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The real Ingalls family built their “little house on the prairie” on Osage land and evinced racist attitudes. A new TV adaptation tries to reckon with this while preserving the story’s heart.
A Netflix adaptation of the beloved tale empowers Ma and adds new Black and Native characters to challenge prejudices. The creators know criticism is coming.
The classic story (and recent culture-war object) remains wholesome but makes room for people who called the prairie home before the Ingalls family.
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As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octogenarian.
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State actors in China, Russia and Iran have sought to exploit the U.S. public debate over the effects of the technology.
The change in plans was not prompted by a specific threat, but influenced in part by differences in the plane security capabilities, two U.S. officials told ABC News.
Disney and Pixar teamed up with the Starlight Children’s Foundation to bring “Toy Story 5” to 300 children’s hospitals around the country.
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More than one month after a New Jersey mom was killed in her suburban home, prosecutors say no arrests have been made.
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For years, the economy has looked K-shaped . There's new evidence that some of that divide is beginning to narrow. - The wage-growth gap between lower- and middle-income workers has disappeared — with pay gains among lower-income workers nearly matching those of their higher-income counterparts. - Spending growth among lower- and higher-income households is the most similar in years. Why it matters: A resilient labor market is chipping away at one dimension of the K-shaped economy, even as the wealth divide remains firmly intact. Source: Bank of America Institute By the numbers: Bank of America Institute, drawing on anonymized customer deposit account data, estimates that lower-income households saw after-tax wage growth accelerate…
Graham Platner is one of just a handful of candidates in recent decades who have withdrawn from a Senate race after securing a major party nomination.