The Baton Rouge NAACP branch called Sadie Roberts-Joseph a “Cultural Legend” Source
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American Airlines extends cancellations of Boeing 737 Max flights
The announcement Sunday marked the fifth time that American Airlines has pushed back the expected time the Max would return to air Source
By The Numbers: The moon
Some facts about Earth’s closest celestial neighbor from Jane Pauley. Source
The seamstresses who fashioned Apollo’s spacesuits
When NASA needed a lunar spacesuit for the Apollo astronauts, they turned to the International Latex Corporation, and a cadre of women who normally sewed latex bras and girdles, to create a softer, more flexible spacesuit. Tracy Smith talked with some of the seamstresses who fashioned protective wear that would mean life or death for men in space, and with Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt who was the last man to walk, and jump, on the lunar surface. Source
Events to celebrate Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary
When it comes to marking the Apollo 11 anniversary, the sky’s the limit! Here is just a small sampling of events across the country where mankind’s giant leap is being commemorated. Jane Pauley reports. Source
Ex-DHS chief warns immigrants not to open doors for ICE without a warrant
ICE was slated to begin on Sunday a new wave of roundups targeting undocumented families with open deportation orders Source
Full transcript of “Face the Nation” on July 14, 2019
Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Mark Morgan, Sen. Dick Durbin, former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, historian Douglas Brinkley, Ben Domenech, Toluse Olorunnipa, and Kelsey Snell appeared on this broadcast of “Face the Nation” Source
Durbin rips Trump’s “careless rhetoric” about Dem congresswomen
Without naming them specifically, President Trump told four Democratic congresswomen to “go back” to the “crime infested places from which they came” Source
Djokovic outlasts Federer in marathon Wimbledon final
Novak Djokovic has won his fifth Wimbledon title, beating eight-time champion Roger Federer in a fifth-set tiebreaker after saving two match points Source
“Sunday Morning” Full Episode 7/14
This week’s edition of “Sunday Morning,” hosted by Jane Pauley, features Time magazine editor-at-large Jeffrey Kluger’s report on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Plus: Tracy Smith talks with some of the seamstresses who made the spacesuits worn that day by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin; Martha Teichner discusses Walter Cronkite’s boisterous coverage of the 1969 moon landing; Lee Cowan talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead about his new novel, “The Nickel Boys”; Nancy Giles visits an exhibition that explores the role of black models in modern art; and Susan Spencer talks with a blogger who conducted an unusual experiment: eat nothing but breakfast cereal for a month. Source