Hundreds take part in 14th Philly Naked Bike Ride
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Here’s the latest for Saturday, August 26th: Bob Barker dies at 99; Thousands convene for March on Washington’s 60th anniversary demonstration; Boston shooting wounds at least 7; Four astronauts rocket toward the International Space Station.
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Chicago police probe shooting at White Sox game
Two women were injured Friday night in a shooting during a White Sox baseball game at Guaranteed Rate Field. (August 26)
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0827 Today in History
Bob Barker, ‘Price is Right’ host and animal advocate, dies at 99
A publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died at his home in Los Angeles. Barker was 99. (Aug. 26)
Martin Luther King’s Daughter Reflects on the Legacy of 1963 March on Washington
On the day before the 60th memorial of 1963 march on Washington, Bernice King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, visited her father’s monument in Washington to reflect on the march and family legacy. (Aug. 25)
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0826 Today in History
AP explains: Niger one month after the coup
The West African bloc ECOWAS rejected the proposal by Niger’s mutinous soldiers for a three-year transition to democratic rule, with a commissioner describing the slow timeline as a provocation. (Aug. 25)
Grassland birds in peril
North America’s grassland birds are in trouble 50 years after adoption of the Endangered Species Act. Habitat loss, land degradation and climate change threaten what remains of a once-vast ecosystem. (Aug. 25) (AP Video: Joshua A. Bickel and Brittany P…
Heavy floods hit Russia’s Far East
Heavy floods hit Russia’s Far East