Emma Bowman
Stories
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Sports
Tom Brady is coming out of NFL retirement and will return to the Bucs
Before the retirement party confetti even had a chance to settle, the quarterback said he's unretiring. He'll return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his 23rd NFL season.
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World
A new stamp honors the Ukrainian soldiers who profanely told off a Russian warship
Ukraine introduced the design for a postage stamp that memorializes a now-famous battle cry rallying the country in its fight against the Russian invasion.
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World
The State Department tells Americans to leave Russia immediately
The new travel advisory was issued over heightened security concerns in the country as Russian military forces carry out an "unprovoked and unjustified attack" in Ukraine.
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National
A granddaughter passes on the legacy of 'Granny Hayden,' a midwife born into slavery
"If somebody needed help — Granny was going. Black and whites alike, it made no difference to her," Mary Othella Burnette says of her late grandmother, a second-generation midwife in Black Appalachia.
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National
Eminem takes a knee during the Super Bowl halftime show
The rapper took a knee for about 50 seconds during the star-studded halftime performance. It came during a set from some of hip-hop's biggest stars.
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Food
Why your Super Bowl chicken wings will cost more this year
There's no fowl play here — just blame the supply chain, our comfort food habits and a simple fact of nature. Wings might be pricier, but there's no shortage of them, experts say.
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National
Three's company: A man sticks out the pandemic with his ex-wife and his mother
What might sound like a nightmare for many, became a reality for exes Neil Kramer and Sophia Lansky when COVID hit New York. And somehow, they made it work. Kramer photographed their chaotic ordeal.
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National
For many Native Americans, the Washington Commanders' new name offers some closure
Two women central to efforts to get the NFL team to drop its offensive name say the name change marks an end to a dark chapter that celebrated a harmful stereotype. And yet, their fight isn't over.
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Sports
COVID-19 jeopardizes medal hopes for some Olympic athletes in Beijing
All the training in the world can't help COVID-positive athletes test negative faster. Even with strict protocols in place, athletes risk missing events as the infections rise inside the Games bubble.
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National
Bucking stereotypes, a Black cowboy leads the way in South Central LA
Ghuan Featherstone founded Urban Saddles stables in 2019 to create a safe space where kids could ride horses. At StoryCorps, he tells a young rider a lesson he hopes to impart: a respect for all life.