Muggsy Bogues built a career shattering stereotypes. Bogues earned the respect of the entire NBA through his tenacity and no-quit high level of play, while standing only 5-foot-3 inches. To this day, he is the shortest player to ever lace up a pair of sneakers in the league. After enjoying a 14-season career of pro […]
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Outdoor Summer Basketball Faces Uncertain Future In The Nation’s Capital
WASHINGTON — Once located just east of the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., was Barry Farm, 400-plus units of public housing, and one of the most violent and impoverished neighborhoods in the nation’s capital. Today, those units are gone, paving the way for a controversial redevelopment plan to create a mixed-use, mixed-income community that has pitted […]
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Honoring ‘The Greyhound’: Bob Dandridge Finally Makes Basketball Hall Of Fame
When LeBron James won his first NBA championship with the Miami Heat in 2012, a reporter asked, “How do you feel?” James answered, “It’s about damn time.” Those same words could well have been uttered more recently by Bob “The Greyhound” Dandridge. The former Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Bullets [now Wizards] great had to wait […]
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Teen Overcomes Obstacles To Attend Harvard This Fall
In foster care since she was 16, Kelisha Williams is closer to her dream of becoming a lawyer and going into politics as she readies to start classes at Harvard University this fall on a full scholarship. She aspires to attend law school, attain a high political office — and pay it forward by working […]
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Six Months After Georgia Senate Races, Hopes Dashed For Quick Change In Congress
WASHINGTON — When Georgia surprised many by choosing both Democratic Party candidates in the dual run-off elections for its two Senate seats on Jan. 5, many of the 500 pastors of the state’s African Methodist Episcopal Church thought their years of organizing had paid off. Coming two months after Georgia was carried by now-President Joseph R. […]
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Mexican Artist And Businesswoman Clings To Her Passions To Face A Serious Illness
Being diagnosed with cancer implies a long, arduous and painful journey for many Mexicans. However, a fighting spirit can give people the opportunity to face it and keep going on with their lives. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer was responsible for nearly 10 million deaths worldwide in 2020 and is the second […]
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Biden Government In Two Minds Whether To Recognize Chinese And Russian Vaccines In New Policy
NEW DELHI — The United States federal government is faced with a decision on whether to authorize international arrivals with a Chinese or Russian Covid-19 vaccine under a policy that would make vaccines a travel requirement, and it is sitting on the fence. “It is a really great question; we are just not at a point where the […]
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Indian Prime Minister, Australia’s Special Trade Envoy Meet To Double Down On Strategic Partnership
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott A.C. on his visit to India as Scott Morrison’s Special Trade Envoy for the country on Aug. 5. “The prime minister and the now trade advisor to the United Kingdom discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral trade, investment, and economic […]
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Microbiome Bacteria Adapt To Humans Through Transmission: Study
NEW DELHI — Beneficial bacteria in the intestine use different means to transmit from one person to another, impacting their abundance in the gut and their functions. New research explores the evolution or adaptation of bacteria to a human host. The findings could inform decisions as to what specific bacteria could be given to people based on […]
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Exercising Helps Brain Change And Relieve Depression Symptoms: Study
WASHINGTON — Physical exercise—often insensitively suggested to people experiencing mental illness— enhances the brain’s ability to change and adapt besides helping relieve symptoms of depression, a new study has found. “Physical activity is associated with higher levels of neuroplasticity in healthy subjects and has been identified as a protective factor against the onset of depression,” read the study. […]
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Every Batch Of India’s Covaxin Subject To Over 200 Quality Checks: Drugmaker
HYDERABAD, India — The manufacturer of India’s only indigenously-made vaccine in use has said every batch of doses produced has been subject to over 200 quality checks and approved by regulatory authorities amid reports of delayed production due to rejection based on unsatisfactory test results. “Every batch of Covaxin is subjected to more than 200 quality control tests […]
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Over 800 Ugandans Injected With Water In Covid-19 Vaccination Scam
KAMPALA, Uganda — Siraje Bukenya, a councilor in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, was among the first to receive the opening jab of the Covid-19 vaccine when the government started mass vaccination on March 10, 2021. However, he now fears going for the second dose after investigations revealed that at least 800 people in the country got injected […]
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VIDEO: Brit Supercar Lotus Opens New-Look Showroom In Bahrain
