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Editorial: How Harvard could really help historically Black colleges

Giving back what isn’t yours is a fundamental way of righting a wrong. Admitting mistakes and making amends is another. These are not controversial statements. But when it comes to American history and the fraught question of who profited from slavery and what, if anything, should be done about it…

Tribune News Service · May 31, 2022

Commentary: Courting theocracy

Ordinarily, the word “unprecedented” is hyperbole, similar to “Breaking news!” or “Greatest ever!” When used to describe the current danger to American democracy, however, it is all too appropriate. Never in the nation’s history have democratic institutions been so at risk under what would first appear to be banal circumstances.

Tribune News Service · May 31, 2022

Commentary: An America with less gun violence is still possible and worth fighting for

The mass slaying of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers evokes a pain that is almost too hard to express. Compounding this pain is anger — anger at knowing that the deaths of these children, the families in Buffalo, New York, the churchgoers in California and the shootings that happen seemingly…

Chicago Tribune · May 31, 2022

A Michigan mother and children, a Memorial Day festival and a house party: 79 Americans in mass shootings in 6 days since Uvalde

Since 19 students and two teachers were shot dead in Robb Elementary School, 79 people have been killed or injured in 16 more mass shootings in America, reports Rachel Sharp

The Independent UK · May 30, 2022

Leeds United signing Brenden Aaronson reveals the Premier League player he admires most

There are no surprises for guessing which player the American chose as his inspiration

Leeds Live · May 30, 2022

Is Merrick Garland coming for Trump?

Author of "Overcoming Trumpery" says "methodical" Garland is still building a case against Trump and his regime

Salon · May 30, 2022

Pebbles, 22, crowned world's oldest dog - and dethrones TobyKeith as champion

Toy fox terrier Pebbles, from South Carolina, America, has been crowned the world's oldest dog by the Guinness World Records after reaching 22 years and 50 days old

Daily Mirror · May 30, 2022

Fresh off 'Julia Child Challenge' win, Calif. home chef wants to teach Americans about Brazilian cuisine

SAN DIEGO — As a little girl growing up in the Amazon region of Northern Brazil, Jaíne Mackievicz-Cenci had an unlikely hero — French cookbook author and TV chef Julia Child.

Tribune News Service · May 30, 2022

Harry Styles donates $1million to end gun violence in wake of Texas school shooting

Guns are the leading cause of death of American children and teens.

Evening Standard · May 30, 2022

Harry Styles donates $1 million to gun safety organisation after Texas school shooting

‘Along with all of you, I have been absolutely devastated by the recent string of mass shootings in America,’ singer said

The Independent UK · May 30, 2022