Emma Bowman
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National
Democrats Renew Demand For Bolton Testimony In Senate Trial After New Report
House impeachment managers press the Senate to call the former national security adviser to testify, after a New York Times report said Trump tied Ukraine aid to investigation of his political rivals.
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Sports
Kobe Was 'More Than An Athlete': The Sports World Mourns A Basketball Legend
The retired Los Angeles Lakers star died at age 41 in a plane crash on Sunday. Former teammates, peers and other sports legends expressed their grief and shock on social media.
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National
A NASA Engineer Tells 6-Year-Old Nephew To Aim High
Six-year old Jerry Morrison is obsessed with space — a love that intensifies when talking to his uncle, a NASA engineer. "I learned from you a lot," Morrison told him. "More than I could imagine."
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National
Rep. John Lewis' Fight For Civil Rights Began With A Letter To Martin Luther King Jr.
As a teenager growing up in Alabama, Lewis wrote a letter to Martin Luther King Jr. during a budding civil rights movement. In a letter back, King invited the 18-year-old to join the cause.
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National
Cabaret Performer Thanks His Elementary School Music Teacher For Giving Him A Voice
Russell King, a cabaret performer who has a drag character, tells a former music teacher she helped him feel comfortable being himself. "[H]ow fortunate I was to have influences like you," he says.
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National
Civil Rights Leader Rep. John Lewis To Start Treatment For Pancreatic Cancer
The Georgia congressman, who spent decades fighting racial discrimination, says he's mounting his biggest battle yet: stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Lewis will stay in office as he undergoes treatment.
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National
A Hateful Attack Led To An Unexpected Forever Friendship
After a Somali American woman was attacked for speaking Swahili, the attacker's sister reached out to see if she was OK. The two women recently returned to StoryCorps to talk about their bond.
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National
When A Bird Lover Returns Home, His Real Passion Takes Flight
Drew Lanham grew up captivated by birds on his family's South Carolina farm. At StoryCorps, he says a return to the land inspired him to pursue his childhood dream of becoming an ornithologist.
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National
9 Idaho Family Members Killed In South Dakota Plane Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board says two children and the pilot were among those killed after a plane crashed en route from Chamberlain to Idaho. Three others were injured.
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National
'We Wanted Our Patrons Back' — Public Libraries Scrap Late Fines To Alleviate Inequity
"There were families that couldn't afford to pay the fines and therefore couldn't return the materials," Chicago Public Library Commissioner Andrea Telli said. "So then we just lost them as patrons."