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Malik Navid, a worker at a pink Himalayan salt mine in Khewra, Pakistan, waits for a large grinder to shoot out ground salt.

Pakistan Wants You To Know: Most Pink Himalayan Salt Doesn't Come From India

The salt has become trendy in the U.S. But Pakistan hasn't benefited much economically from that popularity. Now, Pakistan's government wants to trademark the salt and cash in.

Fraternity Suspends Students Who Posed In Front Of Emmett Till Memorial With Guns

An Instagram photo shows three white men, two holding guns, posing near the marker at the Tallahatchie River, where the murdered boy's body was pulled from the water in 1955.

The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Thursday that Facebook users in Illinois can sue the company over its use of facial recognition technology.

Users Can Sue Facebook Over Facial Recognition Software, Court Rules

A federal court said Facebook users in Illinois can sue the company over face recognition technology. Facebook said users can choose to turn off the feature. It plans to seek a review of the ruling.

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is suing the Trump administration because he says he was wrongfully fired in 2018.

Ex-Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe Sues Over What He Calls Wrongful Firing

The former No. 2 leader of the FBI argues that his dismissal last year was groundless and that he was defamed by people in the Trump administration. He may still face criminal charges.

An archived screenshot of 8chan, an online message board that shooters have used to post messages before their attacks, describes itself as "the darkest reaches of the Internet."

'Uniquely Lawless': Security Firm Drops 8chan Website Following El Paso Shooting

"At some level firing 8chan as a customer is easy," Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said. Before the Texas shooting, the suspect is believed to have posted a white nationalist, anti-Hispanic screed.

TSA wants to remind passengers that rocket launchers and other military paraphernalia are not permitted in checked or carry-on bags, even when the weapon in question is not a live device.

TSA Officials Find Missile Launcher In Texas Man's Luggage

The traveler who said he is an active member of the U.S. military told authorities the Griffin rocket launcher was a memento from Kuwait, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

Video from Twitter shows two Marines posing in uniform with blackface in this undated screenshot.

Marines Investigate Blackface Incident Circulating On Social Media

The images appear to show San Diego area Marines posing in blackface and using a racial slur. One of the Marines says the incident is overblown.

Pope Francis, who delivered a blessing earlier this month at St. Peter's Square, has appointed a woman to a senior diplomatic position.

In Rare Move, Pope Francis Appoints A Woman To A Senior Vatican Position

Francesca Di Giovanni is the first woman to have a managerial role in the Secretariat of State, one of the most important departments in the Vatican. She has been working there for 27 years.

President Trump condemned bigotry following the shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, in remarks at the White House on Monday.

'Hate Has No Place' In America, Trump Says After El Paso And Dayton Shootings

President Trump delivered remarks from the White House in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend, one potentially linked to white nationalism.

Graphic for WITNESS HISTORY "The Race To The Moon" from BBC World Service.

WITNESS HISTORY: The Race To The Moon (Radio)

Airs Friday, July 12, 2019 at 7 p.m. on KPBS Radio

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