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from ACLJ
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from AsiaNews.it
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from Breitbart
Big Business and Capitol Hill are exempt from Obamacare... Now the Longshoremen want to know why.
The map that shows where America came from: Fascinating illustration shows the ancestry of EVERY county in the US
Census data shows heritage of 317 million modern Americans
Clusters show where immigrants from different nations chose to settle
Largest ancestry grouping in the nation are of German descent with almost 50 million people
African American or Black is the second largest grouping with just over 40 million people
Almost 20 million people claim to have 'American' ancestry for political reasons and because they are unsure of their family's genealogy
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from Daily Mail
Census data shows heritage of 317 million modern Americans
Clusters show where immigrants from different nations chose to settle
Largest ancestry grouping in the nation are of German descent with almost 50 million people
African American or Black is the second largest grouping with just over 40 million people
Almost 20 million people claim to have 'American' ancestry for political reasons and because they are unsure of their family's genealogy
These revealing pictures shed light on life in the Soviet Union right at the end of the rule of despot Joseph Stalin.
Published in Soviet Union Magazine, they were distributed across Europe and the Americas in an effort to generate sympathy for the Communist country's ideals.
The pages of the magazine offer some of the greatest examples of early 20th-century photo-montage as propaganda.
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from Economic Policy Journal
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from The Farmacy
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from Fox News
Obama faces renewed international opposition on Syria, while trying to win US support
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from The Guardian
Since when did obedience become the epitome of good parenting?
We all want impeccably behaved children, right? Well maybe not, says Annalisa Barbieri. Here, she questions why there is such a fashion for taming our youngsters
Brazil's Globo news program reports revelations based on documents obtained by Glenn Greenwald from Edward Snowden
A sceptical public recognises the futility of launching a missile strike that will not topple Bashar al-Assad.
"'Punishing' a dictator for killing his own people by simply killing more of his own people seems beyond cruel. It seems stupid. It leads nowhere." Simon Jenkins explains why the west's threat to attack Syria is an idiotic gesture.
NATO secretary-general warns of 'danger' if world does not react to Syria firmly
Ford Recalls Hundreds Of Thousands Of Cars
Oregon bakery that denied same-sex wedding cake closes
How to Get Cheaper or Free Vet Care
Red Monday
We don’t need this quasi-Canadian, crypto-Communist holiday.
There isn’t much good to say about Labor Day, except maybe that it could be worse — it could be on May 1, which would make it a full-on Communist holiday instead of a merely crypto-Communist one.
On Fifth Try, Diana Nyad Completes Cuba-Florida Swim
At 64, the long-distance swimmer was closing in on Key West, Florida, and her team predicted she would reach the island on Monday afternoon. If she makes it on what is her fifth attempt, she will be the first swimmer to cross the Florida Straits unaided.
In Maine, Even With A GPS, You Can't Get There From Here
Once a standard fixture at every gas station, paper maps have all but folded in the digital age. But there are places that can baffle your high-tech gadgets. In Maine, weekend explorers might want to take along a map in addition to their GPS unit.
The History Behind The Phrase 'Don't Be An Indian Giver'
The Private War Of J.D. Salinger
"J.D. Salinger spent 10 years writing The Catcher in the Rye and the rest of his life regretting it," according to a new book about one of America's best-known and most revered writers.
Syria: Where politicians stand
World's Largest Reflecting Telescopes Explained (Infographic)
On Giant Blue Alien Planet, It Rains Molten Glass
The STEM Crisis Is a Myth
Forget the dire predictions of a looming shortfall of scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians.The next time a politician tells you were short of STEM grads and need to spend more...call him out on his lies. We have a surplus of STEM grads and a shortage of STEM JOBS!
How Snacking Became Respectable
Before they became standard fare in American life, snacks drew suspicion and even scorn
Singapore Strike: The Full Story
In Singapore, the sale of chewing gum is banned and strikes are nearly unheard of. But a 2-day labor protest by Chinese bus drivers rattled the foundation of the country’s economic success.
The complete WSJ investigation into the move that upended the nation’s unflinching public order.
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from The Jerusalem Post
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from KHQ Local News
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from KREM 2 News
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from Money Talks News
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from National Review
Red Monday
We don’t need this quasi-Canadian, crypto-Communist holiday.
There isn’t much good to say about Labor Day, except maybe that it could be worse — it could be on May 1, which would make it a full-on Communist holiday instead of a merely crypto-Communist one.
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from NPR
At 64, the long-distance swimmer was closing in on Key West, Florida, and her team predicted she would reach the island on Monday afternoon. If she makes it on what is her fifth attempt, she will be the first swimmer to cross the Florida Straits unaided.
Once a standard fixture at every gas station, paper maps have all but folded in the digital age. But there are places that can baffle your high-tech gadgets. In Maine, weekend explorers might want to take along a map in addition to their GPS unit.
"J.D. Salinger spent 10 years writing The Catcher in the Rye and the rest of his life regretting it," according to a new book about one of America's best-known and most revered writers.
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from POLITICO
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from Space.com
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from Spectrum
Forget the dire predictions of a looming shortfall of scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians.The next time a politician tells you were short of STEM grads and need to spend more...call him out on his lies. We have a surplus of STEM grads and a shortage of STEM JOBS!
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from The Wall Street Journal
Before they became standard fare in American life, snacks drew suspicion and even scorn
In Singapore, the sale of chewing gum is banned and strikes are nearly unheard of. But a 2-day labor protest by Chinese bus drivers rattled the foundation of the country’s economic success.
The complete WSJ investigation into the move that upended the nation’s unflinching public order.
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