and joined his father in the family's rice trading business. He proved himself to be an exceptional worker and was …

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2 months ago

Tan Kah Kee: A Legacy of Philanthropy and Entrepreneurship

China Daily

The article highlights the remarkable journey of Tan Kah Kee, a Chinese immigrant who rose to become a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist in Singapore. Born in Jimei village in Tong An district, Fujian province, Tan arrived in Singapore in 1874 and joined his father's rice trading business. He proved himself to be an exceptional worker and was appointed manager of …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Army returns remains of 9 Indigenous children who died at boarding school over a century ago

Associated Press

CARLISLE, Pa. — The remains of nine more Native American children who died at a notorious government-run boarding school in Pennsylvania over a century ago were disinterred from a small Army cemetery and returned to families, authorities said Wednesday. The Office of Army Cemeteries said it concluded the remains of nine children found in the graves were “biologically consistent” with …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Concert pays tribute to a brilliant composer

China Daily

David Avshalomov conducts the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra at a concert commemorating his grandfather Aaron Avshalomov on Sept 12. Aconcert featuring the works of Russia-born Jewish composer Aaron Avshalomov, commemorating his 130th birthday, took place on Sept 12 at the Shanghai Symphony Hall. Conducted by the composer's grandson, David Avshalomov, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra opened the evening with his best-known piece, …

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3 months ago

Masamitsu Yoshioka, airman thought to be the last survivor of the Japanese attackers at Pearl Harbor

The Telegraph

Masamitsu Yoshioka, who has died aged 106, was a navigator and bombardier in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and was thought to be the last survivor of those who attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941. By the time he arrived at Pearl Harbor just before 08:00, having flown nearly two hours across the Pacific, the surprise attack on the United …

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3 months ago

Ranking 134 college football teams after Week 4: Tennessee to the top 3; BYU, Navy soar

New York Times

Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. The final margin wasn’t indicative of the box score numbers in K-State’s favor, but BYU’s defense looks solid, and its earlier win at SMU looks better after Saturday’s results. GO DEEPER How JMU, a former women’s teaching school, became a college sports disruptor 51-75 North …

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3 months ago

Public or private? A battle roils over who can access beaches along the bucolic Russian River

LA Times

Don McEnhill paddled down the Russian River under late-summer skies, smiling at a heron, admiring a lazily moving river turtle, and generally exuding an air of cheerful relaxation. Johnson’s Beach, a resort started in 1918, is among the Russian River beaches designated open to the public. Under state law, river beaches are public, too, up to something called the “ordinary …

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4 months ago

Why is Switzerland offering cash prizes to retrieve munitions from lakes?

Al Jazeera

Why did the Swiss military dump munitions into lakes from 1918 to 1964 and why must they be retrieved now? The Swiss Federal Department of Defence Procurement is offering 50,000 Swiss francs for the three best ideas on how to retrieve some 12,000 tonnes of old munitions from the country’s lakes, including Lake Thun, Lake Brienz and Lake Lucerne. According …

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4 months ago

Madras Labour Union’s fiercest battle

The Hindu

The role of Madras in establishing the first workers union in the country is a matter of record. The Madras Labour Union was set up in 1918, and in just a couple of years, it mediated in a stand-off with the management of an industrial unit. Ramsamy Iyer, Alladi Krishnasamy Iyer, and S. Durasamy Iyer, represented workers in the Madras …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Review: In a lockdown that resembles recent history, ‘Coup!’ stages a revolution born of pandemic

LA Times

As early as the end of 2020, a wave of films began to speak to the COVID-19 pandemic, either explicitly or unintentionally via the limits of their production. One of the film’s antiheroes, Floyd, speaks plainly as to what the 2020 pandemic taught us when he tells his employer’s wife, Julia, “Nature has a way of creeping into the modern …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Deadpool & Wolverine to Twisters: 11 of the best films to watch in July

BBC

Deadpool & Wolverine to Twisters: 11 of the best films to watch in July Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Including Deadpool & Wolverine, Despicable Me 4 and a comedy starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum – this month's unmissable movies to watch and stream. "Sweet without being cloying, it's a love letter to the commonalities between Georgian and Turkish culture; …

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6 months ago

Experts say bird flu is a Pandora's box. Are we about to open it?

Salon

On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, a different virus threatens to cause widespread illness and death, bring the global economy to its knees and throw us back into the chaos that we seemingly just emerged from with the virus SARS-CoV-2. “If we let this strain circulate uncontrolled, then boxes 2 and 3 are not that far ” Rajnarayanan added …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage

China Daily

Three works to be presented at event will highlight discipline and grace of format to international audiences, Cheng Yuezhu reports. As an award-winning performer of Yuju Opera, a style of traditional Chinese opera prevalent in Henan province, Wu Suzhen specializes in the role of qingyi — dignified female characters who often exude elegance and maturity. Now an inheritor of the …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage

China Daily

Three works to be presented at event will highlight discipline and grace of format to international audiences, Cheng Yuezhu reports. As an award-winning performer of Yuju Opera, a style of traditional Chinese opera prevalent in Henan province, Wu Suzhen specializes in the role of qingyi — dignified female characters who often exude elegance and maturity. Now an inheritor of the …

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Men who were lynched more than a century ago are innocent, judge finds

Opinion: Bird flu is coming for humans. We can either get ready or court disaster

Mosque and 4 shops in Muzaffarnagar declared ‘enemy property’: Know about the UP land row linked to first Pakistan PM Liaquat Ali Khan

Bird flu: How raw milk could usher in a pandemic.

Remembering Gurudas Banerjee, the first Indian VC of Calcutta University

Trump's failure and the next pandemic

New Zealand locals help rescue more than 30 whales stranded on beach

New Zealanders save more than 30 stranded whales by lifting them on sheets

Hobart Soldiers Memorial Avenue recognises men mistakenly excluded a century ago

Voters with a female governor vote to keep ‘him’ in the state constitution

Tan Kah Kee: A Legacy of Philanthropy and Entrepreneurship

Tan Kah Kee: A Legacy of Philanthropy and Entrepreneurship

Army returns remains of 9 Indigenous children who died at boarding school over a century ago

Concert pays tribute to a brilliant composer

Masamitsu Yoshioka, airman thought to be the last survivor of the Japanese attackers at Pearl Harbor

Ranking 134 college football teams after Week 4: Tennessee to the top 3; BYU, Navy soar

Public or private? A battle roils over who can access beaches along the bucolic Russian River

Why is Switzerland offering cash prizes to retrieve munitions from lakes?

Madras Labour Union’s fiercest battle

Review: In a lockdown that resembles recent history, ‘Coup!’ stages a revolution born of pandemic

Deadpool & Wolverine to Twisters: 11 of the best films to watch in July

Experts say bird flu is a Pandora's box. Are we about to open it?

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage