ATLANTA (Reuters) – Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial, a nine-story-high bas-relief sculpture carved out of a sprawling rock northeast of Atlanta, is perhaps the most daring monument in the south to its legacy of slavery still intact. FILE PHOTO: A man speaks into a megaphone while pointing at the granite-carved Confederate …
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Heat waves have increased in both length and frequency in almost all parts of the world since the 1950s, according to what is described as the first study to analyze the problem at the regional level. The study found that heat wave escalation varied across the planet, with the Amazon, …
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After a week-long internal overhaul of the Oklahoma state soccer program and coach Mike Gundy, the man who has been in charge since 2005, sporting director Mike Holder and president of Burns Hargis University are next to their man. The two announced Thursday that they will back Gundy despite weeks …
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The Kardashian family continues their acquisition of beauty. On Monday, beauty conglomerate Coty (Coty) announced that it will buy a 20% stake in Kim Kardashian’s cosmetics company KKW Beauty for $ 200 million, valuing the company at $ 1 billion. Shares soared up to 15% on the news. As part …
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European stocks were to snap a four-session winning streak on Friday, with bullish economic data overshadowed by lingering concerns about rising virus cases in the US. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP Index, -0.96% It fell 0.6% to 365.91, just after a gain of close to 2% on Thursday. For the …
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