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HOW THE 'FLYING W' BECAME MORE THAN A CITY LOGO For the uninitiated, the “Flying W” is the logo the City of Waco has been using since the early 1990s. It’s that calligraphic “W” with a single star tucked under the letter’s arch. LIKELY STORIES : THE GLASS HOTEL, BY EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.. Every-once-in-a-while I come across a novel by Emily St. John Mandel. I skimmed some titles, but nothing caught my attention. When her fifth novel appeared—The Glass Hotel—the dust jacket intrigued me. She was a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. SHOUT! BLACK GOSPEL MUSIC MOMENTS Still going strong after 30 years, the Mighty Sons of Glory continue the proud "hard gospel" tradition of their heroes, the Mighty Clouds

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TEXAS HAS MOST HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL PLANTS IN U.S. After the 2013 fertilizer explosion in West, President Obama issued an executive order to make chemical facilities across the country safer. But since then, little has been done to secure those facilities and according to a Congressional report, Texas has the highest number of hazardous chemical plants in the nation. KWBU | HEART OF TEXAS PUBLIC RADIOABOUT USLOCAL NEWSLATEST FROM NPRPROGRAMSWAYS TO SUPPORTSCHEDULE 103.3 KWBU-FM, Waco's public radio & NPR affiliate. Broadcasting from Baylor University. News, classical music & entertainment for the Heart

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KWBU | HEART OF TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO Updated June 11, 2021 at 2:34 PM ET For the first time since the pandemic halted face-to-face events, leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States have gathered for three days of talks in a British seaside town to INDIA'S COVID ORPHANS FACE TRAUMA AND TRAFFICKING RISKS A 7-year-old boy lost both parents to COVID-19 and is alone in the family apartment, with no relatives to care for him. Neighbors know about the situation but are afraid to intervene directly — afraid of being entangled in red tape, afraid of catching the virus. READY, SET THINK! HACKATHON AIMS TO KILL OFF FAKE Getting people to take a pill to prevent elephantiasis is a matter of trust. That's what the winning team in the Hackathon found out.

Elephantiasis is

HOW THE 'FLYING W' BECAME MORE THAN A CITY LOGO For the uninitiated, the “Flying W” is the logo the City of Waco has been using since the early 1990s. It’s that calligraphic “W” with a single star tucked under the letter’s arch. LIKELY STORIES : THE GLASS HOTEL, BY EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.. Every-once-in-a-while I come across a novel by Emily St. John Mandel. I skimmed some titles, but nothing caught my attention. When her fifth novel appeared—The Glass Hotel—the dust jacket intrigued me. She was a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. SHOUT! BLACK GOSPEL MUSIC MOMENTS Still going strong after 30 years, the Mighty Sons of Glory continue the proud "hard gospel" tradition of their heroes, the Mighty Clouds

of Joy.

TEXAS HAS MOST HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL PLANTS IN U.S. After the 2013 fertilizer explosion in West, President Obama issued an executive order to make chemical facilities across the country safer. But since then, little has been done to secure those facilities and according to a Congressional report, Texas has the highest number of hazardous chemical plants in the nation. INDIA'S COVID ORPHANS FACE TRAUMA AND TRAFFICKING RISKS A 7-year-old boy lost both parents to COVID-19 and is alone in the family apartment, with no relatives to care for him. Neighbors know about the situation but are afraid to intervene directly — afraid of being entangled in red tape, afraid of catching the virus. MILLIONS COULD FACE EVICTION WITH FEDERAL MORATORIUM Mehran Mossaddad has spent much of the pandemic scared and lying awake at night. Hes a single dad with an 10-year-old daughter living outside

Atlanta

KWBU | HEART OF TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO Updated June 11, 2021 at 2:34 PM ET For the first time since the pandemic halted face-to-face events, leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States have gathered for three days of talks in a British seaside town to FDA PERMITS PFIZER VACCINE FOR CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 12 AILSA CHANG, HOST: The FDA now says that the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer can be used for children as young as 12. This will, of course,

