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Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? Ala. state workers may have to choose.: Alabama is considering a bill that would make Juneteenth a state holiday ...
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Volkswagen workers at US plant in Chattanooga vote for union: The Volkswagen employees at the US Chattanooga plant have made a decision. The plant in the ...
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In space for 25 years: These are the photos from the Chandra Telescope: Budget cuts at NASA could mean an imminent end to the Chandra telescope: See the ...
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Youngkin proposes a second vote to remove Robert E. Lee license plate: Democrats have called the governor's proposal “cowardly” and “a waste of taxpayer dollars ...
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Helmbrechts - Sweaty blues party: B. B. and the Blues Shacks turn the cultural spring in the textile museum into a hot and humid US southern summer ...
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10 James Webb Photos Show Where Stars Come to Life: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has imaged star-forming regions where stars are born for the first time.
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Closing the gap in cloud security: Many cloud risks are related to insecure identities, whether they are interface vulnerabilities, cloud app vulnerabilities ...
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Coinbase: Major Breakthrough in Canada: Coinbase becomes the first foreign company to receive a crypto trading license in Canada.
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Nuki implements Matter innovation for European locks: Since the beginning of its membership in the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) ...
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Lakota Trading Post opened doors to its saloon: News, photos, videos and podcasts from the Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung from the Rhine-Neckar region
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United Daughters of the Confederacy would lose Virginia tax breaks, if Youngkin signs off
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Würzburg: Former CSU member of parliament Peter Keller is dead: The long-time director of the Benediktushöhe of the diocese of Würzburg and former CSU member of ...
infranken.de/lk/wuerzburg/wuerzburg-ex-csu-bundestagsabgeordneter-peter-keller-ist-tot-art-5849928
‘Manhunt’ Recap, Episode 3: ‘Let the Sheep Flee’: It’s starting to feel like this Andrew Johnson fellow isn’t exactly on the up-and-up. Read more in Vulture’s ...
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'Manhunt' Is the 'Lincoln' Movie Sequel We Need in 2024: By emphasizing the immediate fallout and enduring consequences of Lincoln's assassination ...
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New specification introduced: CSA introduces seal of approval for secure IoT devices - Golem.de
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CSA: Label is intended to identify safe smart home products: The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), an organization of various companies (including Amazon ...
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Brittany Howard: “Always trust your own judgment, even if it hurts”: Brittany Howard reveals what dream you don't have to fulfill. The musician also explains how ...
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Bookshelf: Enslaved woman turns spy in Ruffin’s ‘American Daughters’ : A band of enslaved and freed women in New Orleans subvert the Confederacy in Maurice ...
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Burke, Virginia, is named after an enslaver. A journalist wants to change that: David Martosko discovered Silas Burke enslaved a six-year-old named Fenton and ...
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SZ Weekender 23-25. February: A woman who doesn't think about quitting. Annoying chat at work. Camping in winter. And more. Ten stories for the weekend.
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Florida GOP’s priority list of fear, hatred and resentment | Editorial: A list of the Florida Republican Party's top 10 priorities for the legislative ...
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Bills to remove tax break for United Daughters of Confederacy likely to head to Youngkin
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Artemis: Keeping fit for the moon mission - Golem.de: The Orion spacecraft for the upcoming Artemis missions isn't exactly big. Nevertheless ...
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Controversial bills on flags, monuments appear dead Florida Senate: Senate President Kathleen Passidomo said she doesn’t expect the Senate to move forward on the ...
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What to know about a Florida bill to block monument removals: The bill’s future is uncertain.
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How Trump Gets Kicked off the Ballot: The president is an officer and that months-long effort to subvert the election results was an insurrection ...
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On This Day: Robert E. Lee named commander of Confederate army - UPI.com: On Feb. 6, 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee was appointed commander in chief of the armies of ...
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Confederate monument taken down in Jacksonville: A Confederate monument was taken down in Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday following an order from the city’s mayor ...
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Quick Glance: Controversial Monument Removed in Jacksonville
- Jacksonville Mayor ordered the removal of two statues from Springfield Park.
- The statues were part of the contentious monument for the Women of the Southern Confederacy.
- The removal of the monument signals a belief in our shared humanity.
- The monument was erected as an intimidation effort against Black individuals and to promote discriminatory laws.
Confederate monuments spark debate about how cities remember their history: Over 2,000 Confederate memorials are still in place across the country.
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Opinion | Why Was It So Hard for Nikki Haley to Say ‘Slavery’? History Has the Answer
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Letter: Should city repeal the meals tax?: Here’s an idea, how about we repeal the meals tax? Can anyone point to anything that has improved since this ...
