Dictionary companies choose same word of the year: pandemic
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In writing her first novel, this poet turned to her high school journal
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Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85
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Mysterious silver monolith disappears from Utah desert
A mysterious silver monolith that was placed in the Utah desert has disappeared less than 10 days after it was…
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Red Hot’s 30-year fight against AIDS
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Poet uses runaway slave ads to tell a story of resistance
St. Mary's College of Maryland unveiled a new memorial this month honoring the lives of enslaved people of southern Maryland,…
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Family, sobriety and parenting: an indigenous woman tells her story
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How independent bookstores are weathering tough economic times
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Mexican chef Gabriela Cámara on food as a force for social good
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