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Inuit lessons for soldiers in the Arctic
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 25/06/2023
» A moon dog hung low over the horizon. It showed up on the first day of the Canadian soldiers' patrol, and the Inuit rangers guiding them in the country's far north spotted it right away: Ice crystals in the clouds were bending the light, making two illusory moons appear in the sky.
'Woke' fried chicken? Fast food chain at center of US culture wars
AFP, Published on 04/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - The "Lord's chicken" no more: US fast food chain Chick-fil-A -- beloved among Americans for its sandwiches, nuggets and milkshakes -- found itself on the receiving end of right-wing ire this week, accused of succumbing to "woke" ideology.
Florida school curbs access to poem read at Biden inauguration
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» MIAMI - A Florida school has restricted access for students to the poem "The Hill We Climb," read at President Joe Biden's inauguration before a live audience of nearly 34 million people, the poet says.
Rural America dreams of secession in eastern Oregon
AFP, Published on 16/05/2023
» JOSEPH (UNITED STATES) - From the sun-dappled, tree-lined village of Joseph, Debbie Price can see the distant snowy peaks of the Seven Devils, a series of mountains in the Rockies that mark Oregon's border with Idaho.
US conservatives boycott Bud Light after transgender partnership
AFP, Published on 20/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - The popular US beer Bud Light has long carved out an all-American brand for itself -- finding success in its ubiquity by being available in seemingly any bar, yet establishing a niche along the way with patriotic cultural conservatives.
Righting the ship
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 30/10/2022
» Millions of dollars in advertisements blasting schools for teaching critical race theory and assailing corporations like BlackRock for catering to "woke politicians".
Plucky kids taming wild horses
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 02/10/2022
» The young mustangs cantered restlessly in the snow around Double Devil Wild Horse Corrals in December, their coats thick and unkempt.
‘Horrific’ sexual abuses uncovered in Australia mining probe
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/06/2022
» A landmark inquiry into Australia’s mining sector has uncovered dozens of shocking cases of sexual harassment and abuse of women workers at companies including BHP Group and Rio Tinto Group.
Nike's rivals play catch-up in marathon shoe wars
AFP, Published on 09/05/2020
» PARIS - When Eliud Kipchoge made history by beating the two-hour mark for the marathon, the Kenyan was wearing a pair of controversial Nike running shoes that has sent rival companies scrambling to play catch-up in a business worth billions of dollars.
Tokyo court rules on high-profile journalist rape case
AFP, Published on 18/12/2019
» TOKYO - A Tokyo court will Wednesday rule on a damages lawsuit by journalist Shiori Ito, who has accused a former TV reporter with close ties to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of rape.