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How the United States Laid Claim to the Mississippi River, One Mile at a Time
Smithsonian Magazine· 13 hours agoOn October 27, 1815, Prospect Robbins arrived by boat at the point in the alluvial swamps where the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers meet. Both surveyors were veterans—Brown a captain, Robbins ...
Congress Has a Self-Appointed Protector of Jews. There’s Just One Problem.
Slate· 4 days agoRep. Elise Stefanik has positioned herself in the months since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7 as a...
Is it too late to weigh in on war-fighting AI?
The Bradford Era· 4 days agoIn 2017, the World Economic Forum warned that autonomous weapons had already arrived. The international nonprofit warned again in 2021 that global regulations for militarized artificial intelligence ...
Malawi’s VP killed in plane crash; Baltimore shipping channel reopens; Chrysler recalls SUVs, pickup...
The Times and Democrat· 3 days agoMalawi’s vice president and nine others have been killed in a plane crash, the country’s president...
Howard Fineman, political correspondent with analytical eye, dies at 75
Washington Post· 2 days agoHoward Fineman, a Newsweek political correspondent and television commentator for decades who...
Leisurely Visits
Jeffersonian Democrat· 2 days agoFrom all the photos we received, we randomly selected one winner, who will receive a four-pack of tickets to the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. Most of all, we wish all the Dads ...
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Movies in Lytle Park, Marshall City Band and more!
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier· 2 days agoThis week's free movie at Lytle Park on Friday, June 14, presented by the Mattoon Public Library, is...
WW2 veterans return to Normandy for D-Day's 80th anniversary
KNBN Rapid City· 6 days agoWorld War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday for poignant ceremonies on the...
Danish prime minister suffers minor whiplash after a man assaulted her in central Copenhagen
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoThe Danish prime minister is suffering minor whiplash but is otherwise fine after a man assaulted...
Daywatch: Next step in addressing Chicago’s housing shortage
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoGarden apartments, attic-to-housing conversions and coach houses could soon become easier to build across Chicago. The three-year pilot program launched by the City Council in 2021 led to “gentle ...
