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It’s considered the first American novel, but this 1789 book isn’t quite summer beach reading

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NEW YORK – In the winter of 1789, around the time George Washington was elected the country’s first president, a Boston-based printer quietly launched another American institution. William Hill Brown’s “The Power of Sympathy,” published anonymously by Isaiah Thomas & Company, is widely cited as something momentous: the first American novel. Recommended Videos Around 100 … Read more

Keldon Johnson puts on a show on the court in China; Where you can watch Wembanyama, Team France exhibition game vs. Turkey

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SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs‘ Keldon Johnson is on a promotional tour for sneaker company Qiaodan in China. Johnson, a brand ambassador for Qiaodon, hit the court with young basketball players and put up a show for the crowd cheering him on during a 3-on-3 game. Day 2，Keldon Johnson battle with fans in 3 … Read more

Keldon Johnson puts on a show on the court in China; Where you can watch Victor Wembanyama, Team France exhibition game vs. Turkey

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SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs‘ Keldon Johnson is on a promotional tour for sneaker company Qiaodan in China. Johnson, a brand ambassador for Qiaodon, hit the court with young basketball players and put up a show for the crowd cheering him on during a 3-on-3 game. Day 2，Keldon Johnson battle with fans in 3 … Read more

National Guardsman killed in two-vehicle crash on Maverick County highway

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Texas DPS identified the victim as 44-year-old Jeremy Vance Randolph of Dallas, Texas. MAVERICK COUNTY, Texas — Texas Department of Public Safety troopers are investigating a fatal crash that killed one person along Highway U.S. 277 in Maverick County Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say a 2019 red Ford truck was traveling northbound and a 2019 white … Read more