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Darnella Frazier, the courageous young woman who recorded the murder of George Floyd, has been awarded a special Pulitzer Prize.

‘The earth holds so much power’: Deb Haaland visits sacred site Trump shrank Rico Moore © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP The interior secretary, Deb Haaland, paid a historic visit on Thursday to Bears Ears national monument, the Utah site sacred to Native Americans that was downsized by President Donald Trump. Haaland is a member of the Laguna Pueblo and the first indigenous cabinet member, and her trip came amid calls for the monument to be recreated in its original form, or even expanded, by Joe Biden. On Thursday morning, Haaland stood in the Val...

  Article Down Memory Lane: When pirates plundered the ships of Highland traders in Scottish waters – and courted royal attention By Contributor Published: 19:30, 10 February 2021 Get the Inverness Courier sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper All fun at Nairn Sailing Club – but pirates were a serious danger a few centuries ago. When you think of where pirates sailed, you think of Jamaica or Virginia and the Pirates of the Caribbean films. But the Scottish islands were once such a haven for these seagoing robbers that other Euro...

Alexander Stuart, a forgotten land and cattle entrepreneur, once owned a Southwest Virginia “mountain empire” estimated at 70,000 acres and assets of more than $15 million in today’s values.

Alexander III of Scotland Send to Google Classroom: Alexander III of Scotland reigned from 1249 to 1286 CE. Succeeding his father Alexander II of Scotland (r. 1214-1249 CE) at the age of eight, the young king's early reign was blighted by rivalries between his nobles, a situation made more complex by the interference of Henry III of England (r. 1216-1272 CE) whose daughter Alexander had married. When the king took full control of his birthright in 1259 CE, things started to improve dramatically. There was a sustained period of peace and relative prosperity for Scotland. The king even managed...