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The author Chibundu Onuzo reflects on her older brother's path to success after leaving the U.K. for their native Nigeria — and wonders whether she should consider joining him.
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This week on Channel 10’s Behind the Headlines Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn "C.J." Davis joins host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries.
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August 17 is National Nonprofit Day! Did you know that the Community Foundation offers a free database of Mid-South nonprofit organizations? LIVEGIVEmidsouth.org includes profiles of 480 area nonprofits and counting.
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Darel Snodgrass talks with Dixon Gallery and Gardens Curator Julie Pierotti and Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Museum Curator Kevin Jones about "Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 to 1960," a major new exhibition at the Dixon running July 24 through October 16. Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 to 1960 | Dixon Gallery & Gardens
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Tomorrow, one of the most important golf tournaments in the world will begin in Memphis.
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Know what to look out for when on social media, so you can protect yourself from scams.
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About this time of year, I start to get a bit overwhelmed by the amount of summer squash and zucchinis in my garden … as well as at the farmers markets around town.
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Since the desegregation of higher education, Black enrollment at HBCUs has been on the decline, but that's changing. NPR's Michel Martin discusses this with university administrator Walter Kimbrough.
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In the wake of a thwarted attack at an FBI field office, NPR's Michel Martin discusses extremist violence with Brian Murphy, a former top official from the Department of Homeland Security.
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Julie Bennett/APA federal jury found that a Democratic-aligned super PAC defamed the Alabama Republican in a TV ad recounting sexual misconduct accusations during his failed 2017 U.S. Senate bid.
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has issued more than a dozen decrees in favor of Brazilians' right to bear arms. Sales have spiked and gun shops and shooting ranges have opened up all over Brazil.
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Mexican cities have seen widespread arson and shootings by drug cartels. The gangs appear to be targeting stores, vehicles and bystanders in response to disputes or attempts to capture gang members.
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The training will include strikes on ground targets and troop deployment, the Chinese Defense Ministry said. China's expanding military activities have alarmed the U.S. and its allies.
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About two dozen women marched in Kabul chanting "bread, work, freedom," "we want political participation" and "no to enslavement," just days before the one-year anniversary of the Taliban takeover.
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Using pandemic recovery money distributed by the European Union, Italy is trying to bring back one dying village in each of the country's 21 regions. The villages will each get $20 million.
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