Digital Divide, Baseball's Dwindling Minority
The Washington Post: Binary America: Split in Two by A Digital Divide -- "This is the digital divide, now more than a decade old, a rarely discussed schism in which the unconnected are second-class citizens. In some parts of this so-called Internet ghetto, the screech of a telephone modem dialing up to get online is not uncommon."
The Dallas Morning News: Baseball's Dwindling Minority: Young, Black Players -- "The fact is, 60 years after Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball, considered one of the most important moments in this country's history, the African-American baseball player is slowly disappearing from the game."
Reuters: Clinton Pilots Subsidized Malaria Drugs In Africa -- "Former President Bill Clinton launched a program on Sunday to make subsidized malaria drugs available in Tanzania in a test scheme that could serve as a blueprint for Africa as a whole."
Reuters: Cuba's Castro Still Sidelined A Year After Surgery -- "A year after emergency surgery forced Fidel Castro to hand over power for the first time since his 1959 revolution, he has become a prolific writer on world affairs but shows no sign of returning to lead Cuba."
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