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Sidney Poitier: In his own words

As a trailblazing actor to generations of Black performers in Hollywood, Sidney Poitier often spoke about his larger off-screen role. Poitier, who died Thursday at the age of 94, entered the film industry at a time when portrayals of African Americans were generally stereotypical.  But Poitier, who refused to play …

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Florida police department gives 6-year-old cancer patient boat parade

The North miami” target=”_blank”>Miami<. What do you do when 6-year-old cancer warrior Kayson says he wants to captain a police boat? You dub him "Captain Kayson." (Photos by North Miami’s Police Department) The North Miami crime, Miami-Dade fire rescue, and other local agencies came together to celebrate “Captain Kayson” with …

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South Dakota Sen. John Thune to run for reelection

Sen. John Thune, the number No. 2 senate” target=”_blank”>Senate<. Thune, 61, had considered retiring from the Senate, but amid public pressure from McConnell and other GOP leaders, the us-regions Republican said he’d seek a fourth term in office. “I’ve always promised that I would do the work, even when it …

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James Webb Space Telescope is fully deployed

air-and-space announced Saturday that the air-and-space” target=”_blank”>James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)< “I’m emotional about it. What an amazing milestone. We see that beautiful pattern out there in the sky now,” Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA’s science missions chief, remarked. Early Saturday morning, NASA wrote in a blog post that the Webb mission …

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