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Rare photos of 19th-century blacks speak to modern Americans
Written by William J. Kole CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Some faces are pensive; others are proud. Some are known; others are obscure. All are black.
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history
Last Titanic lunch menu, saved by survivor, going to auction
Written by Ula Ilnytzky NEW YORK (AP) — The Titanic's last lunch menu — saved by a passenger who climbed aboard the so-called "Money Boat" before the ocean liner went down — is going to auction, where it's estimated it will bring $50,000 to $70,000.
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Check out the trailer for ‘Suffragette,’ coming to theaters this October
"Suffragette," staring Meryl Streep, Carrey Mulligan, and Helena Bonham Carter, opens in October. The film, produced by Focus Features, tells the story of three women who risked everything for the right to vote in 20th century Britain.
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Colombian garbage collector rescues books for children
Written by Cesar Garcia BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A second-grade education has not stopped garbage collector Jose Gutierrez from bringing the gift of reading to thousands of Colombian children.
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Kevin Bacon to perform on stage in ‘Rear Window’ in Hartford this fall
Written by Mark Kennedy NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Bacon will star in a stage adaptation of the story that inspired Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic film "Rear Window."
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Futuristic Strandbeests make American debut in Ipswich
Wild things were happening Saturday morning at the Crane Estate in Ipswich, Massachusetts. The Strandbeests were roaming! The Beests, as they are sometimes affectionately called, are the brainchild of Theo Jansen. Jansen is by training a scientist, by passion an artist. While studying physics at Delft University of Technology in
children
‘The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep:’ a book that puts kids to sleep
Every parent knows how challenging it can be for kids to fall asleep. But what if there were a book that guarantees that any child will be able to fall sleep after reading it? 'The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep' is a self-published children's book
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Watch the trailer for Matt Damon’s next film, ‘The Martian’
'The Martian,' the best-selling novel written by Andy Weir, will now be portrayed on screen later this fall. Here is the latest trailer 20th Century Fox. The movie stars Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, Michael Peña, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Donald Glover. The film
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