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N.O. teens who made 'impossible' Pythagorean Theorem discovery to be on 60 Minutes Sunday
NEW ORLEANS — Two New Orleans high school seniors from St. Mary's Academy will be featured in a special on '60 Minutes' Sunday, May 5. Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson will sit down with CBS correspondent Bill Whitaker to talk about their 'impossible' mathematical discovery in proving the Pythagorean Theorem.
Time to turn off your lights and hide from the termites
Flying termites have returned to New Orleans, adding to our critter woes of stinging caterpillars and sneaky cockroaches. Why it matters: We share this city with our bug friends, but we can still be grossed out by them. The big picture: Many residents reported seeing swarms of Formosan termites this...
New Orleans’ own PJ Morton returns home to Jazz Fest with new music
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer PJ Morton comes home with a new album and memoir dropping soon amid a Saturday afternoon performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which nears the end of an eight-day run. Morton, a preacher’s kid whose parents...
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