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Using a plastic skull, archaeologist Alicia Odewale teaches a lesson about Tulsa's ongoing search for mass graves containing victims of the city's 1921 race massacre. She taught it at Black History Saturdays, a free private program designed for students to learn unvarnished lessons in African American history that teachers say a new law targeting race education has made harder to honestly teach.

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Oklahoma restricted how race can be taught. So these Black teachers stepped up

4:40pm November 22, 2023

by Adrian Florido

After Oklahoma Republicans targeted public school lessons on race and gender, some Black teachers and parents in Tulsa have banded together to ensure their kids still get honest Black history.

Secret Service agent Clint Hill rides on the back of the presidential limousine moments after President John F. Kennedy was shot on Nov. 22, 1963.

60 years after JFK's assassination, the agent who tried to save him opens up

4:40pm November 22, 2023

by Mycah Hazel

One image, taken seconds after President Kennedy was shot, captured the attention of news outlets all over the country. The agent in the center of the image is still coming to terms with that moment.

Costume designer William Ivey Long in New York City in 2016. Long is currently facing a civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault.

Broadway costuming legend accused of sexual assault in civil suit

2:02pm November 22, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

William Ivey Long, a six-time Tony Award winner and past chairman of the American Theatre Wing, is one of the defendants in a lawsuit filed Wednesday by Court Watson, a set and costume designer.

Deep-frying a turkey has become popular in recent decades — but the Consumer Product Safety Commission is reminding people of the risks of the technique, and how to safely fry a bird for Thanksgiving.

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Frying a turkey can be dangerous. Here's why, and what not to do

1:15pm November 22, 2023

by Bill Chappell

When properly cooked, fried turkey can be an explosion for your taste buds. But if it's not completely thawed, that turkey can explode in a pot of hot oil and spark a dangerous fire.

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Wisconsin's Supreme Court hears case that may mean new legislative maps for the state

7:43am November 22, 2023

by Rich Kremer

New districts could be on the way for Wisconsin's state legislature. The state's Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could mean new legislative maps.

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In Wisconsin, a lot of training goes into being a cheese tester

7:35am November 22, 2023

by Maayan Silver

Two hundred and fifty people applied for five part-time jobs to taste cheese. Their goal? To help cheesemakers create a creamier cheddar or more melty mozzarella.

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Morning news brief

7:33am November 22, 2023

by Michel Martin

Israel and Hamas agree to a four-day pause in fighting to free some hostages. Sam Altman will return to OpenAI as CEO. Wisconsin's Supreme Court hears case that could change district voting maps.

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Mobile home park caretaker was a shrewd investor. He left millions to N.H. town

6:39am November 22, 2023

Geoffrey Holt led a modest life in Hinsdale. He didn't own a car, a TV or have much furniture, The Associated Press reports. He died in June and left his entire estate — $3.8 million — to the town.

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All that's left of a Florida shipwreck more than a century ago is an anchor

5:22am November 22, 2023

by Greg Allen

Marine archaeologists have discovered the remains of a historic shipwreck off the Florida coast. The steamship, the St. Lucie, sank in 1906, killing 26 people.

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At the gateway to Zion National Park, travelers can enjoy bumbleberry pie

5:22am November 22, 2023

by David Condos

A busload of hungry tourists, a restaurant kitchen with a near-empty pantry. What could have been a disaster turned into an improvised recipe that's been pleasing crowds for nearly six decades.