U.S. Embassy Concerned About ‘Deteriorated’ Condition of American Citizen Jailed in Russia
(MOSCOW) — The U.S. Embassy in Moscow says the condition of an American man held on spying charges in Russia has worsened. The Embassy said on Twitter Monday that Russian authorities had rejected a request to send a doctor to examine Paul Whelan. It said Whelan has received basic medical assistance, but that his condition has deteriorated.
1m Jul 02, 2019
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Amount of Floating Antarctic Ice Plunges to Record Lows
(WASHINGTON) — The amount of ice circling Antarctica is suddenly plunging from a record high to record lows, baffling scientists. Floating ice off the southern continent steadily increased from 1979 and hit a record high in 2014. But three years later, the annual average extent of Antarctic sea ice hit its lowest mark, wiping out three-and-a-half decades of gains — and ...
4m Jul 02, 2019
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A Fecal Parasite Is Causing More Disease Outbreaks, and Swimming Pools May Be to Blame, CDC Says
A recent announcement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may put a damper on summer fun. A fecal parasite often spread by swimming is causing an increasing number of illness outbreaks, the agency says. The number of disease outbreaks involving the parasite Cryptosporidium, also known as Crypto, increased by about 13% each year from 2009 to 20...
3m Jul 02, 2019
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12-Year-Old Girl Describes Squalid Conditions, Lock Up Punishments at Texas Border Patrol Station
For almost two weeks, a 12-year-old migrant girl said she and her 6-year-old sister were held inside a Border Patrol station in Texas where they slept on the floor and some children were locked away when they cried for their parents. She was one of hundreds of migrant children who have been held this year in holding cells at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection station nea...
4m Jul 02, 2019
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What to Know About 15-Year-Old Cori Gauff Who Just Upset Venus Williams at Wimbledon
15-year-old Cori Gauff just defeated one of her tennis idols, Venus Williams, in straight sets during a Monday first-round match at Wimbledon. She defeated the No. 44 player in the world in straight sets, 6-4 6-4. Gauff, who goes by "Coco," is the youngest player to qualify for Wimbledon. She's also the youngest woman to win a Wimbledon match since 1991, according to...
3m Jul 02, 2019
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Column: Trump's big Fourth of July military tribute is not the best way to honor the troops
This year’s Fourth of July celebration in Washington, D.C., will feature more than the usual magnificent fireworks; federal officials have announced that Independence Day festivities will include a demonstration of military strength in our nation’s capital and a speech by President Trump on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. “Salute to America will honor each of the nation...
5m Jul 02, 2019
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The Loudest Voice Shows What We Already Knew. It's Not Redundant—It’s Exactly What We Need
Most people who watch Showtime's new miniseries The Loudest Voice will go in knowing quite a bit about its protagonist. Though he started in daytime TV, Roger Ailes made his name as a ruthlessly effective media strategist for Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. In 1996, after a bad breakup with NBC, he joined forces with Rupert Murdoch to found Fox News. ...
11m Jul 02, 2019
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Comment: It Is Time for Democracy in Hong Kong
On Monday, thousands of people in Hong Kong will gather for a protest march to mark the twenty-second anniversary of the city’s handover from Britain to China. Protest, not celebration, is the annual ritual on handover day. Why? Because the democratic aspirations of Hong Kong’s people have never been fulfilled, and there is a widespread sense of disenfranchisement. ...
5m Jul 01, 2019
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Sitting Is Bad for Your Health, But Not All Types of Sitting Were Created Equal
The countless recent studies and articles about the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle likely haven't sat well with desk workers, for whom standing desks and walking meetings are some of the only ways to avoid near-constant sitting during the workday. But a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has some encouraging findings for the desk...
4m Jul 01, 2019
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The U.S. and Iran are Already at War Online
When a U.S. Navy surveillance drone was shot down over the Strait of Hormuz on June 20, the U.S. blamed Iran. The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said his country was "ready for war," and President Donald Trump responded by declaring that Iran had made a "very big mistake." Around the world, observers worried that the two countries were headed ...