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INDIA AND TECH COMPANIES CLASH OVER CENSORSHIP, PRIVACY 1 day ago · But India — with nearly 1.4 billion people — is one of the tech companies' biggest markets. The country's hundreds of millions of internet users present a ripe business opportunity for companies such as Twitter and Facebook, especially since they're banned from operating in China. EL CHAPO'S WIFE IS EXPECTED TO PLEAD GUILTY TO HELPING RUN Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexico's most notorious drug kingpin, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, is expected to plead guilty Thursday to helping him run the powerful Sinaloa cartel and aiding in his dramatic escape from a Mexican prison. CONGRESS URGED TO ACT AS STATES START ALLOWING OUTSIDE College sports are about to change dramatically and Congress needs to act quickly in order to ensure fairness. That was the message Wednesday on Capitol Hill, at a lengthy senate hearing about new state laws that'll allow college athletes to make money off the use of their name, image and likeness. The money would not be from the athlete's

school.

READY, SET THINK! HACKATHON AIMS TO KILL OFF FAKE Getting people to take a pill to prevent elephantiasis is a matter of trust. That's what the winning team in the Hackathon found out.

Elephantiasis is

A NUN STOLE $835,000 FROM A SCHOOL TO FEED A GAMBLING 1 day ago · Prosecutors say Mary Margaret Kreuper, the 79-year-old former principal of St. James Catholic School in Torrance, Calif., has agreed to plead guilty to stealing $835,339 from a Catholic elementary school where she was the principal — in part to fund her gambling

habit.

WHY MEGHAN AND HARRY NAMED THEIR DAUGHTER LILIBET DIANA Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have named their daughter Lilibet Diana, paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and the late Princess Diana. KWBU | HEART OF TEXAS PUBLIC RADIOABOUT USLOCAL NEWSLATEST FROM NPRPROGRAMSWAYS TO SUPPORTSCHEDULE A 44-year-old fire specialist died and a 54-year-old firefighter was shot when the gunman opened fire shortly before 11 a.m. at Fire Station 81, which is about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Los Angeles, Fire Chief Daryl Osby told reporters. The wounded man was in critical but stable condition at a

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SHOUT! BLACK GOSPEL MUSIC MOMENTS Black Gospel Music Moments - "Let God Abide". By Sam Cedar • Feb 23, 2020. Smooth-voiced baritone Robert Anderson was one of the very few gospel singers who could croon with the best. Listen. Listening 0:00. /. 2:00. Robert Darden on "Let God Abide". LIKELY STORIES : THE GLASS HOTEL, BY EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.. Every-once-in-a-while I come across a novel by Emily St. John Mandel. I skimmed some titles, but nothing caught my attention. When her fifth novel appeared—The Glass Hotel—the dust jacket intrigued me. She was a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. CATHOLICS BUILD 'INTENTIONAL' COMMUNITY OF LIKE-MINDED At a time of declining church attendance across America and growing disenchantment with traditional religion, a Catholic parish in Hyattsville, Md., thrives by embracing the very orthodoxy other congregations have abandoned.. St. Jerome Catholic Church and its affiliated school, St. Jerome Academy, have both experienced dramatic growth over the past few years, largely due to an influx of

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Austin Meek is an entrepreneur based in Waco, Texas. For his media company, Waco Business News, he documents Waco's economic revitalization and hosts the radio show and podcast, “Downtown Depot,” on 103.3 KWBU-FM. TEXAS TAKES OBAMA'S CLEAN POWER PLAN TO COURT Texas Takes Obama's Clean Power Plan to Court. Texas and 25 other states will be at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today to lay out their case against the Clean Power Plan, the Environmental Protection Agency’s initiative to slow global warming by reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The court's decision could have longstanding

implications

SHOUT! BLACK GOSPEL MUSIC MOMENTS Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments - Betty J. Perkins, One of the Best Gospel Singers in Los Angeles KWBU | HEART OF TEXAS PUBLIC RADIOABOUT USLOCAL NEWSLATEST FROM NPRPROGRAMSWAYS TO SUPPORTSCHEDULE A 44-year-old fire specialist died and a 54-year-old firefighter was shot when the gunman opened fire shortly before 11 a.m. at Fire Station 81, which is about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Los Angeles, Fire Chief Daryl Osby told reporters. The wounded man was in critical but stable condition at a

