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Book cover image courtesy of Random House Publishing Group."Nonviolent: A Memoir of Resistance, Agitation, and Love" by the late Reverend James Lawson Jr. and co-author Emily Yellin is an important addition to the literature of the American Civil Rights Movement. The book will be released February 17, with a launch event at the New York Public Library and local events at the National Civil Rights Museum at 6 p.m. on February 20, and at noon on February 22 at Centenary United Methodist Church—Reverend Lawson’s church—at 584 E. McLemore Ave. -
Christopher Blank WKNO-FMHecklers hit Mayor Paul Young on immigration this week, while lawmakers throw cold water on the announcement of a new MSCS superintendent.
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The City of Memphis has set a goal of building and renovating 10,000 homes by 2030.
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The FBI describes the armed man caught on Nancy Guthrie's camera as 5-foot-9-inches to 5-foot-10 and of average build. The 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie has been missing since Feb. 1.
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A federal judge in Illinois quickly issued a restraining order after the Trump administration slashed more than $600 million in CDC grants to four blue states. -
U.S. snowboarders psych themselves up before competition with heavy metal and pop music, cat photos, and apparently many on the men's halfpipe team now do Qigong.
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Border czar Tom Homan announced that the Trump administration will end the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. And, DHS funding is set to expire after lawmakers failed to advance a spending bill.
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Christopher Blank WKNO-FMHecklers hit Mayor Paul Young on immigration this week, while lawmakers throw cold water on the announcement of a new MSCS superintendent.
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- DHS expected to shut down as talks over immigration enforcement reform falter
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For StoryCorps, a husband and wife, who are both more than 100 years old, talk about how they met and fell in love.
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NATO members have launched a new Arctic initiative after President Trump's threats to take over Greenland.
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The recent deep freeze across much of the U.S. has created one of the best opportunities in decades to sail ice boats across frozen bays and rivers — including the Chesapeake Bay. -
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson about the FAA's temporary closure of airspace over the city, and how it was communicated to city leaders.
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Nancy Guthrie is among the thousands of people who go missing in the U.S. each year. But experts describe her case as "strange," with many unique details, from her age to her celebrity daughter. -
World leaders at the Munich Conference have often signaled major historical shifts in their speeches.
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Senate Democrats blocked two Republican-backed measures Thursday to keep the department open, including a short-term funding extension for two weeks as negotiations continue. -
The disclosure from the agency's acting director came after immigration officers shot two U.S. citizens, intensifying questions about ICE officers' tactics, training and use of force. -
In his Thursday order, U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ordered the government to allow any of the men deported last year to El Salvador to appear in a U.S. port of entry to be conditionally allowed in as they challenge their removal. -
A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on itself and formed a black hole.
Iranians living in Turkey are hearing chilling stories from relatives at home — and receiving death threats themselves.
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