Russian separatists release 10, including 2 US veterans
Read full article: Russian separatists release 10, including 2 US veteransRelatives say two U.S. military veterans who were captured while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces are among 10 people released by Russian-backed separatists in a prisoner exchange.
Clinton campaign lawyer sought to 'use' FBI, prosecutor says
Read full article: Clinton campaign lawyer sought to 'use' FBI, prosecutor saysA prosecutor says a lawyer for Hillary Clintonโs 2016 campaign who is charged with lying to the FBI early in the Trump-Russia probe sought to โuse and manipulateโ federal law enforcement to create an โOctober surpriseโ in the final weeks of the presidential race.
Blacksburg woman helps others overcome trauma with memoir recounting her story of survival
Read full article: Blacksburg woman helps others overcome trauma with memoir recounting her story of survivalThe pandemic has impacted everyone, and some decided to take the time to write. Ally Shaw, a business owner wrote her first book, โChasing Tigers in the Dark, Life Lessons of a Fierce Survivor.โ
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Behind the headlines, examining the history and future of The Roanoke Tribune
Read full article: Behind the headlines, examining the history and future of The Roanoke TribuneROANOKE, Va. โ Any given week on Wednesday afternoon, The Roanoke Tribune is serving the cityโs Black community, rolling off the presses. Fleming Alexander started the newspaper in 1939 and since 1971, his daughter, Claudia Whitworth, has been the one behind the headlines. Roanoke Tribune building on Melrose Avenue in Roanoke, Virginia. The Roanoke Tribune issue dated Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, the day after Joe Biden's inauguration. Everyone at the paper agrees that it is their role to print what other media doesnโt, good news from their community.
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Kansas City newspaper reckons with its racial mistreatment
Read full article: Kansas City newspaper reckons with its racial mistreatmentOn Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, the top editor of the Kansas City Star newspaper apologized for past decades of racially biased coverage and has posted a series of stories examining how it ignored the concerns and achievements of Black residents and helped keep Kansas City segregated. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)NEW YORK โ The first significant attention that the Kansas City Star gave to hometown hero and jazz legend Charlie โBirdโ Parker came when he died in 1955 โ and the newspaper spelled his name wrong. โGenerations of Black Kansas City residents grew up not trusting the Star,โ he said in an interview Monday. The project arose from discussions following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, which sparked demonstrations around the world, including Kansas City. He said he's been heartened by much of the response he's received in Kansas City, but not all.
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โI ainโt hurtinโ nowhereโ: 100-year-old North Carolina woman survives COVID-19
Read full article: โI ainโt hurtinโ nowhereโ: 100-year-old North Carolina woman survives COVID-19RAEFORD, N.C. โ Senior citizens are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 infection and nursing homes have been hot spots where many elderly patients have died throughout the pandemic. โYep, I ainโt hurtin' nowhere!โGiven she was just in the hospital for more than four days with COVID-19, thatโs an amazing feat. Did having the virus scare her, though? A couple of weeks back, her great niece, Cori Walker, noticed that Shaw sounded weaker than she normally did. โShe wasnโt as loud and boisterous like she normally is,โ said Walker.
