Race identity under review for NAACP Spokane leader
Washington state investigates Rachel Dolezal for identifying as black on a city job application while her birth parents dispute her heritage. Dolezal, 37, chairs Spokane's independent police ombudsman commission, leads the local NAACP chapter, and holds a master’s from Howard University. The NAACP defends her advocacy record as the controversy unfolds.
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National Football League
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Jon Ronson
Woman charged in Clinton Prison escape case in upstate New York
Joyce Mitchell 51 of Dickinson Center was arrested on promoting prison contraband and criminal facilitation in connection with aiding killers Richard Matt and David Sweat. Authorities say contraband was suspected but power tools have not been confirmed. The investigation continues as search efforts span towns near Dannemora with hundreds of tips and ongoing interrogations.
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Dickinson Center
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Richard Matt
David Sweat
Clinton
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Mitchell
Clinton County
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Matt
Sweat
Wylie
North Korea accuses U S of anthrax targeting at U N
North Korea urged the United Nations Security Council to investigate U S biological warfare schemes after a live anthrax sample was sent to a U S base in South Korea. Pyongyang's UN envoy Ja Song Nam labeled U S actions as dangerous and US denials were called ridiculous.
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South Korea
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Weight tied to higher breast cancer risk in older women
A large analysis of 67 142 postmenopausal women finds overweight and obese individuals face higher risks of breast cancer after menopause, with severe obesity linked to an 86 percent increase in the most common cancer form and more advanced disease. The study tracked women aged 50 to 79 across the United States for about 18 years, using BMI categories to compare cancer incidence.
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Marian Neuhouser
United States
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