Day: September 20, 2017
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In This Quiet Space for Contemplation, a Fountain Rains Down Calming Waters
One year after the Nation’s first black president rang in the opening of the African American History Museum, visitors reflect on its impact
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The ABA Was Short-Lived, but Its Impact on Basketball Is Eternal
The spectacular play you see today owes a mighty debt to the revolutionary, slam-dunking basketball league
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Russian Tech Giant Yandex HQ Evacuated After Putin Visit
The online news outlet cited an unnamed source as saying that the evacuation took place following a bomb scare
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More Than 16 Mln Russians Are Breathing Polluted Air
Russia ranked 32 out of 180 countries in the 2016 environmental performance index compiled by Yale University.
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Moscow Officials Tally Racist Football Attacks Ahead of World Cup
Moscow human rights ombudswoman Tatyana Potyayeva told reporters that 21 of the 99 acts of racism, discrimination and xenophobia constituted a “real attack.”
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How Comics Captured America’s Opinions About the Vietnam War
More than any other medium, comics closely followed the narrative arc of the conflict, from support to growing ambivalence
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How Brazilian Capoeira Evolved From a Martial Art to an International Dance Craze
The athletic movements may have inspired modern break dancing
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The Russia Investigation: All the Latest Updates
The latest developments on Paul Manafort’s alleged links to Russia.
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Two Russian Babushkas Battle for Swing-Set Sovereignty
Two Russian grandmothers confront each other at a playground south of Moscow over a swing.
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Russian Media Reports 3 Deaths in Syria, Including Russian Soldier
Local Siberian media report claims Russian soldier Vladimir Tarasyuk died Sept. 16 in Syria from a shrapnel wound.
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Arson Suspects Detained Over ‘Mathilde’ Biopic Attacks
A lawyer working for the director posted photographs of burnt cars and leaflets scattered at the site reading “Burn for Mathilde.”
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Human Rights Official Moskalkova Says Chechnya Investigating 18 Kidnapping Cases
She said officials have said that two people claimed to be dead by Novaya Gazeta turned out to be alive.