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History 101 in Florida: Slavery wasn't all that bad - and some dictators weren't either
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a 2024 presidential candidate, is under fire over how the new Florida...
Critics of Rwanda policy ‘align themselves with genocide deniers’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPaul Kagame, the president of Rwanda, is the de facto leader of RPF, serving as vice-president from...
The legend of Patrice Lumumba, the CIA, and the Congo
Semafor via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA new book examines the role of the CIA in the overthrow of Congo's first prime minister Patrice...
Opinion: The one lesson to take away from Henry Kissinger’s journey
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoEditor’s Note: This article was first published in May, 2023. David A. Andelman, a contributor to...
You Won't Believe the Wild Stories Behind These 10 Hauntingly Beautiful Abandoned Mansions
Veranda via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFrom derelict Gilded Age mansions in America to decrepit ruins of dictator largesse around the...
‘Omen’ Review: A Congo Culture Clash Takes a Turn for the Occult
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 11 months agoEditor’s Note: This review originally published during the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Utopia will...
Putin-Like Dictators Have Long Felt the Love From the U.S. Right
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPhoto Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyWhen it comes to the GOP and Russia,...
In the DRC, a Chinese-Australian battle for control of a massive untapped lithium lode
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoIn the 20th century, the mining industry brought fortunes into the sleepy villages of Manono, a town...
Who is Viktor Bout? Infamous arms dealer swapped for Brittney Griner
Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Biden announced Thursday that Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian penal...
Let freedom ring: Former captive knows what it means to be free
The High Point Enterprise, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 2—TRINITY — Gaye Willard will never forget the date she came to cherish her American freedom. June 8, 1977. "I remember stepping out of the airplane, and the United States smelled different ...