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Quick Glance: Suspect Charged in Hollywood Cemetery Buck's Killing
- The 4,925 square foot home was designed by CIRCLE Design Studio and features a first-floor bedroom.
- The layout includes a spacious family room, dining room, and kitchen, perfect for entertaining.
- This energy-efficient home is move-in ready and includes a first-floor suite and a finished basement.
- In addition, the home features a walkout basement with a finished family room, full bath, two additional finished flex rooms, and even more storage space.
Letter: Increase the minimum wage in Virginia: I believe that the bill to increase minimum wage needs to be passed (“Virginia Senate committee advances bill to ...
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The Unacceptable Reason Jeffrey Wright Was Dubbed in This Western: By the time Ang Lee's revisionist Western Ride with the Devil came out ...
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A federal judge ruled to allow a Confederate memorial to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia after the removal had been halted ... Show more abcnews.visitlink.me/7rxpZq
Quick Glance: Court Issues Temporary Order to Protect Confederate Memorial in Arlington
- Defend Arlington, affiliated with Save Southern Heritage Florida, sued to protect the memorial on Sunday.
- A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, halting the removal of the memorial for now.
- The cemetery began removal, but the memorial remains in place after the issuance of the restraining order.
- The court issued a temporary restraining order and asked the parties to discuss the impact of a previous ruling.
GOP Governors Invoke the Confederate Theory of Secession to Justify Border Violations
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Nikki Haley, asked about cause of Civil War, avoids mentioning slavery: Presidential candidate Nikki Haley, who once governed a state at the heart of the former ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/27/us/haley-civil-war-slavery.html
Quick Glance: Nikki Haley's Stance on Pardoning Trump
- Why it matters: Trump faces 87 felony charges in Florida, New York, and Georgia related to allegations of election interference, mishandling classified materials, and paying hush money to a porn star.
- Haley joins fellow Republicans in signaling support for a possible pardon for Trump.
- What they're saying: 'I would pardon Trump,' said Haley.
- Of note: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie criticized Haley for making the remarks before the trial in the election interference case against Trump even started.
LeVar Burton Learns He's Part-White with Confederate Ancestor: LeVar Burton made a shocking discovery about his bloodline here in America -- namely ...
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Judge allows removal of Confederate statue at Arlington National Cemetery amid protests
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Quick Glance: Judge Allows Removal of Confederate Statue at Arlington National Cemetery Amid Protests
- A federal judge has ruled to allow the removal of a Confederate memorial from Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, following a temporary restraining order submitted by protesting groups.
- The removal of the Confederate memorial is mandated by Congress to be completed by Jan. 1, 2024, according to the Army National Military Cemeteries, which is leading the removal procedures at Arlington.
- A congressional commission in 2021 required the removal of all names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America from all assets of the Department of Defense.
- The Reconciliation Monument at the center of this legal battle is said to offer 'a nostalgic, mythologized vision of the Confederacy, including highly sanitized depictions of slavery,' according to the Arlington National Cemetery.
Alabama 1 of 2 states to combine Martin Luther King Jr. Day with holiday honoring Confederacy
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Debate over slavery: Civil war catches up with Republicans: A voter throws conservative presidential candidates into a tailspin with a simple question: What was ...
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WalletHub report: Virginia ranks 25th in racial progress, 15th for racial integration
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What if Jefferson Davis decided to run for president? | Opinion: OpEd: Could the president of the Confederacy have run for U.S. president? According to some ...
kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article284087108.html
On This Day, Jan. 9: Apple unveils first iPhone - UPI.com: On Jan. 9, 2007, the world changed when Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone.
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Explainer: With Trump blocked from ballot in two states, can he still run for president?
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Should Texas secede? State Republican Party blocks advisory vote: The Texas Nationalist Movement wants to ask Republican voters whether they support the state’s ...
expressnews.com/news/texas/article/texit-activists-threaten-lawsuit-against-state-gop-18577064.php
Answers to the Chronicle’s annual year-end trivia quiz: Right, wrong or somewhere in between, here are the answers to the Boxing Day quiz.
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Food for the nerves: At the start of Veganuary there is Hoppin’-John: Our chef Verena Lugert starts with a counterpoint to the year-end feast and presents a ...
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January 1st each year brings hopes for the future, but it also belongs to the past. We remember this day as the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation ... Show more
Should Texas secede? State Republican Party blocks advisory vote: The Texas Nationalist Movement wants to ask Republican voters whether they support the state’s ...