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SHOUT! BLACK GOSPEL MUSIC MOMENTS Black Gospel Music Moments - "Let God Abide". By Sam Cedar • Feb 23, 2020. Smooth-voiced baritone Robert Anderson was one of the very few gospel singers who could croon with the best. Listen. Listening 0:00. /. 2:00. Robert Darden on "Let God Abide". LIKELY STORIES : THE GLASS HOTEL, BY EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.. Every-once-in-a-while I come across a novel by Emily St. John Mandel. I skimmed some titles, but nothing caught my attention. When her fifth novel appeared—The Glass Hotel—the dust jacket intrigued me. She was a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. CATHOLICS BUILD 'INTENTIONAL' COMMUNITY OF LIKE-MINDED At a time of declining church attendance across America and growing disenchantment with traditional religion, a Catholic parish in Hyattsville, Md., thrives by embracing the very orthodoxy other congregations have abandoned.. St. Jerome Catholic Church and its affiliated school, St. Jerome Academy, have both experienced dramatic growth over the past few years, largely due to an influx of

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Austin Meek is an entrepreneur based in Waco, Texas. For his media company, Waco Business News, he documents Waco's economic revitalization and hosts the radio show and podcast, “Downtown Depot,” on 103.3 KWBU-FM. TEXAS TAKES OBAMA'S CLEAN POWER PLAN TO COURT Texas Takes Obama's Clean Power Plan to Court. Texas and 25 other states will be at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today to lay out their case against the Clean Power Plan, the Environmental Protection Agency’s initiative to slow global warming by reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The court's decision could have longstanding

implications

SHOUT! BLACK GOSPEL MUSIC MOMENTS Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments - Betty J. Perkins, One of the Best Gospel Singers in Los Angeles NEW EVIDENCE SUGGESTS COVID-19 VACCINES REMAIN EFFECTIVE The emergence of new and more infectious variants of the coronavirus has raised a troubling question: Will the current crop of COVID-19

vaccine prevent

FAKE COVID VACCINE CARDS KEEP GETTING SOLD ONLINE. USING A vendor on Amazon was discovered selling a pack of blank COVID-19 vaccination cards this week. The post has since been removed, but photos re-shared online showed a 10-pack of blank cards going for $12.99.. In the U.S., actually getting a COVID-19 vaccine and

receiving a

HEY WASHINGTONIANS! GET A VACCINE. SMOKE A JOINT. Still anxious about getting the COVID-19 vaccine? Washington state is offering adults a relaxing new incentive — marijuana joints. The program, launched by the state's Liquor and Cannabis Board and named "Joints for Jabs," runs until July 12 and allows state-licensed dispensaries to give qualifying customers one pre-rolled joint at an in-store vaccination clinic. WORKING IN SWEATPANTS MAY BE OVER AS COMPANIES CONTEMPLATE On a walk outside his office in downtown Washington, D.C., Greg Meyer stops to peer in through the glass windows of a fast-casual lunch spot

called Leon.

STUDENTS AT AN OXFORD COLLEGE REMOVE THE QUEEN'S PORTRAIT Queen Elizabeth II's portrait will no longer hang in a key gathering place at Oxford University's Magdalen College, after students voted to remove the picture due to concerns about it symbolizing colonialism. COLD WAR FEARS HELPED LAUNCH U.S. SPACE PROGRAM, EVEN AS On the morning of Feb. 20, 1962, about 100,000 spectators gathered in Cape Canaveral, Fla., to witness the launch of the Friendship 7, the United States' first mission to put an astronaut in orbit around the Earth.. It was early in the space race, and the tension was palpable. BIDEN DROPS TRUMP'S BAN ON TIKTOK AND WECHAT Former President Donald Trump's TikTok and WeChat bans were officially dropped on Wednesday, but scrutiny of the China-owned apps will continue under the Biden administration. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WILL NOW REQUIRE FEDERAL Federal agents will now be required to wear body cameras when executing search warrants or making pre-planned arrests, according to a new policy outlined Monday by the Justice Department's second highest-ranking official.

