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Lovin' it: Toddler goes crazy over homemade McDonald's Happy Meal

Three-year-old Rowan had been begging for a McDonald's Happy Meal since his family went into self-quarantine.

      




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This weekend: New Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, Michelle Obama doc, 'SNL' season finale

Out this weekend: Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber's new duet, Michelle Obama's documentary on Netflix and the season finale of "Saturday Night Live."

      




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Opinion: Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh's radical plan for college football players makes sense

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has long advocated for player freedom in college football. His latest proposal involving NFL draft is his most radical.

      




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White men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery won't face Georgia hate crime charges. Here's why.

Gregory and Travis McMichael, who are accused of fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery, a black man, will not face hate crime charges. Here's why.

      




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LGBTQ Americans are getting coronavirus, losing jobs. Anti-gay bias is making it worse for them.

The coronavirus outbreak is pummeling LGBTQ Americans, leaving a population already vulnerable to health care and employment discrimination suffering.

      




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Latest on global search for coronavirus vaccine: 1st US candidate set for Phase 2; WHO tracks 8 efforts; Pfizer tests in humans

As the all-out effort for a vaccine accelerates, USA TODAY is rounding up some of the week's most notable developments.

      




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Man who recorded Ahmaud Arbery's shooting on video was just a witness, his lawyer says

The lawyer for William "Roddie" Bryan, the Georgia man who recorded video of two white men shooting Ahmaud Arbery, says his client is not a vigilante.

      




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What we know about community where Ahmaud Arbery was shot: 911 caller reported 'black guy' on property

Local officials say the community is shocked that racism could have fueled the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery.

      




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Voting rights march kicks off month of Art & Soul performances

Art & Soul celebrates African-American art and artists in Indiana. The event coincides with Black History Month.

      




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Artists Evan and Radie Steiner fell insta-love through Instagram. Now they're married.

An Indianapolis photographer met a New Jersey painter on Instagram because they liked each other's work. Now they're married and run an art business.

      




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This is the only remaining tiny statue out of 20 placed around Indianapolis in 2009

IndyStar reporter Domenica Bongiovanni searched for tiny statues hidden by artist Dominic Sansone in 2009 for a Herron art class.

      




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'Frankenstein' and Mary Lincoln: Here's Indiana Repertory Theatre's 2020-2021 season

Indiana Repertory Theatre's new plays include Mary Lincoln's reclusiveness, 'Fahrenheit 451' and a celebration of Indianapolis' bicentennial.

      




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For creators of Madam C.J. Walker Netflix series, her story is timeless and 'aspirational'

The Netflix series "Self Made" depicts Madam C.J. Walker's rise as a hair care entrepreneur in Indianapolis.

      




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The $440 million nonprofit arts industry expects major damage. Here's how to help.

Indianapolis' nonprofit arts sector supports about 30,000 jobs. The closures forced by coronavirus are causing damage to theaters, artists and more.

      




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Was Addie Munroe a true rival of Madam C.J. Walker and other questions about 'Self Made'

We answer four questions about the historical accuracy of the Netflix series "Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker."

      




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Indianapolis Contemporary art museum shuts down, citing economic damage from coronavirus

Indianapolis Contemporary is closing permanently, almost a year after changing its name and a few months after hiring a new executive director.

      




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John Prine made music, friends and even a movie in Indiana

Iconic singer-songwriter John Prine, who died at age 73, hired Indiana guitarists Jason Wilber and Larry Crane to play in his band.

       




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IndyFringe cancels its 2020 festival on Mass Ave. because of coronavirus concerns

IndyFringe, the popular Mass Ave. theater festival, has been canceled. Social distancing requirements will not allow the artists to prepare.

       




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Retro Indy: Grocery stores and supermarkets

From the neighborhood markets to the supermarkets of our past

      




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Retro Indy: Tony Kiritsis was a very angry man

He wired a shotgun to a mortgage banker's neck and abducted him on live TV, but he was found not guilty by reason of insanity.

      




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Black History: Famed Indiana artists have a shared heritage at Manual High School

William Edouard Scott and John Wesley Hardrick both studied under famed Impressionist painter Otto Stark at Manual High School.

      




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Retro Indy: 1977 Hollandsburg massacre left 4 dead and a survivor to testify

Four boys were executed in a Parke County, Indiana, mobile home on Feb. 14, 1977. There was only one survivor: Betty Jane Spencer.

      




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Retro Indy: Vintage life hacks your grandma might have used

From restoring a corset to avoiding banana unpleasantness, some of these hints are still helpful today.

      




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Female ex-slaves found security, community at Indianapolis' Alpha Home

Many slave women outlived their children and husbands or were abandoned by them. They had no where to turn.

