Haiti, once known as "The Jewel of the Antilles," was the world's richest colony. In the 1750s, it contributed up to 50% of France's GNP, exporting sugar, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, cotton, indigo, and other exotic goods....
In 1962, rhythm-and-blues singer Ray Charles made a bold move with his album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. Instead of traditional country instrumentation, he used big-band orchestration and strings. Initially, his record label worried...
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SEOUL, Aug 16 (Reuters) - North Korea has concluded that U.S. soldier Travis King wants refuge there or elsewhere because of "inhuman maltreatment and racial...
Aug 2 (Reuters) - A group founded by the conservative activist instrumental in the U.S. Supreme Court's June decision rejecting affirmative action in collegiate admissions on...
