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Gymnast Gabby Douglas Taking Dead Aim at Gold in the Summer Olympics

• March 6, 2012 • Comments Off

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The Ancestors Summon “Smokin'” Joe Frazier, Boxer and Entertainer

• November 8, 2011 • Comments Off

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Looking for Hope, Uplift or Just a Distraction From Virus Fears? Read On. March 28, 2020
It’s grim out there. But in music, messages of hope — and goofy stuff online — people are trying to provide ways to get through a scary time.
In a Town Where Meth Is Eclipsing Opioids, Everyone Feels the Pain March 28, 2020
One Kentucky community has seen a wave of violence and homelessness as methamphetamine use returns.
We’re Sharing Coronavirus Case Data for Every U.S. County March 28, 2020
With no detailed government database on where the thousands of coronavirus cases have been reported, a team of New York Times journalists is attempting to track every case.
Alone on the Road, a Trucker’s Long Haul as America Fights the Virus March 28, 2020
Darrell Woolsey does not know when he will go home to Wyoming and his wife and three children.
How Russia’s Troll Farm Is Changing Tactics Before the Fall Election March 29, 2020
The Kremlin-backed Internet Research Agency, which interfered in the 2016 election, is using different methods to hide itself better.
Facebook, Google and Twitter Struggle to Handle November’s Election March 29, 2020
After spending billions to avoid a repeat of 2016, the tech giants are careening from crisis to crisis as their foes change tactics.
How Coronavirus Has Transformed Elections Across the U.S. March 29, 2020
Party conventions are in jeopardy, campaigning is on hold and local candidates are playing the role of good Samaritan instead of traditional politician.
Coronavirus Live Updates: Pelosi Accuses Trump of ‘Deadly’ Denial and Governors Plead for Help; New York Mayor Says Medical Supplies Will Run Out in a Week March 29, 2020
A British official warns that some kind of lockdown may last for months, as the global tally of cases rises past 670,000.

The Guardian, UK

Revealed: Saudis suspected of phone spying campaign in US March 29, 2020
Exclusive: Whistleblower’s data suggests millions of tracking requests sent over four-month periodSaudi Arabia appears to be exploiting weaknesses in the global mobile telecoms network to track its citizens as they travel around the US, according to a whistleblower who has shown the Guardian millions of alleged secret tracking requests.Data revealed by the w […]
Donald Trump in 'near tie' with Joe Biden, new poll finds March 29, 2020
Washington Post-ABC News poll puts former vice-president ahead by 49% to 47% among registered votersDonald Trump has gained ground on his probable challenger in November’s presidential election and is in a “near tie” with Joe Biden, according to a new poll released on Sunday.The Washington Post-ABC News poll put the former vice-president ahead by 49% to 47% […]
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe under consideration for clemency March 29, 2020
British-Iranian dual national has had her temporary release from prison extended because of the coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian dual national on temporary release from a five-year jail sentence, is for the first time under formal consideration for clemency, her fam […]
Endangered sea turtles hatch on Brazil's deserted beaches March 29, 2020
Coronavirus keeps crowds that usually greet hatching of hawksbill turtles awayNearly 100 critically endangered sea turtles have hatched on a deserted beach in Brazil, their first steps going almost unnoticed because of coronavirus restrictions that prohibit people from gathering on the region’s sands.The 97 hawksbill sea turtles, or tartarugas-de-pente as th […]
Influential composer Krzysztof Penderecki dies aged 86 March 29, 2020
Polish musician won numerous awards, scored The Exorcist, and was admired by rock starsObituary: Krzysztof PendereckiA guide to Penderecki’s musicLeading composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki has died at the age of 86 after a long illness, his family announced this morning.The Polish-born Penderecki was a major figure in contemporary music whose compos […]
North Korea fires two missiles as Seoul condemns ‘inappropriate’ timing March 29, 2020
Latest in flurry of launches draws particular criticism amid coronavirus pandemicNorth Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in an unprecedented flurry of launches that South Korea decried as “inappropriate” amid the global coronavirus pandemic.Two “short-range projectiles” […]
'You've bollixed up my book': letter reveals Hemingway's fury at being censored March 29, 2020
The author threatened to ditch his British publisher, and likened him to a vicar, after his ‘Anglo-Saxon’ expressions were cleaned upThe hard-drinking, hot-tempered American writer Ernest Hemingway was furious when he discovered that the language for the English edition of his latest book had been cleaned up, a previously unpublished letter reveals. “I will […]
Zaghari-Ratcliffe's leave from prison to be extended by two weeks March 28, 2020
British-Iranian’s release from jail in Tehran, due to Covid-19 outbreak, now runs until 18 AprilCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband has said her temporary leave from prison in Iran has been extended.Richard Ratcliffe said his wife’s father had been told that her temporary release from Evin prison in […]

The BBC

Coronavirus: India's PM Modi seeks 'forgiveness' over lockdown March 29, 2020
Narendra Modi apologises for sweeping restrictions that have left many jobless and hungry.
Coronavirus: 'Millions' of Americans could be infected, expert warns March 29, 2020
The US government's leading expert warns up to 200,000 people could die, as cases continue to rise.
Lockdown, what lockdown? Sweden's unusual response to coronavirus March 29, 2020
While swathes of Europe are under lockdown, Sweden is allowing life to go on much as normal.
Close-up footage of Arkansas tornado March 29, 2020
An active weather front brings a rapid developing and destructive tornado to Arkansas
Coronavirus: Belarus Premier League attracts global attention as it plays on March 29, 2020
Football fans around the world are turning to Belarus to get their fix during lockdown as the game carries on in the former Soviet republic.
Coronavirus: Cruise ship off Panama coast transfers passengers March 29, 2020
Healthy people on a cruise liner lying off Panama are being moved to another ship after four died.
Pope gives prayer to empty St Peter's Square March 27, 2020
The service usually only happens twice a year but was given as Italy's coronavirus death toll passes 9,000.
Coronavirus: Tesla donates hundreds of ventilators to New York March 27, 2020
New York has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the US and a shortage of ventilators.