      




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Semper Fi: Kokomo native was first female Marine

Opha Johnson — born Opha May Jacob in Kokomo, Indiana — was honored 100 years later, thanks to the Women Marines Association.

      




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It is time for Mother Nature’s reality check, says RICHARD MADELEY



I CAN'T help feeling that this is all a long-delayed return to normal. I know the lockdown feels abnormal, and I suppose it is, in that we've never seen anything like it before. But beyond that, I have a powerful sense that normal relations have merely been resumed; the age-old see-saw relationship between man and planet re-established.




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Ministers’ silence is deafening, says RICHARD MADELEY



I'VE NEVER seen or heard anything like it. Or rather, NOT heard. I was on the green roof of London: Kite Hill, the highest spot on Hampstead Heath, and summit of my daily permitted exercise routine.




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Is this lockdown worth the risk, says RICHARD MADELEY



THE RISKS of lockdown are threatening to become greater than the risk of catching the coronavirus.The blunt instrument of social and economic shutdown may soon begin to bludgeon more people to death than the microscopic bug it is meant to protect us from.




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Trump’s bleach blond bombshell, says RICHARD MADELEY



SIX WEEKS into lockdown and every day brings fresh headlines and behaviour you simply couldn't and wouldn't have predicted when you went to bed the night before.




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Expert’s advice doesn’t add up, says RICHARD MADELEY



PROFESSOR Neil "do as I say, not as I do" Ferguson has had a bad week, which he brought entirely on himself.




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High school results, May 5

High school sports results for May 5, 2015.

       




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High school results, May 6

Includes baseball, softball, boys golf, boys lacrosse, girls tennis and boys volleyball

       




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High School Results, May 7

High School Results, May 7

       




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Letters: Marion County Coroner's Office needs more resources, staff

Right now there is an epidemic of suicides and opioid overdoses, on top of the unacceptably high murder rate in the city, a letter to the editor says.

      




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Letters: Increase Hoosier teacher salaries to match neighboring states

Education is the smartest investment an individual or a society can make, a letter to the editor says.

      




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Letters: Avoid inflammatory rhetoric during impeachment proceedings

We need to educate ourselves and then trust the process the framers' included in the Constitution, a letter to the editor says.

      




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Letters: Embrace democracy by making voting easier for Hoosiers

The Legislature should declare a voting holiday to make it easier for all Hoosiers to vote on election day, a letter to the editor says.

      




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Letters: Commitment to dismantling racist policies an 'amazing first step'

We all must work together to dismantle the barriers and empower our neighbors for a truly inclusive city, a letter to the editor says.

      




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Letters: Political disagreements aside, America remains a great country

I am grateful for thoughtful insights amid today's cacophony of intolerant and mean-spirited shouting, a letter to the editor says.

      




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Letters: Indiana can reduce the spread of coronavirus by instituting mail voting

Our state is taking the wise step of reducing unnecessary public gatherings and that includes voting.

      




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Letters: Help letter carriers stay healthy by sanitizing mailboxes, door handles

Now is the time to stay at home and allow us to bring much needed supplies to your front door.

       




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Letters: Holcomb's coronavirus mandate: Keep Hoosiers alive, healthy

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb's responsibility and obligation is to the citizenry of Indiana, a letter to the editor says.

       




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Letters: Vice President Mike Pence should have set better example by wearing a mask

This example many will be able to repeat with possible grave danger to uncounted numbers, a letter to the editor says.

       




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Man to get $1.4M from Indiana, city of Anderson after murder conviction reversal

Walter Goudy, 51, reached a settlement with the city of Anderson and the state of Indiana, according to city officials and and his attorney.

       




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Downtown apartment fire with $500,000 in damage ruled accidental

The fire broke out on the roof of the 800 Cap Apartments, 800 N. Capitol Ave., at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, IFD Battalion Chief Rita Reith said.

       




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Police investigate death of man found in ditch near Noblesville

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a man who was found in a ditch Friday afternoon just northeast of Noblesville.

       




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Man found fatally shot in west-side alley in Indianapolis

Officers found a man suffering gunshot wounds shortly after 11 p.m. in a neighborhood east of Riverside Park, IMPD said.

       




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'She loved carrying the mail': Postal worker fatally shot while delivering letters

Officers found a woman wounded by gunshots about 4 p.m. in the 400 block of North Denny Street, IMPD said.

       




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21-year-old man arrested in fatal shooting of Indianapolis mail carrier Angela Summers

Angela Summers, 45, was shot around 4 p.m. Monday while working in the 400 block of North Denny Street. She died later at an area hospital.

       




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Suspect in letter carrier's killing confronted her over suspended mail, documents say

Tony Cushingberry-Mays, 21, was arrested Wednesday in the shooting that killed letter carrier Angela Summers in Indianapolis.