James Doubek
Stories
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World
An Ancient Tablet, Stolen Then Acquired By Hobby Lobby, Will Be Returned To Iraq
Known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, it was looted from Iraq and made its way through several hands before Hobby Lobby purchased it for the Museum of the Bible in 2014.
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National
A 10-Foot Wide House In Boston Sells For $1.25 Million
It's been called the "Skinny House" or the "Spite House." The legend is that two brothers shared land but one built on more than his share, so the other built a skinny house to block access and views.
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National
Students Are Damaging School Bathrooms For Attention On TikTok
Soap dispensers and mirrors ripped from walls; damaged sinks, partitions and ceiling panels; clogged toilets: Students record themselves vandalizing their schools for social media notoriety.
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Science
NASA Wants To Return To The Moon By 2024, But The Spacesuits Won't Be Ready
Delays in multiple parts of the program — including holdups in developing new spacesuits — put the 2024 goal out of reach, NASA's inspector general says.
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National
The State Of Arkansas Has Only 8 Empty ICU Beds, As COVID-19 Cases Resurge
Among the states hardest-hit by a new wave of coronavirus cases linked to the highly contagious delta variant, Arkansas has "startling numbers" of new COVID-19 cases, Gov. Asa Hutchison says.
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Sports
A Pro Cyclist Rode An Unofficial, Solo Tour De France And Beat The Pack
Lachlan Morton rode the route of the Tour de France and more, going 3,424 miles in 18 days. He's not in the official Tour but did the endurance ride for charity.
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National
Binx The Cat, A Survivor Of The Florida Condo Collapse, Was Reunited With His Family
Binx was found in the vicinity of the collapsed building and brought to an animal shelter. He was reunited with his family on Friday.
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National
The 'Capital Gazette' Gunman's Trial Began Today. Here's What You Need To Know
Five people died in the attack on the Capital Gazette on June 28, 2018. The mass shooting was the deadliest attack on a newsroom in modern U.S. history.
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National
Johnson County, Iowa, Renames Itself After A Different Johnson
The county was first named after a slave-owning former vice president who had no connection to Iowa. Now it will be named for Lulu Merle Johnson: the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in the state.
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National
Stunning Photos Capture 2 Brothers' Walk 1,600 Feet Above Yosemite
Moises and Daniel Monterrubio, with the help of friends, set up a nylon line across a massive gap in Yosemite National Park. They walked 2,800 feet across the line, which hung 1,600 feet above ground.