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19 Jul

Thousands of Native American children were forcibly removed from their families and sent to U.S. boarding schools dedicated to eradicating Indigenous culture.

Many died. Those who lived are still struggling to make sense of who they were and who they are.
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Students were prohibited from speaking their Indigenous languages. Their personal belongings were taken away or destroyed.

Bessie Smith, who is now 79 and continues to use the name given to her at her former boarding school in Arizona, said she nearly forgot her native tongue.

Those who survived the schools described violence as routine. “I thought that it was part of school,” said Norman Lopez, now 78, who was sent to a boarding school in southwestern Colorado around age 6.

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19 Jul

How do you convey a person’s name in American Sign Language? We spoke to a group of people who created an ASL name sign for Kamala Harris to find out. nyti.ms/3hP1VH1

Name signs in deaf culture are more than just shortcuts to identify someone without having to spell out a name in full. They are an expression of a person’s identity, and are unique to the individual.

Name signs can reference an individual’s appearance, interests or general attitude.

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17 Jul

“This one I can feel.”

Rob Thompson, a water witch, claims that he can locate gushing streams of water beneath the earth’s bedrock. Amid California’s extreme drought, his services are in demand — but not everyone is convinced. nyti.ms/3ir4Rsu

The mystical technique of locating new groundwater sources is thought to have first come into vogue in the Middle Ages. The method is known as dowsing or divining, or even doodlebugging, and those who practice it are called water dowsers or water witches. nyti.ms/3ir4Rsu

The National Ground Water Association describes water witching as “totally without scientific merit.” Some California farmers who pay for the service, however, say it's a cheaper alternative to traditional methods. nyti.ms/3ir4Rsu

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16 Jul

Devastating floods have brought death and destruction to Europe, and particularly Germany. Hundreds of people are missing and thousands are now homeless.

See what the damage looked like: nytimes.com/2021/07/16/wor…

Floodwaters stranded a train just short of a station in Kordel, Germany.

With water levels at heights not seen since 1911, parts of the Netherlands have flooded, including Wessem.

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16 Jul

Africa is in the deadliest stage of its pandemic.

The Delta variant is sweeping the continent, and only about 1% of Africans are fully vaccinated. The African Union’s goal of getting 20% of the population vaccinated by the end of 2021 seems out of reach. nyti.ms/3ihyrAp

Rich nations have bought up most doses long into the future, often far more than they could conceivably need.

Meanwhile, supplies to African countries are unlikely to increase much in the next few months. nyti.ms/3ihyrAp

Even a year from now, supplies may not be enough to meet demand from Africa’s 1.3 billion people.

At the current pace of inoculation, only eight African nations are set to meet a global target to vaccinate at least 10% of each country’s population by September, the WHO says.

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12 Jul

Throughout the pandemic, wrenching scenes have played out across the U.S. as doctors found themselves rationing a treatment in short supply — not ventilators, as initially feared, but a therapy called ECMO. nyti.ms/3hz9rpi

ECMO is an intensive treatment that is considered a last resort for those severely ill with Covid-19. Placing a high demand on both a hospital’s equipment and manpower, it at times could not be given to everyone who might benefit. nyti.ms/3xGdXrK

Health officials in the U.S. were initially concerned that ventilators would be in short supply, but concerted efforts helped avoid that. ECMO, on the other hand, is offered in less than 10% of hospitals. It’s also sometimes needed for cardiac surgery. nyti.ms/3xGdXrK

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