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Sandra Douglass Morgan speaks during a news conference announcing her as the new president of the Las Vegas Raiders NFL football team Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Raiders have hired the first Black female team president in the NFL

Sandra Douglass Morgan is a Las Vegas native and graduate of Eldorado High School; the University of Nevada, Reno; and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The Heart of Afghanistan (from L to R) is tabla player Hamid Habibzada, pianist Elham Fanoos, singer and harmonium player Ahmad Fanoos and violinist Mehran Fanoos.

Thousands of Afghan artists are still trying to flee the Taliban

A family of Afghan musicians in the U.S. wants to raise awareness about their plight.

Naturally 7

No instruments – just voices! New York’s Naturally 7 are a music group with a distinctive a cappella style wherein each member “becomes an instrument,” using the human voice to create a specific sound. Naturally 7 have performed with Michael Bublé, Coldplay, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock and Queen. See them now before they move on to stadiums! They will perform at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, February 11 at 8 p.m. Get tickets here! Adults: $20-$40 Seniors (65+), Active Military, Students (age 13-21): $17-$34 Half Price Youth Tickets (12 and under): $10-$20 For more information, please visit powayonstage.org/event/naturally-7/.

Global vaccination coverage continued to plunge in 2021, according to a new report

A report from WHO and UNICEF states that last year, 25 million children missed out on one or more "lifesaving vaccines" — for diseases like tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus, polio and yellow fever.

Reggie Daniels pays his respects at a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on June 9, 2022, honoring the two teachers and 19 students killed in the shooting at the school on May 24.

The school at the center of the Uvalde, Texas, shooting will be rebuilt

The school will be demolished so "students and staff will not have to return to the building at the site of the tragedy," the district said.

Sam Van Wassenbergh and his team filmed this black woodpecker at Alpenzoo Innbruck, Austria, for their study.

A woodpecker's brain takes a big hit with every peck: study

A new study refutes the popular idea that a woodpecker's brain is cushioned from the violent impacts of pecking. It offers a different reason the birds avoid brain damage.

'In Good Company'

In Good Company September 25 to October 30, 202 Art Produce Gallery and online. For a preview, Art Produce's "Garden pARTy" anniversary celebration and fundraiser will include the exhibition, along with dance performances, music, food and more. Tickets are $50 and the event is 21+. In celebration of 20+ years of gallery exhibitions, Art Produce will hold a group exhibit of 20+ artists including: Alessandra Moctezuma Amanda Farber Anna O’Cain Anna Stump Anne Mudge Arzu Ozkal Becky Guttin Bhavna Mehta Carrie Minikel Chitra Gopalakrishnan Cindy Zimmerman Claudia Cano Helen Redman Katie Ruiz Kim Reasor Kline Swonger Lynn Susholtz Marianela de la Hoz Melissa Walter Michelle Montjoy Siobhán Arnold and Meagan Shein / SIEN Collective. We are also featuring some of our 2020/2021 Artists in Residence (AiR) in the online Gallery! Avia Rose Ramm Brian D. Black Cat Chiu Phillips Dakota Noot Elizabeth Salaam Jennifer Vargas Kaori Fukuyama Kim Sweeney Omar Velazco Sofia V. Gonzalez Terri Hughes-Oelrich To view a selection of works online, visit the gallery's website here. Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 12-6 p.m. or by appointment. Entry through La Catrina.

Chrystal Bell lives in New York City with her son Caleb, who is deaf, blind and nonverbal. When the pandemic closed schools, he lost access to tactile special education that he needs in order to learn.

After Months Of Special Education Turmoil, Families Say Schools Owe Them

Special education services were severely disrupted when schools closed in spring 2020. In many places, they have yet to fully resume. Now, families are demanding schools take action.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientist works with polio virus material. The first case of polio in nearly decade was detected in a New York patient Thursday. The individual was unvaccinated and likely contracted the virus from an individual outside of the country.

The first U.S. polio case was discovered in nearly a decade. Should you worry?

The CDC confirmed that a patient in New York has contracted polio, the first U.S. case since 2013. But most people shouldn't be concerned about contracting the virus because of high vaccination rates.

The front page of the local newspaper is seen in the media area outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 26.

There are 2 ways the media covers mass shootings. Here's why the difference matters

What is journalists' role when covering America's mass shooting crisis? It's a crucial question to answer, says an expert who studies the impact that news stories have on the public.

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