Emma Bowman

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Twitter photo-removal policy aimed at improving privacy sparks concerns over misuse

Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Twitter users may no longer share private videos or images of others without permission. Critics say the broad policy gives the company too much control over what's deemed in the "public interest."

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As Ghislaine Maxwell trial opens, prosecutors allege a 'pyramid scheme of abuse'

Monday, November 29, 2021

Prosecutors have sought to portray the once prominent socialite as the coordinator of a sex-trafficking ring that victimized teenage girls to the benefit of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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As omicron spreads, studies suggest that travel bans alone don't do much good

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Public health experts warn that the rush to impose travel bans on southern African countries after the omicron variant was identified can work against scientific transparency.

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For many, guilty verdicts in Arbery case mark progress for racial justice in court

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Attorneys and activists lauded the jury verdict that found three white men guilty in the murder of a 25-year-old Black man.

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5 people are dead and 40 injured after a driver speeds through a Wisconsin parade

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Children were among those struck by the vehicle and at least five people are dead after an SUV drove through crowds at the 58th annual Waukesha Christmas Parade.

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Atlanta's airport had an active shooter scare as millions prepare for holiday travel

Saturday, November 20, 2021

The accidental discharge of a weapon at a security checkpoint sent travelers into a panic on Saturday. Atlanta police are still looking for the individual who fled the scene with the gun.

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Amazon deforestation in Brazil hits its worst level in 15 years

Friday, November 19, 2021

Deforestation in the region rose 22% compared to the year prior, according to data released just days after Brazil made new global promises to combat environmental degradation.

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Travis McMichael says in his murder trial that he felt threatened by Ahmaud Arbery

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

"I want to give my side of the story," McMichael testified, saying the defendants chased Arbery because there had been break-ins in the area and at one point Arbery grabbed McMichael's shotgun.

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NPR books editor Petra Mayer has died

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Mayer, a self-described "resident nerd" on NPR's Culture desk, was known to her colleagues for her humor and fierce enthusiasm for sci-fi and comics, passions she shared with a national audience.

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The Marine Corps is reinventing itself to reflect America, says top general

Friday, November 12, 2021

Gen. David Berger, commandant of the Marine Corps, has a new plan to recruit and retain Marines, as the service seeks to prioritize growing a corps of highly skilled and educated workers.

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For their first Halloween, their parents dressed up as the whole neighborhood

Friday, October 29, 2021

Every day is like Halloween when you're the children of costumed circus performers. Siblings Fritzi and Bobby Huber recount the time that their parents made their first Halloween extraordinary.

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Katie Couric goes behind the scenes in the cutthroat world of morning TV news

Saturday, October 23, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the veteran broadcast journalist and former Today show anchor about her new memoir, Going There, which chronicles her decades in TV news as well as her personal life.

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With 3 bold marks, Indigenous women helped revive a once-banned tradition

Friday, October 15, 2021

Grete Bergman was among the first Gwich'in women to get traditional facial markings since colonizers barred the practice. She and markings artist Sarah Whalen-Lunn did it for their daughters.

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Young, Black Native activists say it's time to appreciate Indigenous diversity

Monday, October 11, 2021

Four young Black Indigenous activists talk about their pride, the narrow representations of Indigenous peoples and what the Indigenous Peoples' Day holiday means to them.

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Indigenous People's Day is a federal holiday now. Activists want to drop Columbus Day

Monday, October 11, 2021

This year marks the first time a U.S. president has officially proclaimed an Indigenous Peoples' Day observance. But not every state or city broadly recognizes this day in honor of Native Americans.

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Goodbye, Columbus? Here's what Indigenous Peoples' Day means to Native Americans

Monday, October 11, 2021

A growing movement recasts Oct. 11 as a day to appreciate the diversity and history of Indigenous communities. That visibility, say Native Americans, can help us see what else needs to change.

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Before revitalizing Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller had to prove her critics wrong

Sunday, October 10, 2021

The Cherokee Nation's first woman chief revitalized her tribe's culture as she implemented a host of influential progressive policies. But first she had to overcome sexism, say her descendants.

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Governor run or no, Matthew McConaughey is full of campaign slogans

Friday, October 08, 2021

In a Twitter Spaces chat hosted by NPR, the actor discussed his potential run for Texas governor, where he fits — or doesn't — on the political party spectrum, abortion, Amazon unions and more.

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How the Coast Guard's 1st Black woman pilot helped give the next one her wings

Saturday, October 02, 2021

Jeanine Menze was discouraged from pursuing her dream to fly planes when she didn't see any women of color in the field. Then she met La'Shanda Holmes. "When I met you, I saw myself," Menze told her.

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Pushed to the edge, tribe members in coastal Louisiana wonder where to go after Ida

Saturday, October 02, 2021

By nature and necessity, the Houma people are a sprawling but tight-knit community in the bayou region. Federal recognition for the tribe could keep them out of harm's way.

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