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A woman walks past flowering cherry trees in Centennial Park, in Toronto, Monday, April 22, 2024. (Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press)
<b>The Talladega Jinx</b><br><br> The Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama is one of the world’s most iconic racetracks that has seen some classic NASCAR races, but it has also seen some inexplicable incidents, leading many to believe the track is cursed.<br><br> Legend has it that the Talladega Superspeedway was built on top of sacred land taken from the Creek Nation in the early 1800s after U.S. President Andrew Jackson forced the tribe out of the valley.<br><br> <i>Carl Edwards (99) goes airborne after crashing with Ryan Newman, rear, and Brad Keselowski on the final lap of the Aaron's 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2009. (Glenn Smith / AP Photo)</i>

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The American paradox of protest: Celebrated and condemned, welcomed and muzzled

Americans cherish the right to assemble, to speak out, to petition for the redress of grievances. It's enshrined in the first of the constitutional amendments. They laud social actions of the past and recognize the advances toward equality that previous generations made, often at risk of life and limb. But those same activities can produce anger and outright opposition when life's routines are interrupted, and wariness that those speaking out are outsiders looking to sow chaos and influence impressionable minds.