The first Black woman appointed to the Supreme Court says Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, “The Ladder of Saint Augustine,” has been a guiding principle. Jackson’s new memoir is Lovely One.
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Injuries are reported in a shooting at a Georgia high school
A shooting at a Georgia high school Wednesday caused an unknown number of injuries and a suspect was arrested in a chaotic scene in which officers swarmed the campus and students rushed for shelter.
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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff says he is ‘gutted’ at a vigil for Israeli hostages
Emhoff, who frequently uses his platform to talk about his Jewish faith and antisemitism, addressed Adas Israel Congregation this week in the wake of the death of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and others.
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Navy commander relieved of duty after photo showed him firing rifle with scope backward
Cameron Yaste, the commander of a Navy destroyer in the Middle East, has been relieved of duty about four months after he was seen in a photo firing a rifle with a scope mounted backward.
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Decades of failures turned Grenfell Tower into a ‘death trap,’ report says
The report on the deadly London high-rise fire blames government, regulators and the industry for the deaths of 72 people.
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‘Never lose courage’: A Paralympian who could barely walk as a kid takes 2 track medals
Neighbors told Preeti Pal’s parents she’d never marry because she was born with cerebral palsy. She just won two bronzes and is now a hero in India. Oh, and she has no interest in marriage.
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‘Echoes of Wisdom’ Preview: Zelda leads a new spin on an old world
Where Tears of the Kingdom felt like a triumphant end of an era, Echoes of Wisdom may well be an understated but confident start to something new.
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Here are the new books we’re looking forward to this fall
Bad news: Summer’s over. Good news: Fall books are here! We’ve got a list of 16 titles — fiction and nonfiction — you’ll want to look out for.
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Could bird flu spread at state fairs? Here’s why health experts advise caution
Corn dogs, deep-fried Twinkies, butter sculptures and influenza virus? Here’s why state fairs could be potential breeding grounds for viral mutation.
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Meet the evangelicals trying to make a case for VP Harris
More than 80% of white evangelicals supported Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020, but a new group is trying to push some of those voters to the camp of Democratic nominee vice president Kamala Harris.