6m Jul 01, 2019
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What the 2020 Democrats Can Learn From One of History's Most Crowded Primary Fields
With Democratic primary debates having begun on Wednesday and continuing on Thursday, featuring 20 candidates, the party is facing its largest field of candidates in modern history. But part of the reason this moment stands out is that this kind of crowded and competitive field is a relatively recent phenomenon. The potential for having so many candidates in contention ...
7m Jul 01, 2019
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A Writer Followed 3 Women’s Sex Lives for Nearly a Decade. The Result Is a Compelling Portrait of Desire
"Express yourself, don't repress yourself/ Express yourself, don't repress yourself." The opening lines from Madonna's song "Human Nature" are pretty simple. And yet when it was released in 1995, the song wasn't just a song; it was an artist's slap back at her detractors. It was a battle cry, a lullaby, a lyric deposition on sex and a woman's right to it. A J'accuse on a w...
4m Jul 01, 2019
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Season 3 of Stranger Things Proves It Isn’t Really a TV Show Anymore—It’s a Franchise
It’s a good thing Hawkins, Ind. isn’t a real place, because if it did exist, we’d have no choice but to wipe it off the map. Like Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Sunnydale, Calif.—which was built atop a Hellmouth that ultimately devoured the fictional suburb—the Stranger Things town is cursed ground.
8m Jul 01, 2019
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40 Tons of Fishing Nets Pulled From Great Pacific Garbage Patch
(SAN FRANCISCO) — In a mission to clean up trash floating in the ocean, environmentalists pulled 40 tons (36 metric tons) of abandoned fishing nets this month from an area known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
3m Jul 01, 2019
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South Koreans React With Hope, Skepticism Over Trump-Kim Meeting
SEOUL, South Korea — South Koreans watched the historic meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday with a mixture of hope and skepticism, wondering whether it will be enough to relieve their biggest security concern — North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
6m Jul 01, 2019
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Palestinians Are Not Buying What Jared Kushner Is Selling
As White House senior adviser Jared Kushner rolled out the first stage of a long-awaited Middle East peace plan in Bahrain last week, Palestinian store owner Abdul Al-Mohtaseb was serving cardamon coffee outside his shop in Hebron, the largest city in the occupied West Bank.
7m Jul 01, 2019
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Jackie Kennedy’s Martha’s Vineyard Estate on Sale for $65 Million
(Bloomberg) -- The famed Kennedy compound might be in Hyannis Port, on the mainland of Cape Cod, but for the last 40 years a more discreet Kennedy estate has existed a short boat ride away on Martha’s Vineyard. Originally purchased by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in 1979, her family has held on to the 340-acre estate, slowly renovating the buildings and improving the land...
4m Jul 01, 2019
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‘It’s Not Safe Here.’ Migrants Detail Violence They Face as U.S. Makes Them Wait in Mexico
(CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico) — Roberto Escalona Moreno says he witnessed a double murder on the street last week near the hostel where he is staying. The Cuban immigrant has been assaulted, and his friends have been shaken down by police, he says. Moreno, 22, is among more than 30,000 migrants who are pressing for asylum in the U.S. but are stuck in Mexico's drug- and gang-i...
5m Jun 30, 2019
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Trump Responds to Carter's Attacks on His Legitimacy: 'He Was a Terrible President'
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Saturday dismissed former President Jimmy Carter's swipe at the legitimacy of his presidency, calling it nothing more than a "Democrat talking point," while offering his own digs at the 94-year-old Carter. Speaking to reporters at a press conference in Japan, Trump said he was surprised by the former president's comments alleging that Russia...
2m Jun 30, 2019
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‘Deepfakes’ Are Videos Designed to Trick You Into Thinking They’re Real. But There’s a Way to Detect Them
Deepfake videos are hard for untrained eyes to detect because they can be quite realistic. Whether used as personal weapons of revenge, to manipulate financial markets or to destabilize international relations, videos depicting people doing and saying things they never did or said are a fundamental threat to the longstanding idea that “seeing is believing.” Not anymore. ...