Lotus’ upcoming “exotic supercar” — the $80,000 Emira — will soon be featured on the floor of the British manufacturer’s ultra-modern new showroom in Bahrain. The showroom in the luxe Moda Mall in the capital city of Manama is the ideal setting, say executives of the carmaker, whose vehicles are for those with expensive tastes, […]
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VIDEO: Couple Rescues Pooches Hit While in Traffic
CANCUN, Mexico — At the moment a dog is hit by a truck, after caring for his run-over canine friend, help arrived. Both he and his female companion were rescued by a kindhearted couple who happened on the scene. The incident recently took place near the resort town of Cancun, Mexico. “We were driving along […]
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VIDEO: Woman Hugs Father’s Remains 84 Years After His Spanish Civil War Execution
NAVARRE, Spain — A weeping woman got to embrace her father’s remains following an 84-year search after he was executed during the Spanish Civil War. The government of Navarre, an autonomous community in Spain, returned the remains of Claudio Doreteo Dieguez Loza to his daughter Concha Dieguez on Dec. 18. Navarre, Spain. Map by Urvashi […]
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VIDEO: Sidney Powell Wants to Fight for Donald Trump — But His Aides Won’t Let Her, She Says
President Donald J. Trump says he wants a lawyer to probe “election theft,” but the president’s leading candidate, Sidney K. Powell, says she has been barred from the White House by the president’s own chief of staff. While Powell and the president discussed the role last Friday in a contentious four-and-a-half-hour Oval Office meeting, she […]
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VIDEO: Hidden Depths: Divers Discover 17th-Century Wooden Merchant Vessel
GULF of Finland — The Baltic Sea holds many secrets. This underwater video shows the wreck of a 17th-century wooden ship lying in darkness at the mouth of the Gulf of Finland, the easternmost part of the Baltic, between Finland and Estonia. The vessel was located while officials were mapping the seabed and discovered an […]
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VIDEO: Millionaire Mom Gives 12-Year-Old a Rolls-Royce for Birthday
Caption: A mom bought her son a Rolls Royce for his 12th birthday. (@gulnarbaravia/Newsflash) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A wealthy influencer gave her 12-year-old a gift for his birthday — but he has to wait six years to use it. That’s because it’s a new Rolls-Royce — and he can’t drive it until he […]
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Roberto Junco, the Mexican Archaeologist Who Searched for Underwater Treasures
Roberto spent his childhood outlining his interests. They always pointed toward the sea. He shared with his father the love of scuba diving, while his mother used to scold him for digging holes in the garden. All this unleashed the dream that he wanted to pursue: finding hidden treasures in the ocean depths. A Mexican […]
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Do You Know Xtabay, the Beautiful Mayan Woman?
In Yucatan, Mexico, a legend tells the story of a beautiful woman with malevolent intentions. Her name is Xtabay (pronounced sh-tah-bah-ee,) and when she does not wish to be seen, she disappears, sliding between the ceiba trees. With long hair flying in the wind, Xtabay is on the lookout every night for lost and drunk […]
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The Genesis of Catrina, Mexico’s Satiric Queen of the Dead
The emblematic Catrina, an elegantly dressed character with a woman’s body and skull face, is an icon of Mexican identity. Tied to the Day of the Dead celebrations, which honors the departed, it was initially called “La Calavera Garbancera.” Mexican cartoonist José Guadalupe Posada created her in 1910, while artist Diego Rivera gave her a name, thanks to her […]
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Spanish Mountain Rescue Team Plucks Fallen Climber to Safety
MAJORCA, Spain—Rescue workers jumped into action after a mountain climber tumbled down a 66-foot slope in Spain and sustained multiple injuries. The Spanish Civil Guard’s Air Service and Mountain Intervention Rescue Group teamed up with the Majorca Fire Department on Nov. 8 to respond to a report about a man who had fallen while climbing […]
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US Army Rescues Honduran Toddler From Eta’s Floodwaters
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras—A United States Army helicopter team rescued several people left stranded by now-Tropical Storm Eta in Central America, including a 3-year-old Honduran girl. The UH-60 Black Hawk crew assigned to the 1-228th Aviation Regiment of Joint Task Force-Bravo was filmed saving the child during floods near the city of San Pedro Sula […]
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Apple Will Scan IPhones, IPads For Images Of Child Sex Abuse
WASHINGTON — Apple will add a series of new child-safety features to its next big operating system updates for iPhones and iPads. As a part of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 updates later this year, the company will implement a feature to detect photos stored in iCloud Photos that depict sexually explicit activities involving children. “This […]
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Jobs, Wages Continue To Climb In July As Inflation Fears Mount
More people are working, and they’re making more money. That’s the conclusion from the U.S. government’s monthly job report released on Friday, Aug. 6, which showed an addition of nearly 1 million jobs to the economy, a precipitous drop in unemployment and steady increase in wage growth. Following a jobs report roundly praised by economists […]