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Hearing some old music from a television show is a reminder of how things have changed. A few years ago, a good friend of mine spent four

days in the

HE USED HIS POETRY TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST MYANMAR'S COUP. IT CHIANG RAI, Thailand — Khet Thi made cakes, ice cream and poetry. The latter may have cost him his life. He died in police custody in

Myanmar early last

KWBU | HEART OF TEXAS PUBLIC RADIOABOUT USLOCAL NEWSLATEST FROM NPRPROGRAMSWAYS TO SUPPORTSCHEDULE The proposal outlines a significant increase from the most recent GOP plan to spend $568 billion. The new version includes additional money for roads, bridges, water, rail and airports, but the majority of the proposed spending is part of an existing baseline plan for investments. The total new money is just $257 billion.

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WORKING IN SWEATPANTS MAY BE OVER AS COMPANIES CONTEMPLATE 1 day ago · On a walk outside his office in downtown Washington, D.C., Greg Meyer stops to peer in through the glass windows of a fast-casual lunch spot called Leon. CATHOLICS BUILD 'INTENTIONAL' COMMUNITY OF LIKE-MINDED At a time of declining church attendance across America and growing disenchantment with traditional religion, a Catholic parish in Hyattsville, Md., thrives by embracing the very orthodoxy other congregations have abandoned.. St. Jerome Catholic Church and its affiliated school, St. Jerome Academy, have both experienced dramatic growth over the past few years, largely due to an influx of LIKELY STORIES : THE GLASS HOTEL, BY EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.. Every-once-in-a-while I come across a novel by Emily St. John Mandel. I skimmed some titles, but nothing caught my attention. When her fifth novel appeared—The Glass Hotel—the dust jacket intrigued me. She was a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. ROBINSON GETS FIRST SOLAR FARM, OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGY Solar panels line up in diagonal and horizontal rows in what until recently was pastureland. The panels are mounted on thick poles, so they can rotate along with the Sun’s movement. SHOUT! BLACK GOSPEL MUSIC MOMENTS Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments - Betty J. Perkins, One of the Best Gospel Singers in Los Angeles KWBU | HEART OF TEXAS PUBLIC RADIOABOUT USLOCAL NEWSLATEST FROM NPRPROGRAMSWAYS TO SUPPORTSCHEDULE The proposal outlines a significant increase from the most recent GOP plan to spend $568 billion. The new version includes additional money for roads, bridges, water, rail and airports, but the majority of the proposed spending is part of an existing baseline plan for investments. The total new money is just $257 billion.

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WORKING IN SWEATPANTS MAY BE OVER AS COMPANIES CONTEMPLATE 1 day ago · On a walk outside his office in downtown Washington, D.C., Greg Meyer stops to peer in through the glass windows of a fast-casual lunch spot called Leon. CATHOLICS BUILD 'INTENTIONAL' COMMUNITY OF LIKE-MINDED At a time of declining church attendance across America and growing disenchantment with traditional religion, a Catholic parish in Hyattsville, Md., thrives by embracing the very orthodoxy other congregations have abandoned.. St. Jerome Catholic Church and its affiliated school, St. Jerome Academy, have both experienced dramatic growth over the past few years, largely due to an influx of LIKELY STORIES : THE GLASS HOTEL, BY EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.. Every-once-in-a-while I come across a novel by Emily St. John Mandel. I skimmed some titles, but nothing caught my attention. When her fifth novel appeared—The Glass Hotel—the dust jacket intrigued me. She was a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. ROBINSON GETS FIRST SOLAR FARM, OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGY Solar panels line up in diagonal and horizontal rows in what until recently was pastureland. The panels are mounted on thick poles, so they can rotate along with the Sun’s movement. SHOUT! BLACK GOSPEL MUSIC MOMENTS Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments - Betty J. Perkins, One of the Best Gospel Singers in Los Angeles