5m Jun 30, 2019
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From Florida to Alaska, America’s LGBTQ Bars Feel Like Home to Many
One of my favorite memories of working at Tunnel Bar in New York City in 1991 is when a striking Black queen walked in off the street and shook my hand as if I owned the place. I was just a 24-year-old barback. “Hello, I’m Kevin Aviance, House of Aviance, and I’ve moved to New York to take over.” I nodded as if agreeing. And how that is exactly what happened next. The Kevi...
5m Jun 30, 2019
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This New App Promises to Block Robocalls Forever. But Should We Have to Pay for That?
A new app is promising to rid your life of robocall spam and scams once and for all, in exchange for a monthly fee. But it also raises the question: why should we have to pay to block robocalls at all? Firewall, an iOS app from the creators of temporary phone number app Burner, differs from similar services in that it compares your incoming calls against your pre-approv...
6m Jun 30, 2019
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Column: Evangelicals Are Supporting Trump Out of Fear, Not Faith
On June 21, the writer E. Jean Carroll came forward with a vivid and disturbing claim that Donald Trump raped her in a department store in the 1990s. She is the 22nd woman to allege that Trump committed acts of sexual misconduct. These claims are more extensive and more corroborated than the accusations against Bill Clinton.
5m Jun 30, 2019
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Stonewall-Era Activists and Queer Millennials Discuss the State of the LGBTQ Community, Then and Now
Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the police raid at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in the West Village of Manhattan — and of the uprising it sparked. While not the first demonstration made by the LGBTQ community against police crackdowns, that series of late night scuffles on June 28, 1969, on Christopher Street have come to be seen as the symbolic start of the gay-liber...
3m Jun 30, 2019
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‘Gather All the Sage in America and Burn It.’ Kate McKinnon Is Already a Marianne Williamson Impersonator
Saturday Night Live may be off for the summer, but Kate McKinnon couldn’t wait for the series to return to show off her Marianne Williamson impersonation. “Gosh, I wish there was an SNL show this week,” McKinnon told Seth Meyers, appearing on Late Night with Seth Meyers just hours after the second Democratic debate took place.
2m Jun 30, 2019
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Yesterday's Beatles Covers Don’t Come Together. Here’s How the Movie Could Have Done Better
Yesterday is driven by an extremely lukewarm take: the Beatles are really good. The new rom-com, directed by Danny Boyle and written by Richard Curtis, uses a thin sci-fi premise—that the entire world, except for one singer-songwriter, forgets that the Beatles ever existed—as an excuse for many of their songs to be played for virgin ears and subsequently fawned over. ...
7m Jun 29, 2019
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Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe Is Fearless in the Face of France—and Trump. It’s Her World Cup Now
Megan Rapinoe's shot, a free kick on the left wing — right outside the goal box — somehow lasered past the entire American and French teams, it seemed. A bunch of players tried to alter the ball's direction. They all failed. American Julie Ertz hurled her leg toward it, to deflect it into the goal. She swung and missed; Rapinoe put too much heat on it. French star Amandine...
4m Jun 29, 2019
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Former President Jimmy Carter Claims Trump Was Elected Due to Russian Interference
(ATLANTA) — Former President Jimmy Carter said Friday he believes President Donald Trump actually lost the 2016 election and is president only because of Russian interference. Carter made the comments during a discussion on human rights at a resort in Leesburg, Virginia, without offering any evidence for his statements. "There is no doubt that the Russians did interf...
2m Jun 29, 2019
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5 Ways to Help a Friend or Loved One Who Suffers From Migraines
Migraines affect one in four people in every U.S. household, according to the American Migraine Foundation. So odds are high that you have a family member, friend or coworker who struggles with migraines, whether occasional or frequent, minor or severe. Here are five tips from migraine experts on how you can help them. Don't fault or downplay migraine symptoms Telling...
4m Jun 29, 2019
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These Rarely Seen Photos of Early Pride Parades Capture a Shifting Movement
Amid the flurry of rainbow-laden corporate logos, sponsored events and news items about gay penguins, it is difficult to turn on a television or set foot in public during June without the reminder that it is Pride Month for LGBT and queer people. This week, New York City is hosting WorldPride in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, with an estimat...
