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Thousands march to mark the 60th anniversary of MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech

Thousands march to mark the 60th anniversary of MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech

Decades after the 1963 March on Washington, thousands again gathered in the nation's capital to declare that Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy was in jeopardy amid fresh civil rights struggles.
by Emily Olson

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People mourn victims of the Florida shooting as a hate crime investigation begins

People mourn victims of the Florida shooting as a hate crime investigation begins

A man opened fire at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville on Saturday, killing three people before taking his own life. Police described the shooting as a "racially motivated" hate crime.
by Emily Olson

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David Blough rallies the Cardinals to a 18-17 victory over Vikings in the preseason finale

David Blough rallies the Cardinals to a 18-17 victory over Vikings in the preseason finale

The Vikings (0-3), who had more than three dozen players not in pads and watching from the sideline in purple ballcaps, had their meaningless preseason losing streak stretch to 10 straight games. Their last exhibition game win came against Arizona on Aug. 24, 2019.
by Dave Campbell, Associated Press

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AI is biased. The White House is working with hackers to try to fix that

AI is biased. The White House is working with hackers to try to fix that

The White House is concerned that AI can perpetuate discrimination. So they helped host a red-teaming challenge at the Def Con hacker convention in Las Vegas to help figure out some of the flaws.
by Deepa Shivaram

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Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires

Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires

It’s “very unlikely” a fully-insulated cable would have sparked and caused a fire in dry vegetation, said Michael Ahern, who retired this month as director of power systems at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.
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Ask a Bookseller: 'Empire of Ice and Stone'

Ask a Bookseller: 'Empire of Ice and Stone'

Lee Post of Homer Bookstore says it was hard to stay warm reading Buddy Levy's beautifully written nonfiction book, “Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk,” about at 1913 expedition gone horribly wrong.
by Emily Bright

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Wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park may be removed. Many oppose the plan

Wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park may be removed. Many oppose the plan

The National Park Service has proposed removing wild horses from Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota, as the park looks to revise its livestock plans.
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