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A NEW TYPE OF COVID-19 VACCINE COULD DEBUT SOON A new kind of COVID-19 vaccine could be available as soon as this summer. It's what's known as a protein subunit vaccine.It works somewhat differently from the current crop of vaccines authorized for use in the U.S. but is based on a well-understood technology and

DAVID AND ART

Monday 4:44am, 6:44am, 8:44am and 5:44pm. Art reveals the world to us in new ways. On KWBU, we have a new weekly feature focusing on art. The module is hosted by David Smith, an American historian with broad interests in his field. He’s been at Baylor University since 2002 teaching classes in American history, military history, and cultural ANTI-VACCINE FILM TARGETED TO BLACK AMERICANS SPREADS A movie released online by Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resurfaces disproven claims about the dangers of vaccines, but targets its messages at Black Americans who may have ongoing concerns about racism in medical care. THE YEAR WE LEARNED TO COOK SEAFOOD AT HOME, AND SENT U.S. retail prices for seafood rose 19% in a 13-week period that ended just last month as compared to the same period last year — the biggest price jump of any retail commodity. Now, with the big seafood outlets like restaurants and casinos opening back up, and tourists venturing forth, some wholesalers are stretched to serve both a

reviving

WORKING IN SWEATPANTS MAY BE OVER AS COMPANIES CONTEMPLATE 1 day ago · On a walk outside his office in downtown Washington, D.C., Greg Meyer stops to peer in through the glass windows of a fast-casual lunch spot called Leon. 5 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM ANTHONY FAUCI'S EMAILS For many Americans, Dr. Anthony Fauci quickly became the face of trust and reason against the coronavirus pandemic. He was a reliable man of science while the Trump White House often played politics in its

decision-making.

A NEW NEVADA LAW BANS RACIAL MASCOTS IN SCHOOLS AND Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak met with members of the Nevada Indian Commission in Carson City on Friday as he signed legislation removing

racially

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days in the

KWBU | HEART OF TEXAS PUBLIC RADIOABOUT USLOCAL NEWSLATEST FROM NPRPROGRAMSWAYS TO SUPPORTSCHEDULE The proposal outlines a significant increase from the most recent GOP plan to spend $568 billion. The new version includes additional money for roads, bridges, water, rail and airports, but the majority of the proposed spending is part of an existing baseline plan for investments. The total new money is just $257 billion.

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WORKING IN SWEATPANTS MAY BE OVER AS COMPANIES CONTEMPLATE 1 day ago · On a walk outside his office in downtown Washington, D.C., Greg Meyer stops to peer in through the glass windows of a fast-casual lunch spot called Leon. CATHOLICS BUILD 'INTENTIONAL' COMMUNITY OF LIKE-MINDED At a time of declining church attendance across America and growing disenchantment with traditional religion, a Catholic parish in Hyattsville, Md., thrives by embracing the very orthodoxy other congregations have abandoned.. St. Jerome Catholic Church and its affiliated school, St. Jerome Academy, have both experienced dramatic growth over the past few years, largely due to an influx of LIKELY STORIES : THE GLASS HOTEL, BY EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.. Every-once-in-a-while I come across a novel by Emily St. John Mandel. I skimmed some titles, but nothing caught my attention. When her fifth novel appeared—The Glass Hotel—the dust jacket intrigued me. She was a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. ROBINSON GETS FIRST SOLAR FARM, OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGY Solar panels line up in diagonal and horizontal rows in what until recently was pastureland. The panels are mounted on thick poles, so they can rotate along with the Sun’s movement. SHOUT! BLACK GOSPEL MUSIC MOMENTS Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments - Betty J. Perkins, One of the Best Gospel Singers in Los Angeles KWBU | HEART OF TEXAS PUBLIC RADIOABOUT USLOCAL NEWSLATEST FROM NPRPROGRAMSWAYS TO SUPPORTSCHEDULE The proposal outlines a significant increase from the most recent GOP plan to spend $568 billion. The new version includes additional money for roads, bridges, water, rail and airports, but the majority of the proposed spending is part of an existing baseline plan for investments. The total new money is just $257 billion.

