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from BBC News (UK)
York Minster has appointed a new head bell-ringer, eight months after the cathedral's entire volunteer ringing team was sacked.
The Queen will mark the 175th anniversary of the first train journey made by a British monarch. On 13 June 1842, Queen Victoria made the trip from Slough to Paddington, writing in her journal afterwards that it was "delightful and so quick".
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from Central Intelligence Agency [US]
American film director John Ford is known for his breathtaking shots of man versus wild seen in movies like The Searchers (1956). During World War II, Ford used his gift as a director to aid the CIA’s predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
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Small Choices Can Change the World
I bring you the bank of the Mississippi River. I hand you a shovel. “Your job,” I say, “is to change the flow of this river. You are only allowed to use this shovel.” Could you do it? Applied in the right place, small actions can have cataclysmic effects.
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from The Heritage Foundation
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Missile Defense Test Shows America's Body Armor is Getting Stronger
In late May, the Missile Defense Agency shot down a mock intercontinental ballistic missile with another missile. The successful test confirmed that our country is making good progress in developing an effective missile defense system. No one wants war with Iran or North Korea. But policymakers must reject the time worn, out-of-touch arguments of the naysayers.
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Missile Defense Test Shows America's Body Armor is Getting Stronger
In late May, the Missile Defense Agency shot down a mock intercontinental ballistic missile with another missile. The successful test confirmed that our country is making good progress in developing an effective missile defense system. No one wants war with Iran or North Korea. But policymakers must reject the time worn, out-of-touch arguments of the naysayers.
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from Idaho Statesman
Newspaper in Boise, Idaho
The road to Prohibition in Idaho was a bumpy one
For many Americans in the 19th century, the solution to the problems associated with the use and misuse of alcoholic beverages was to prohibit their manufacture, importation, transportation or sale. Prohibition had been tried before with mixed results, first by Maine in 1846. By 1906, 18 states had tried prohibition, but only Maine, Kansas and North Dakota still had it. For the rest, enforcement had proved to be difficult, expensive and ineffective.
The road to Prohibition in Idaho was a bumpy one
For many Americans in the 19th century, the solution to the problems associated with the use and misuse of alcoholic beverages was to prohibit their manufacture, importation, transportation or sale. Prohibition had been tried before with mixed results, first by Maine in 1846. By 1906, 18 states had tried prohibition, but only Maine, Kansas and North Dakota still had it. For the rest, enforcement had proved to be difficult, expensive and ineffective.
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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (CBS Seattle)
Highline SD disciplines students after clash of political messages on ‘spirit rock'
A ‘spirit rock’ on the front lawn of Highline High School has for decades been a blank canvas for students to paint what they like. But this week, some students painted the word “Trump” and the American flag, which covered the previous paint job of rainbow colors celebrating gay pride. The newly painted rock was then depicted on social media, with a caption “Fixed It.” The incident has created a firestorm of heated exchanges, both online and in person, which students say merely exacerbate previous tensions over clashing political ideologies. As a result, some students have been disciplined, some end-of-year activities canceled, and an assembly is planned on Monday to address the ongoing problems.
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from The Mirror (UK)
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The American actor, who was best known for his work in the 1960s series of Batman, passed away on Friday night following a short battle with leukaemia, his family confirmed. He was born in Walla Walla, Washington, on 19 September 1928 as William West Anderson to a wheat farmer and opera singer.
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from Orthodox Christianity
This may sound like ancient, boring history to some, but Orthodoxy's continued fidelity to the faith of Nicea actually has tremendous, contemporary witness in terms of how sharply it contrasts with the ecclesiological progressivism of our age. Orthodoxy has become counter cultural by remaining traditional.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Sue Lani Madsen: Grass-roots politics don’t pause for off-election years
The setting was a hotel conference room. A chair with a numbered helium balloon indicated the hot seat as men and women moved from table to table seeking a potential match. This is grass-roots politics. Politics is a team sport, and the players are those who stay engaged even in the odd-numbered years of nonpartisan races. Independent voters too often sit on the sidelines and wait to be wooed. Four candidates were present for three seats on the Spokane City Council – Tim Benn, Tony Kiepe, Matthew Howes and Brian Burrow. Their common theme was streets and public safety as top priorities for government. Eight candidates for the Spokane Valley council attended, although one candidate sent a surrogate. All eight candidates repeated the focus on smooth streets and public safety.
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from Variety
Adam West — an actor defined and also constrained by his role in the 1960s series “Batman” — died Friday night in Los Angeles. He was 88. A rep said that he died after a short battle with leukemi
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