Rochester, NY – A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its Rochester base on the anniversary of one of its most famous speeches, delivered in the city in 1852. Police said the statue was taken Sunday from Maplewood Park, a site along the subway where Douglass and Harriet …
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When the coronavirus robs you of your sense of smell
“What I miss the most is the smell of my son when I kiss him, the smell of my wife’s body,” says Jean-Michel Maillard. © VALERY HACHE Losing the ability to do something we take for granted like smelling a rose can depress people Anosmia, loss of the sense of …
Read More »Theater actor Nick Cordero remembered by Hollywood and Broadway stars – Variety
Dozens of Hollywood and Broadway stars paid tribute to Tony-nominated actor Nick Cordero on Sunday night after his family confirmed that he had died of complications from the coronavirus. In March 2020, Cordero was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after testing positive. During his hospital stay, he …
Read More »Japan says Chinese ships spend record time violating their territorial waters
Chinese vessels reached less than 4 km from the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, known in China as the Diaoyu Islands, well beyond the international 12-mile (19.3-kilometer) limit that defines a country’s territorial waters, the Japanese coast Guard said. Japanese Cabinet Chief Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tokyo has made repeated diplomatic protests …
Read More »Statue of Frederick Douglass in Rochester, NY ripped off the base
Rochester, NY – A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its Rochester base on the anniversary of one of its most famous speeches, delivered in the city in 1852. Police said the statue was taken Sunday from Maplewood Park, a site along the subway where Douglass and Harriet …
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