8m Jun 29, 2019
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‘A Lifetime Commitment.’ Following Kamala Harris’ Criticism, Joe Biden Defends His Civil Rights Record
(CHICAGO) — Joe Biden strongly defended his civil rights record on Friday, pledging to be a "president who stands against racism" and "the forces of intolerance" and defiantly dismissing any suggestions otherwise. Speaking to the Rev. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the former vice president was working to repair the damage from a blistering attack from Californ...
5m Jun 29, 2019
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Child Migrant Detention Facilities Don't Accept Donations. The Public is Sending Them Anyway
Gabriel Acuña, 41, drove to the Clint, Texas Border Patrol facility on Sunday afternoon to donate toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap and baby shampoo to the nearly 300 migrant children housed inside at the time. He left the supplies in a plastic Dollar Tree bag at the door of the facility with a note —"I heard y'all need soap and toothpaste for kids. Maybe more will be on its ...
8m Jun 29, 2019
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‘Don’t Meddle In the Election, Please.’ President Trump Jokes With Putin at the G20 Summit
(OSAKA, Japan) — With a smirk and a finger point, President Donald Trump dryly told Russia's Vladimir Putin "Don't meddle with the election" in their first meeting since the special counsel concluded that Russia extensively interfered with the 2016 campaign. The tone of the president's comment, which came after a reporter asked if he would warn Putin, was immediately op...
6m Jun 29, 2019
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Rex Tillerson Says Jared Kushner Conducted Foreign Policy Without Him
(WASHINGTON) — Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson cited an awkward encounter with President Donald Trump's son-in-law in a restaurant as an example of diplomacy being conducted behind his back when he was in the administration, according to a transcript of a congressional hearing released Thursday.
4m Jun 29, 2019
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The Dalai Lama Says President Donald Trump Is ‘Emotional’ and Has a ‘Lack of Moral Principle’
The Dalai Lama says U.S President Donald Trump has a "lack of moral principle" and should take global responsibility instead of putting America first. Speaking with the BBC ahead of his 84th birthday, the Tibetan spiritual leader said Trump was "emotional" and "a little bit too complicated." He told the BBC that "One day [Trump] says something, another day he says so...
2m Jun 29, 2019
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Celebrated Apple Designer Jony Ive Is Leaving the Company After Nearly 3 Decades
Jony Ive, one of the world's foremost designers, is leaving Apple after nearly three decades later this year to start an independent design firm. Ive will, however, continue working with Apple from the outside — his new venture, called LoveFrom, will count the iPhone maker as a client. Marc Newson, another famed designer, is joining LoveFrom as well.
2m Jun 29, 2019
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Marianne Williamson's Vibe at Thursday's Debate Was All Love. People Couldn't Get Enough
It's 2021. President Marianne Williamson sits down to make her first call to a foreign leader. Her pick? New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has said that her goal is to make her country the best place for children to grow up. "Girlfriend, you are so wrong," she tells her. (Or maybe "Girlfriend, you are so on"? Either one seems possible.) "Because the United ...
4m Jun 29, 2019
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'That Little Girl Was Me.' Kamala Harris Got Personal in Her Attack on Joe Biden's Civil Rights Record
Sen. Kamala Harris confronted former Vice President Joe Biden over his civil rights record in one of the most tense moments of Thursday's Democratic primary debate. And she used her own story as the lone black person on stage. "I do not believe you are a racist, and I agree with you when you commit yourself to the importance of finding common ground," she said. ...
5m Jun 29, 2019
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Biden Bombed, Women Won: What We Learned From the First Democratic Debates
Over two nights in Miami, the top 20 Democratic contenders squared off in the first major tussle of the 2020 presidential campaign, debating everything from health care policy and immigration to climate solutions and geopolitical challenges. Here are 10 of the top takeaways from the first Democratic debates: 1. Joe Biden bombed [caption id="attachment_5616625" align="...
15m Jun 29, 2019
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Sex Workers Are an Important Part of the Stonewall Story, But Their Role Has Been Forgotten
Late one evening in May of 1959, two members of the Los Angeles Police Department entered Cooper’s Doughnuts, a sketchy downtown coffee joint, looking for trouble.
