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Protectors, confidants, supporters: Readers share stories of the dads who shaped them
KPBS San Diego· 5 days agoDads: You put in the work for Mother's Day. For Father's Day, we asked NPR readers to tell us about...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoFor Michelle Duster, great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, it has meant commemorating the life of the revered activist, educator and journalist in the towns she once called home—including her ...
Apple just made your app obsolete? You've been 'Sherlocked'
MPR News· 4 days agoAs part of its new operating system iOS 18, set to be released this fall, Apple will offer its own recording and transcription service seamlessly integrated into phone calls on the iPhone. The ...
Russia and North Korea vow stronger partnership against the West with new treaty
MPR News· 2 days agoRussia and North Korea signed a new treaty that provides mutual defense assistance, formalizing the two countries' heightened level of military and diplomatic cooperation. President Vladimir ...
What it's like living through a 121 degree day
MPR News· 4 days agoIf you ask Ansar Khan, he will tell you that the heat killed his baby daughter Ina. It was the hottest day he’d ever experienced, and a hot wind blew. It was 121 degrees in New Delhi that day ...
When you can hear every word, thank the sound mixers
MPR News· 5 days agoNinety minutes before curtain on a recent Tuesday evening, Garth MacAleavey, the sound designer and sound mixer of the Broadway musical Illinoise, went through his checklist. But now actors and musicians have microphones, and speakers are everywhere.
A supermarket trip may soon look different, thanks to electronic shelf labels
MPR News· 2 days agoGrocery store prices are changing faster than ever before — literally. This month, Walmart became the latest retailer to announce it’s replacing the price stickers in its aisles with electronic ...
New 'Washington Post' chiefs can’t shake their past in London
MPR News· 4 days agoWinnett is the deputy editor of the Telegraph Media Group in Britain. A vast chasm divides common practices in the fiercely competitive confines of British journalism, where Lewis and Winnett ...
Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
MPR News· 3 days agoWillie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and...
Olympics reassigns a 1900 medal — and its winner — from Britain to France
MPR News· 6 days agoTeam GB long claimed Lloyd Hildebrand’s silver medal, but because the British citizen competed under French colors, his win is now being credited to France. A French historian recently raised ...
