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A new paid holiday: Some South Florida workers get a day off for Juneteenth
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSome South Florida workers on Monday will get a paid day off for the first time in honor of Juneteenth, a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. President ...
Ranked: The 14 wildest past jobs of presidents, popes and prime ministers. And Zelenskyy's isn't...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Clockwise from top left) Before they were presidents: Ali Bongo Ondimba, Volodymyr Zelenskyy,...
Why South Africa Is on the Brink of Chaos
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 11 months ago(Bloomberg) -- On a recent sunny afternoon, Joshua Radebe patted down asphalt into a neatly filled pothole on a busy Johannesburg street as a motorist...
Local historian: A perspective on Black Reconstruction in Jacksonville after the Civil War
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAmericans, if asked, often say that Reconstruction after the Civil War ended with the withdrawal of...
Police patrol the streets in search of curfew-breaking pre-teens in Riviera tourist haven
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPolice patrol the Trachel district of Nice at 10.30 in search of under-13s breaking the new curfew -...
Unity marches in Springfield, Jacksonville highlight MLK Day
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Springfield Frontiers International MLK Memorial Breakfast, unity marches in Springfield and...
Today in History: Aug. 5, Nelson Mandela arrested
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOn Aug. 5, 1981, the federal government began firing air traffic controllers who had gone out on strike. In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Adm. David G. Farragut led his fleet to victory ...
A reset in St. Petersburg: A look at Mayor Ken Welch’s first year in office
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoST. PETERSBURG — A month before he was even sworn in, Mayor Ken Welch set the tone for his first year in office. His predecessor, Rick Kriseman, had just named the team he had picked for the ...
Giorgia Meloni: One year at the helm of Italy's most right-wing government since 1946
Euronews via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEuronews asked experts how to assess the first year of Giorgia Meloni's premiership, focusing on...
Coliseum turns 100: Timeless Los Angeles cultural centerpiece endures as an icon
LA Times via Yahoo Sports· 12 months agoOver the past century, the Coliseum has been a cultural centerpiece for sprawling L.A., a place for...
