The virus ‘just started to sprout’

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) – Pastor Joshua Manning is waiting for the test results, but because of persistent fever and body aches, he can tell that he probably has the coronavirus. His wife and three children also have symptoms, and so many members of his Community Baptist Church in Little Noel, …

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Why is the rope such a powerful symbol of hatred?

In the United States, the hangman’s noose has come to symbolize a deplorable act of brutality, along with boundless fear and hatred of African-Americans. It’s a reminder of America’s dark history of racial violence, a story NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace and others will tell you in 2020 doesn’t feel too …

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