Washington got polio at age 8 and spent 8 months in a hospital and rehab clinic. He then spent time in government housing and shined shoes for pocket money.
The day after high school graduation, in 1952, Washington headed to Alaska where he started out greasing equipment, then became a heavy-crane operator.
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It was a touch disorienting to observe U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen chiding Chinese officials to do exactly what her predecessors demanded of Japan a quarter century ago.
Look closer at your map. D.C. has two stars next to it. One because it's the nation's capital, the other is for the "food capital" the city has become.
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Denny Hamlin is confident as ever after his big win at Bristol. The Joe Gibbs Racing veteran is Nascar's winingest driver without a championship and that may change.
The Youth America Grand Prix’s creative team is spearheaded by Marcella Hymowitz, who is featuring fashion designers like Dennis Basso and The Row to make the gala shine.
If Washington began the process of de-coupling from China, Beijing seems to have decided to join the effort by pushing American technology out of the country.