Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 110th birthday of Mary G. Ross, the first Native American woman engineer. Over the course of her five-decade career, Ross achieved many firsts and made major contributions to the aerospace industry.
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Ancient Inuit drum songs once banned as part of colonialism are being given renewed attention during a course in Nunavut next month.
via Traditional Inuit songs once banned during colonialism focus of new course — National Post
Ending a long-running emotional legal battle, Ports O’Call Restaurant in San Pedro was locked down by the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department early Tuesday morning. The action came after the restaurant exhausted legal appeals but was still hoping that the Port of Los Angeles would agree to a transition period to keep the 57-year restaurant… 951…
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(LOS ANGELES) — Nancy Sinatra Sr., the childhood sweetheart of Frank Sinatra who became the first of his four wives and the mother of his three children, has died. She was 101. Her daughter, Nancy Sinatra Jr., tweeted that her mother died Friday and a posting on her web page said she died at 6:02…
via Nancy Sinatra Sr., First Wife of Frank Sinatra, Dies at 101 — TIME
The Trump administration plans to pay a Texas nonprofit nearly half a billion dollars this year to care for immigrant children who were detained crossing the U.S. border illegally, according to government data. The nonprofit, Southwest Key Programs Inc., is to be paid more than $458 million in fiscal 2018, according to the data —
More via Nonprofit to Be Paid $458 Million by Trump Administration to Detain Migrant Children — TIME
The sprawling stone villa is an architectural masterpiece set in the New Mexico countryside.
more via A Southwestern Country Estate with Tuscan Roots Offers Old-World Charm and Comfort — Robb Report
