John Burnett
Stories
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Books
Before Cormac McCarthy's death, he gave fans 2 new novels after 16 years of waiting
A look back at how Cormac McCarthy's last two novels, published late last year, came to be. The author died this week at 89.
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National
Prison-to-College Pipeline brings the Blues to Parchman Farm
Parchman Farm was once one of the country's most notorious prisons. The University of Mississippi has introduced college-level classes to offer inmates some education, and teach them about the Blues.
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National
Musicians use rhythm and harmony to heal America's toxic divide
These days, as polarization reaches deep into American life, some musicians are trying to stay out of the fray and use their music to bridge divides.
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National
Alex Jones is ordered to pay $45.2 million for lying about Sandy Hook school shooting
Jurors in the Alex Jones defamation trial reached a verdict on punitive damages. They have ordered the InfoWars host to pay $45.2 million to the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook attack.
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National
Jury says InfoWars' Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million
InfoWars host and creator Alex Jones will have to pay $4.1 million to the parents whose children were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012. Jones has spent years claiming the shooting as a hoax.
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National
The defamation trial of conspiracy monger Alex Jones turned emotional Tuesday
In a courtroom in Austin, Texas, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faced the parents of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. Jones had repeatedly claimed the shooting was a hoax.
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National
The National Park Service expands its African-American history sites
The National Park Service is trying to include more Black history into the story of America. Some of the proposed sites are painful, others are controversial.
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Science
Encore: The United States' only native parrot is being studied, to save it
We know the bird can mimic human speech; now a researcher is trying to understand parrot-to-parrot communication. He's looking at the red-crowned parrot, which is the only parrot native to the U.S.
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National
How the elementary school shooting is impacting the Uvalde community
The town of Uvalde, Texas, is mourning, as some parents await identification of slain students and some post memorials in social media.
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National
Mexican border town sees an increase in sales of abortion drugs to women from the US
US customers started deluging Mexican border pharmacies after Texas passed an anti-abortion law last fall. A two-pill combination costs about $400 and does not require a doctor's prescription.