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WORKING IN SWEATPANTS MAY BE OVER AS COMPANIES CONTEMPLATE 1 day ago · On a walk outside his office in downtown Washington, D.C., Greg Meyer stops to peer in through the glass windows of a fast-casual lunch spot called Leon. CATHOLICS BUILD 'INTENTIONAL' COMMUNITY OF LIKE-MINDED At a time of declining church attendance across America and growing disenchantment with traditional religion, a Catholic parish in Hyattsville, Md., thrives by embracing the very orthodoxy other congregations have abandoned.. St. Jerome Catholic Church and its affiliated school, St. Jerome Academy, have both experienced dramatic growth over the past few years, largely due to an influx of LIKELY STORIES : THE GLASS HOTEL, BY EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.. Every-once-in-a-while I come across a novel by Emily St. John Mandel. I skimmed some titles, but nothing caught my attention. When her fifth novel appeared—The Glass Hotel—the dust jacket intrigued me. She was a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. ROBINSON GETS FIRST SOLAR FARM, OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGY Solar panels line up in diagonal and horizontal rows in what until recently was pastureland. The panels are mounted on thick poles, so they can rotate along with the Sun’s movement. SHOUT! BLACK GOSPEL MUSIC MOMENTS Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments - Betty J. Perkins, One of the Best Gospel Singers in Los Angeles

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A NEW TYPE OF COVID-19 VACCINE COULD DEBUT SOON A new kind of COVID-19 vaccine could be available as soon as this summer. It's what's known as a protein subunit vaccine.It works somewhat differently from the current crop of vaccines authorized for use in the U.S. but is based on a well-understood technology and

DAVID AND ART

Monday 4:44am, 6:44am, 8:44am and 5:44pm. Art reveals the world to us in new ways. On KWBU, we have a new weekly feature focusing on art. The module is hosted by David Smith, an American historian with broad interests in his field. He’s been at Baylor University since 2002 teaching classes in American history, military history, and cultural ANTI-VACCINE FILM TARGETED TO BLACK AMERICANS SPREADS A movie released online by Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resurfaces disproven claims about the dangers of vaccines, but targets its messages at Black Americans who may have ongoing concerns about racism in medical care. THE YEAR WE LEARNED TO COOK SEAFOOD AT HOME, AND SENT U.S. retail prices for seafood rose 19% in a 13-week period that ended just last month as compared to the same period last year — the biggest price jump of any retail commodity. Now, with the big seafood outlets like restaurants and casinos opening back up, and tourists venturing forth, some wholesalers are stretched to serve both a

reviving

WORKING IN SWEATPANTS MAY BE OVER AS COMPANIES CONTEMPLATE 1 day ago · On a walk outside his office in downtown Washington, D.C., Greg Meyer stops to peer in through the glass windows of a fast-casual lunch spot called Leon. 5 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM ANTHONY FAUCI'S EMAILS For many Americans, Dr. Anthony Fauci quickly became the face of trust and reason against the coronavirus pandemic. He was a reliable man of science while the Trump White House often played politics in its

decision-making.

A NEW NEVADA LAW BANS RACIAL MASCOTS IN SCHOOLS AND 1 day ago · Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak met with members of the Nevada Indian Commission in Carson City on Friday as he signed legislation

removing racially

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Last week I mentioned a new biography of artist Helen Frankenthaler entitled Fierce Poise that I’m really looking forward to reading. Maybe this summer. Her career was a remarkable one, and her influence on American art very significant. A NEW NEVADA LAW BANS RACIAL MASCOTS IN SCHOOLS AND 1 day ago · Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak met with members of the Nevada Indian Commission in Carson City on Friday as he signed legislation

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A COVID-19 VACCINE FOR CHILDREN MAY STILL BE MANY MONTHS AWAY It may only be weeks until a COVID-19 vaccine is approved for use in the U.S. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech asked the Food and Drug Administration to grant an emergency use authorization for their vaccine a week ago, and Moderna is expected to follow suit in coming days. But even when those vaccines hit the market, they will not be available to children. That's because very few children have been part of the clinical trials to date. Pfizer only recently began enrolling children as young as...

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