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Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
May 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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This is what an authoritarian regime would do. Hidden deep in Trump’s 1,100-page bill that passed the House today is a provision that would block federal courts from enforcing contempt charges against government officials who violate court orders.
May 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is what an authoritarian regime would do. Hidden deep in Trump’s 1,100-page bill that passed the House today is a provision that would block federal courts from enforcing contempt charges against government officials who violate court orders.
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A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.
May 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.
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A set of chemicals found in food packaging, plastics, and lotions and shampoos has been linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths from heart disease, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal eBioMedicine.
Common chemicals in plastic linked to over 350,000 deaths from heart disease
Researchers estimate that exposure to phthalates contributes to 13 percent of all heart disease deaths in people between 55 and 64 years old each year.
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April 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
A set of chemicals found in food packaging, plastics, and lotions and shampoos has been linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths from heart disease, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal eBioMedicine.
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💳 Did you know women have only had the right to credit in their name since 1974? Late Rep. Margaret Heckler was a trailblazer in the effort to give women financial freedom, her daughter-in-law writes in a new book.
‘I want women to be inspired': Book shares extraordinary life of Rep. Margaret Heckler
Did you know women have only had the right to credit in their own name since 1974? Late Rep. Margaret Heckler was a trailblazer in the effort to give women financial freedom, her daughter-in-law Kimbe...
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April 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
💳 Did you know women have only had the right to credit in their name since 1974? Late Rep. Margaret Heckler was a trailblazer in the effort to give women financial freedom, her daughter-in-law writes in a new book.
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While ocelots are widespread in South and Central America, in the United States they are on the brink of extinction. Researchers hope that the key to restoring this species can be found in fertility treatments.
Scientists work to restore wild ocelot populations with fertility treatments
While ocelots are widespread in South and Central America, in the United States they are on the brink of extinction. They were once overhunted for their coats, and now they face shrinking habitats.…
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April 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
While ocelots are widespread in South and Central America, in the United States they are on the brink of extinction. Researchers hope that the key to restoring this species can be found in fertility treatments.
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April 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Eastern Bluebird
Delicately reminding us not to let the turmoil and chaos hide the indescribable mystery and beauty that we inhabit every day ...
Delicately reminding us not to let the turmoil and chaos hide the indescribable mystery and beauty that we inhabit every day ...
April 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Eastern Bluebird
Delicately reminding us not to let the turmoil and chaos hide the indescribable mystery and beauty that we inhabit every day ...
Delicately reminding us not to let the turmoil and chaos hide the indescribable mystery and beauty that we inhabit every day ...
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You had us at "a book of spells, the key to wonders."
April 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
You had us at "a book of spells, the key to wonders."
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Maybe instead of fifty-five thousand remakes of already great films we could - and stick with me here - adapt books that haven’t been given an adaptation before. Or write ✨ new ✨ characters and new stories.
Imagine that.
Imagine that.
April 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Maybe instead of fifty-five thousand remakes of already great films we could - and stick with me here - adapt books that haven’t been given an adaptation before. Or write ✨ new ✨ characters and new stories.
Imagine that.
Imagine that.
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“My friend, Madame President: I yield the floor.”
April 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
“My friend, Madame President: I yield the floor.”