Michael Luo

1 month ago | rsn.org | Michael Luo

In 1885, white rioters murdered dozens of their Asian neighbors in Rock Springs, Wyoming. A hundred and forty years later, the story of the atrocity is still being unearthed. The town of Rock Springs sprouts out of a vacant landscape of sandstone cliffs and sagebrush in southern Wyoming. It is a fading former mining town, where herds of deer now meander through the streets. A century-old sign overlooking the railroad tracks downtown reads “Home of Rock Springs Coal.” The mines closed decades ago.

1 month ago | newyorker.com | Michael Luo

In today’s newsletter, the 1885 massacre in Rock Springs, Wyoming—and its frightening echoes today. Plus:• “Severance” fetishizes the office• London is a local-news desert• How many immigrants will die in U.S. custody? Only one man’s face is clearly visible in the photograph. He is wearing a brimmed hat, an oversized coat, and boots. He seems to be mid-stride, with one foot in front of the other, as though he’s walking out of the frame.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Michael Luo

On a chilly morning this past July, a small group bearing shovels, trowels, brushes, and other tools gathered in the park and began digging into the topsoil. In the course of several days, they excavated a series of neat squares, eventually carving out a chamber about a metre deep. They removed the dirt with buckets and poured it onto rectangular screens to be sifted. Curious neighbors wandered by.

1 month ago | newyorker.com | Michael Luo

The town of Rock Springs sprouts out of a vacant landscape of sandstone cliffs and sagebrush in southern Wyoming. It is a fading former mining town, where herds of deer now meander through the streets. A century-old sign overlooking the railroad tracks downtown reads “Home of Rock Springs Coal.” The mines closed decades ago. In the late nineteen-eighties, workers began filling the honeycomb of underground tunnels beneath the town with a cement-like grout, to prevent cave-ins.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Michael Luo

3 hours agoChina: Critical responseHenan, China - December 07, 2024 This is the heart-stopping moment that a 10-month-old baby was saved by a quick-thinking nanny who performed the Heimlich maneuver after a teething toy became lodged in the child’s throat. On December 7, 2024, in Henan, China, the video showed the nanny reacting swiftly when she noticed the baby struggling to breathe.