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Does a civil-war-era ban on insurrectionists apply to Donald Trump?: So far, America’s judges have been reluctant to involve themselves in the 2024 election
economist.com/united-states/2023/11/21/does-a-civil-war-era-ban-on-insurrectionists-apply-to-donald-trump
Judge weighs whether to block removal of Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery
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A24’s Civil War map goes viral as people make sense of its politics: Alex Garland’s new movie releases in April 2024, but the first trailer ...
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Despite GOP pushback, Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery to be removed
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GOPers urge Pentagon to block removal of Confederate statue from Arlington: A group of more than 40 Republican lawmakers want to stop the Pentagon from removing ...
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Auto union USA: No hiding from the comrades: Trade unions are gaining strength in the USA. Now they are targeting the factories of German car manufacturers in ...
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Robert E. Lee Confederate statue in Charlottesville melted down: A community initiative plans to use the materials to create a new work of public art it intends ...
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Quick Glance: Robert E. Lee Confederate Statue Melted Down in Charlottesville
- Statue cut into pieces to fit in furnace
- Community initiative 'Swords into Plowshares' plans to use materials for new public art
- Statue was center of controversy and deadly protests
- Law enforcement working tirelessly to find suspect
Full list: Who was expelled from the House before George Santos: The New York Republican is the first person since 2002 to be expelled from the House.
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‘Stamped From the Beginning’: Ibram X. Kendi’s Banned Book Is a Netflix Doc: Author Ibram X. Kendi and filmmaker Roger Ross Williams hope their Netflix doc ...
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Parish of St. Petri Church: Pastor Marcus Christ leaves Cuxhaven: Pastor Marcus Christ, who many Cuxhaven residents know from the congregation of St ...
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Peace in the Middle East: One State, Two States, Confederation?: An agreement between Israel and the Palestinians currently seems impossible ...
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Paid articlePaid The Least Irredeemable Confederate General Is Finally Getting His Day in the Sun: Why James Longstreet switched sides.
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Thalhimer Realty acquires Shockoe Slip buildings: Thalhimer Realty Partners bought a two-building apartment and commercial space property in Richmond's Shockoe ...
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The southern states of the USA are largely politically in the hands of arch-conservative Republicans. But resistance is slowly growing. 👉 taz.de/!5969356/
On This Day, Nov. 6: Americans elect Obama to 2nd term - UPI.com: On Nov. 6, 2012, U.S. President Barack Obama defeated Republican challenger Mitt Romney to win ...
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Confederate statues officially removed from Houston's art collection: Houston City Council voted Wednesday to get rid of controversial Confederate and Columbus ...
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Confederate statues officially removed from Houston's art collection: Houston City Council voted Wednesday to get rid of controversial Confederate and Columbus ...
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Virgina's 'Lost Cause' symbols sought to glorify and rewrite Confederate stories: Confederate monuments started to go up across Virginia at a time when lynching ...
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Confederate imagery remains in Washington, D.C.: The contentious issue of removing imagery of the Confederacy and relics of the Old South from public spaces ...
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Why Public Schools Have Failed the Vision of Robert Smalls, the Man Who Created Them
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New piece at the WLB Esslingen: “Blues Brothers” get on the moped: The Esslingen WLB brings the cult film “Blues Brothers” to the stage and transplants it to the ...
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Paid articlePaid Petition in Mobile calls for removing statue of Father Ryan, ‘Priest of the Confederacy’
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Space travel: China is probably planning a base in the moon's lava tubes - Golem.de
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Why the stained-glass windows in Washington National Cathedral were replaced: Stained-glass windows depicting Confederate symbols were removed from Washington ...
oklahoman.com/story/news/nation-world/2023/09/23/washington-national-cathedral-unveiled-new-stained-glass-windows-saturday-with-a-theme-of-racial-jus/70948733007/
Quick Glance: National Cathedral replaces Confederate windows with stained-glass tribute to racial justice
- The Washington National Cathedral unveiled new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice.
- The windows were installed in 1953 and donated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
- The original windows depicted Lee and Jackson as saintlike figures.
- The decision to remove the Confederate windows was made by Hollerith.
7 state flags still have designs with ties to the Confederacy: Mississippi became the last state to remove the Confederate battle flag from its state flag in ...
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Mississippi became the last state to remove the Confederate battle flag from its state flag in 2020. However, seven state flags still have design links to the ... Show more wapo.st/3Li9LXM
Neuhaus am Rennweg - 20 years of Wild Wulst: The American Civil War, in which North and southern states fought against each other was a long time ago ...
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The Emancipation Proclamation: the first step towards the end of slavery in the US
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James Webb Telescope: The best images from space: The James Webb Telescope delivers spectacular images from space. We have put together the best pictures for you ...
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