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In a small Malaysian village, some residents speak a language that linguists had never before identified. It has now been documented, under the name Jedek, by Swedish researchers.

Linguists Discover Previously Unidentified Language In Malaysia

Swedish researchers were studying one rare language in Southeast Asia, when they discovered a group of 280 resettled people speaking a different language, never observed or documented before.

Ticket Sales For Marvel's 'Black Panther' Are Superhero-Sized

Advance ticket sales for super-hero movies are always super-sized, but even accounting for that, Marvel's Black Panther is breaking records. Civic groups have been buying out whole screenings so that African-American children can experience the film together.

Buzz Clic and The Rubber City Rebels briefly took over East Akron venue The Crypt where the Akron Sound grew.

Shuffle: Akron Sound Punk Rock Pioneer Buzz Clic Returns Home

Akron punk rock pioneer Buzz Clic is coming home. The Hudson native was the lead guitarist for the Rubber City Rebels that shaped the Akron Sound of the...

Nashville's Police Department Makes Diversifying A Priority

The department, which is 85 percent white, is offering minority high school boys an inside look. It's hoped the boys will consider law enforcement or at least come away with respect for police work.

The Kennedy Center Honors will recognize the pioneering achievements of LL Cool J on Dec. 3.

LL Cool J To Become Kennedy Center's First Hip-Hop Honoree

The rapper is part of an evolving appreciation of hip-hop for the Kennedy Center — and is also the youngest honoree in its history.

David James, Akron Public Schools Superintendnet

Akron Begins the School Year with New Buildings, a New Approach and New National Tensions

Akron begins the school year this week with a rolling schedule that starts Wednesday morning. With upwards of 20,000 students, it is still a big...

Banning the box efforts have gained support in 29 states, with Republican and Democratic governors. But some employers may be ruling out all young black male applicants because they assume they all have records.

Banning the Box May Have Unintended Consequences for Young Black Men -- Without Criminal Records

Two new studies reveal some unintended consequences for the effort to eliminate questions about criminal records from initial job applications. The ban...

NPR Politics Podcast co-host and NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith says Russian meddling is fueling the fire of American divisiveness.

NPR's Tamara Keith Talks Politics and the Challenges of White House Coverage

WKSU is co-sponsoring a live edition of the NPR Politics Podcast this Friday in Cleveland. It features NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith, along...

China currently buys nearly a third of the U.S. soybean crop — but the country plans to impose tariffs, in response to a Trump administration plan. Here, a worker takes a sample from a truckload of soybeans in Fargo, N.D., last December.

China's $50 Billion Tariff Threat Targets U.S. Soybeans, Cars, Whiskey

China listed 106 items it could hit with tariffs, this time including America's biggest export to the country: soybeans.

President Trump (center) is shown border wall prototypes in San Diego, Calif., on March 13, 2018.

Using Pentagon Money To Pay For A Border Wall Is Harder Than It Seems

President Trump spoke to Defense Secretary James Mattis about using military money to build the wall. But Congress — and the Constitution — might get in the way.

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