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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenyan author and dissident who became a giant of modern literature, dies at 87
Thiong’o was admired worldwide, including by authors John Updike and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and by…
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Victoria’s Secret takes down its website after a security incident
Shares of Victoria’s Secret fell Wednesday after the lingerie company took down its U.S. website,…
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Judge: Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos was unlawfully detained by ICE
Colleagues and academics also testified on Kseniia Petrova’s behalf, saying she is doing valuable research…
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Iowa teen pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of group home worker
During a plea hearing on Wednesday, Jovahn Mathis said he had left the Ellipsis group…
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Des Moines City Councilman Mike Simonson announces reelection bid
The councilman plans to continue addressing homelessness if reelected.
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Head of human smuggling plot gets 10 years after family of 4 froze to death on US-Canada border
The convicted ringleader of a human smuggling plot has been sentenced to 10 years in…
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Teen pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of Ellipsis employee
DES MOINES, Iowa — A teen accused of killing an Ellipsis employee a year ago…
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Dad first, golfer second: Professional golfer’s son playing in the MLB
“It doesn’t seem real,” PGA Tour Champions golfer Brandt Jobe said of his son Jackson…
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Iowa history: Iowan converts 60-foot twin silos into house
Take a look inside these western Iowa grain silos one man turned into his home…
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Cassie Ventura welcomes third child, weeks after testifying in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial
Singer Cassie Ventura, who recently testified as a central witness in the federal criminal trial…