How Black families were divided during slavery and found each other again
Eric Foner, a history professor, said that although African American families were destroyed during slavery, they emerged as a strong institution during Reconstruction.
Slavery meant that Black families were constantly at risk of being disintegrated,...
U.S. intelligence indicates that Russian commanders have given orders to invade Ukraine
Washington -- U.S. intelligence indicates that Russian commanders received orders to invade Ukraine. Commanders on the ground have made specific plans about how they will maneuver in their respective areas of the battlefield. This is...
Russian ambassador insists Kremlin has “no such plans” for invading Ukraine despite troop build-up
Washington -- Sunday's denial by Anatoly Antonov, the Russian Ambassador to America, that the Kremlin has been preparing an invasion of Ukraine despite the presence of approximately 150,000 Russian troops and U.S. forces. intelligence that...
Olympic mascots: Creative, cartoonish, at times contentious
Beijing Games' panda mascot has been a great success in China. Fans have waited hours to purchase plush dolls of the cartoon Bing Dwen Dwen.
Last week, the character made an appearance on Chinese TV....
Mexican army sends antimine squads into the cartel turf war zone
Special units of Mexican army troops with bomb suits and metal detectors were deployed in the western state Michoacan to assist drug cartels planting landmines and improvised explosives.
According to reports, the squads found many...
Bolshunov wins the 3rd Beijing Olympics gold medal in the 30K race
Alexander Bolshunov was able to take advantage of the windy conditions by skis and using his hands.
On Saturday, the Russian won the 30-kilometer weather-shortened mass start cross-country ski race to earn his third gold...
Finland’s hockey player moves from isolating to the Olympic final
While at the Olympics, Marko Anttila was able to think about many things.
One of the questions was "Can I play there or not?"
After testing positive for coronavirus in Beijing, the Finnish hockey veteran spent...
Edin skips Sweden for Olympic curling gold, Britain second
Five-time world champion. Olympic bronze medalist. Olympic silver medalist.
Finally, Niklas Edin from Sweden has won the title of the last major title in a career that saw him become the most decorated curler in history.
Four years...
Olympics Live: CAS judges slam antidoping officials
The Beijing Olympics judges allowed Russian figure skaterKamila Vaieva to compete despite her positive test for a banned substance. Anti-doping officials were blamed for the "failure of functioning effectively"
In , the Court of Arbitration for Sport...
Growing concern over the 1st viral outbreak in Solomon Islands
The Red Cross warned Thursday about the danger of overcrowding the fragile health system of the Pacific Island nation after the coronavirus spread rapidly in the Solomon Islands.
Honiara's capital has one hospital. Authorities have...
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