Nomadland (2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sxCFZ8_d84 A woman in her sixties who, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
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Turkey prepares second indictment of six Khashoggi murder suspects
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes first woman to lie in state in US Capitol
Late justice’s coffin moved from supreme court to Capitol, where family, politicians and friends attended service Supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday becomes the first woman in American history to…
Coping amid disaster: How we can mentally prepare for a pandemic winter
This week marks six months since Washingtonians were directed to the stay at home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The changes have affected all of us. Dr. Kira Mauseth is a…