Tag: brings
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‘Beyond Black Beauty’ brings together an 1877 classic novel and a Black family in Baltimore
Black cowboy culture is getting its moment in the sun. Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” album, Shaboozey’s popular single “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” films like “The Harder They Fall,” and the Black riders on horseback during the George Floyd protests have helped further shed light on the popularity of Black cowboys and cowgirls. Now a new series…
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At a time of despair in Gaza, a newborn brings hope
Islam Al-Qanou addressed her newborn son as she made her way back to the camp for displaced people in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis. “Oh, Abdel Hadi, you came in a time of destruction and war,” she said. “There is no bed for the boy. We are staying in the open air and on the sand.”…
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Solar storm brings northern lights as far south as Texas
A severe geomagnetic storm brought spectacular light displays to many parts of the United States on Thursday night, with skies as far south as San Antonio bathed in rich hues of magenta and green. The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights as they are commonly known, are often more visible in Earth’s polar regions, but due…
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Elon Musk’s Starlink brings internet — and politics — to storm-ravaged areas
Starlink, the satellite internet service from SpaceX, is poised to become a crucial lifeline in parts of southern Appalachia that were devastated by Hurricane Helene. The Biden administration has announced it is planning to deploy dozens of ground-based Starlink devices that connect with satellites to provide internet services to remote areas. And the company has…
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Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Krathon brings torrential rain
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Taiwan shut down on Wednesday, grounding hundreds of flights and closing schools, offices and financial markets ahead of the arrival of a weakening Typhoon Krathon, with one person reported dead and torrential rain lashing the island’s south. Officials in the key port city of Kaohsiung, set to be in the eye of…
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Lupita Nyong’o brings her outsider experience to ‘The Wild Robot’
In fiction, machines are often pitted against nature. But Lupita Nyong’o says DreamWorks’ new animated movie, “The Wild Robot,” will show viewers that you don’t have to pick one over the other to survive. “I think what makes ‘The Wild Robot’ a compelling story is that we’re witnessing this robot adapt to the natural world,”…
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Unnamed storm brings a foot of rain to parts of North Carolina, heads north
Hard rain of 1 foot and more inundated the southeastern coast of North Carolina on Monday as a storm with no name moved ashore and aimed for the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast. The National Hurricane Center calls it Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 and said in forecast updates that the front will weaken as it travels…