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1. Ferguson 10 Years Later: How Protests Gave Way to Politics and Policy  The New York Times
2. A decade after Mike Brown’s death, his family still calls for justice as progress toward ending police killings remains slow  CNN
3. Timeline of events in Ferguson, Missouri, after a police officer fatally shot Michael Brown  ABC News
4. Trash piles, green fields: Region still marked by extremes 10 years after Ferguson unrest  St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The shooting death of Michael Brown created a political incubator of emerging local leaders, some of whom are finding themselves in the corridors of power.

Sarah Hadland has admitted that she is a trained dancer.

'Tis time to emerge from your dark lair so you can enjoy SummerWeen.

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The group VCs for Kamala has used social media, press coverage, and private connections to raise money for the Democratic nominee.

The former concrete bunker was transformed into a residence after the war and is now for sale for the first time in 30 years.

EAMONN Holmes’ new girlfriend Katie Alexander has a son with a retired coach driver 40 years her senior.

NRL Late Mail: Round 23  Parramatta Eels

Image by Charles Sharp, via Wikimedia Commons The compelling but less-than-straightforward question of how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids has inspired all manner of theory and speculation, grounded to varying degrees in physical reality. Sheer manpower must have played a large part, and it’s certainly not beyond the realm of possibility that various simple […]

If I want to see him in new clothes, I have to buy them.

For most of 2024, Americans had the unusual experience of living through a two-incumbent election. The year began with the first presidential repeat since 1956. It was the first time the major parties were set to nominate a current and past president since 1892. The presence of two incumbents introduced all sorts of peculiarities into the race. Both President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump were well known. Both men were unpopular. And both had records that could be easily contrasted. Читать дальше...

For Infinite Accumulation, her largest-ever permanent sculpture, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has created a series of connected metallic spheres by the Elizabeth Line entrance of London's Liverpool Street Station. Reflective orbs were placed along a curving, twisting structure to form the Infinite Accumulation installation, which is around 100 metres long and rises 10 metres above the

Shoplifting in California has become so rampant that it’s no longer just a petty crime. It’s an $8 billion per year industry run by organized "rip crews."

Sadie Sink had to conquer a crippling fear of singing to star in ODessa.

11-Across, Four Letters: Lady Kluck and Camilla, for two

Bidenism brought the Democrats to the brink of catastrophe. Obamaism can save them.

Apple is making new changes to how the iPhone App Store works, for EU users, though the effects will be watched everywhere.

Blake Livelys costume designer Eric Daman has shrugged off criticism of the fashion in It Ends With Us - declaring haters gonna hate.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris next week will make their first trip together since…

Elementary school children have been writing letters to Mayor Eric Adams in an effort to save Elizabeth Street Garden, where the city is planning to build housing.

Aston Villa’s Ambitious Push in the Transfer Market Summer Signings and Strategic Shifts As the summer transfer window narrows, Aston Villa remain decisively active, having already welcomed seven new faces to their squad. Despite notable departures such as Douglas Luiz and Moussa Diaby, Monchi has skilfully bolstered Unai Emery’s team, infusing both potential and immediate […]

The Games are beginning to wind down, but there are still plenty of opportunities for Australia to add to a record haul in Paris. Follow all the action as it happens.

Will Young has no plans to retire from music.

Before he was tapped to be Vice President Kamala Harris's running mate, Minnesota governor Tim Walz (D.) signed into law a bill that established racial quotas throughout the state's health department, from a requirement that two members of a pregnancy task force be "Black or African American" to rules governing the composition of a "health equity" council.

Beabadoobee gets claustrophobic sticking to one genre.