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How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoMany more stepped into a future of poverty, fear and uncertainty. The blind spot that many Americans carry for Juneteenth may be due to a general...
Austin emergency responders heading to South Texas amid tropical storm threat
KXAN via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoThe Austin Fire Department has deployed ten crew members to parts of Texas that are expected to be...
A Disaster of the U.S. Military’s Own Making
New York Times· 7 hours agoAustin Valley had just arrived at his Army base in Poland, last March, when he knocked on his buddy Adrian Sly’s door to borrow a knife. A boyish-looking...
'The heart of Austin beats here': Juneteenth, visit city's only intact slave quarters
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJust across the street, the Neills...out to the east, saw the University of Texas creep ever closer....
100-year-old veteran, 25-year-old lieutenant celebrate US Army's birthday with cake cutting
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"That's the Army and the Army family. It's very powerful. And that is in essence, one of the best...
For Juneteenth, visit these sites to learn about Black history in Austin
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFor the purposes of this newspaper's two history columns, Austin Answered and Think Texas, honoring...
Reflecting on history of Juneteenth, celebrations in Southwest & Central Virginia
WDBJ 7 Roanoke· 3 hours agoJune 19, also known as Juneteenth, is a day when freedom finally came in 1865 to enslaved African...
US set to hand off direction of Ukraine defense campaign to NATO
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoNATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking before the start Thursday of a two-day ministerial...
NATO approves a plan to speed security aid and training to Ukraine's beleaguered armed forces
Houston Chronicle· 5 days agoAnnouncing the move after chairing a meeting of defense ministers in Brussels, NATO Secretary-...
‘No military training value’: Guard chief dings Trump, Biden border missions
Politico via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoStill, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last year extended the Pentagon's border mission to September...
