Coronavirus Guide; Lynching Is Now A Federal Crime; Shakira! Shakira!
Plus, women in prison face harsher punishments than incarcerated men.
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Sixty-five years after teenager Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, Congress approved legislation on Wednesday that makes lynching a federal hate crime. Lawmakers hope the Senate can pass the bill in the near future and send it to President Trump, who is expected to sign it.
Vice President Pence said the U.S. is elevating a travel advisory to parts of Italy and South Korea, as well as expanding the travel restrictions already in place to Iran. The announcement comes after the first death associated with the virus in the United States.
All eyes were on South Carolina where the candidates want to pick up any momentum they can before next week’s Super Tuesday. Get results and analysis here.
Women in prison receive harsher punishments than men for the same types of minor violations, says a new report.One female inmate said she spent three months in solitary confinement after making an unauthorized phone call to her 10-year-old daughter.
If you prefer to have your medical appointments later in the day, your health may suffer. A new study says patients seen later in the day were less likely to receive recommended medical tests, like mammograms.
Travel map: Find out which countries have CDC travel advisories.
Supply list: Know what to have at home just in case.
Just for kids: A cartoon you can use explains coronavirus protection in a nonthreatening way.
Listen Up!
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Ever wonder if TV crime shows get the science right? Raychelle Burks is a forensic chemist AND a big fan of murder mysteries. On this episode of Shortwave, we talk with Burks about pop culture forensics (and find out which shows do it well). (Listening time, 11:39)
When we want to change our behaviors, we tend to pressure ourselves to go big or go home. Not surprisingly, such expectations are often a recipe for disappointment. Instead, we should be taking tiny steps to make a big change, says behavior scientist B.J. Fogg on this episode of Life Kit. (Listening time, 12:39 or read the story)
After 173 people were killed by catastrophic brush fires in 2009, many Australians wondered whether it was safe to rebuild homes in areas that had been scorched. Those same concerns are being raised again after the country's most recent wildfires. (Listening time, 5:22 or read the story)
Our Picture Show Picks
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Photographer Brian Adams’ new project looks for Inuit connections across geographic divides. "I learned that Inuits span from Russia to Alaska to Canada and all the way to Greenland," Adams said. "How cool would it be to do a body of work that connects all of us?"
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Ice harvesting was a vibrant industry in the late 1800s. While it is no longer commercially viable,the tradition is being kept alive in the small town of South Bristol, Maine.
Music And Books
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One young Latina found a deep, unwavering love staring her in the face. It just took a song from Shakira about being blinded by emotion to see it clearly.
In the 1700s, Elizabeth Freeman became the first enslaved African American woman to file and win a freedom suit in Massachusetts. Her lawyer, Theodore Sedgwick, would later become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
— By Suzette Lohmeyer
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