9m Jun 29, 2019
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The Case for Embracing Linguistic Identities
This spring, the New York Times ran a headline: “Should a White Man be the Face of the Democratic Party in 2020?” My first reaction was: Along with the face, let’s think about voice. In particular, I’m interested in language. I grew up in mid-Missouri, but I’ve spent most of my adulthood outside the United States. In 1996, I joined the Peace Corps, which sent me to Chin...
9m Jun 29, 2019
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The First Debate Showed How Far to the Left Democrats Have Moved
That sound you heard in Miami on Wednesday evening? El partido demócrata dando un fuerte giro a la izquierda. The screech of a Democratic Party swerving hard to the left. As the first 2020 Democratic debate wrapped here, there was a palpable sense that the 10 contenders on stage were reflecting the sentiments of the most liberal corners of the party.
7m Jun 28, 2019
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Australia Is Looking Into Reports That One of Its Citizens Has Been Detained in North Korea
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government said Thursday it was "urgently seeking clarification" on reports that an Australian had been detained in North Korea, which the attorney-general described as a "matter of the utmost seriousness."The family of Alek Sigley said they had no confirmation that the 29-year-old Pyongyang university student had been detained. ...
3m Jun 28, 2019
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Julián Castro Finally Had His Big Moment at the First Debate
Julián Castro has been a rising star in the Democratic Party since at least 2012, but it took him until Wednesday' night's presidential primary debate to finally catch the spotlight. Since launching his campaign, the former San Antonio mayor, Democratic National Convention keynote speaker and HUD Secretary has had the personal story, bold policy proposals and smooth spe...
4m Jun 28, 2019
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Controversy Over Photo of Drowned Migrant Father and Daughter Captures Cost of Border Crisis
In a photograph receiving a great deal of attention, a toddler’s arm can be seen draped around her father’s neck as they both lie face down in the Rio Grande River. Valeria, who was 23-months-old, and her father, Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez, drowned trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States, according to the Associated Press. After trekking from E...
3m Jun 28, 2019
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Amazon Prime Day Will Last 48 Hours This Year. Here’s What to Know
Prime Day, Amazon's big annual sale, will last two full days this year, the company revealed Tuesday. Amazon Prime subscribers will start seeing Prime Day deals at 12:00am PST on Monday, July 15th, and they will last through 11:59pm PST on Tuesday, July 16th. During Prime Day, Amazon typically offers a litany of sales (over 1 million deals globally) for Prime subscriber...
2m Jun 27, 2019
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I've Helped Presidential Candidates Prepare for Debates. Here's What I'd Advise This Year's Contenders
Over the past 15 years, I have helped a number of presidential candidates prepare for debates, and I am certain the 2020 contenders are feeling the pressure to have a breakout moment in their upcoming first round. But anyone looking to these events for clarity on the direction this race will take is likely to be disappointed. I know we're all tired of hearing that it's ear...
5m Jun 27, 2019
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The New ‘Female Viagra’ Has Reignited a Debate Over Drugs and Female Sexuality
On June 21, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Vyleesi, a libido drug being hailed as the new "female Viagra." On its surface, the move seems like a win for women's sexual health—but it has reignited a debate over the role drugs should play in complicated issues like desire.
7m Jun 27, 2019
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Column: War With Iran Might Be More Costly Than Trump Thinks
When Iranian state television broadcast images of the destroyed U.S. spy drone it shot down over the strait of Hormuz it served two purposes. One was intended to prove the RQ-4 Global Hawk had illegally entered Iranian airspace, contradicting U.S. claims the $170 million unmanned aircraft had been flying in international airspace. The other was to display Iran's impress...
6m Jun 27, 2019
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‘The Beginning of a Conversation’: What It Was Like to Be an LGBTQ Activist Before Stonewall
Randolfe Wicker is wearing a suit and tie. Today, it’s a suit with a cartoon Lady Liberty tie and a button of Stonewall activist Marsha P. Johnson pinned to his lapel—accented by a pair of earrings made out of screws. But for several decades, Wicker, now 81, was never seen in public without his suit-and-tie uniform in a much more traditional black. He was wearing that b...
11m Jun 27, 2019
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