Today (September 4) is Labor Day. The national holiday celebrates the laborers in the United States, those who toil every day to make sure bridges are safe and infrastructure is up to par. If we don’t ...

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When Hozier’s haunting single “Take Me to Church” went viral in 2013, the then-unknown Irish singer/songwriter attracted the frenzied attention of record labels worldwide. Columbia Records released ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Researchers link ‘Swannanoa Tunnel’ to an 1870s work song by incarcerated Black laborers. A 1939 William Love recording (collected by ...