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When Mississippi Once Banned “Sesame Street”

  Credit: Children’s Television Workshop / Courtesy of Getty Images. Since it began airing in the fall of 1969, Sesame Street has become an indelible part of millions of children’s formative years. Using a cast of colorful characters like Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, and Oscar the Grouch, along with a curriculum vetted by Sesame Workshop’s Read More…

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Why America Stopped Building Public Pools

The public pool in Astoria, Queens, in 2021. The pool is closed this summer for renovations. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Why America stopped building public pools By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Updated 10:21 AM EDT, Mon July 24, 2023 New York CNN  —  Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Gerome Sutton looked forward all week for his chance Read More…

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How To Clear Out Your Zombie Apps and Online Accounts

All those services you signed up for but forgot about? They’re a security risk. Here’s how to get rid of them. Brittany Hosea-Small/AFP/Getty Images In these predominantly digital times, it’s all too easy to build up a long trail of unused accounts that are now gathering dust: free trials that you never followed up on, Read More…

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The Mystery Of The Colorado River’s Missing Water

The East River, an important watershed for the Colorado River, snakes toward Crested Butte, Colorado.Photograph: Chet Strange/The Washington Post/Getty Images This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. High winds tore at Gothic Mountain as the sleeping giant watched over the cabins nestled in Gothic, Colorado, a Read More…

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The Credit Bros Celebrate 5 Years Of Making Homeownership

Nationwide — Since their timely meeting in 2018, Christopher Watson and Aaron Steede, the founders of The Credit Bros, have been on a mission to help the underserved reach financial freedom. Their collaboration, using dual backgrounds in finance and engineering, created a platform for positive change in the Black community. Helping others is key, and Read More…

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Stephanie St. Clair, The “Queen Of Numbers.”

 A gangster, civil rights advocate, fashionista and businesswoman, St. Clair successfully took on one of the biggest crime bosses of the era. Arlenechang via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 On the eve of the Great Depression, with Prohibition in full swing, everyone in Harlem knew the name Stephanie St. Clair, the “queen of numbers.” Read More…