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Apr 22 2024
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American Legion donates historical mural to the City of South Milwaukee
A painting that is “symbolical of the American way of life” and the American Legion now hangs in South Milwaukee’s city hall. That phrase is part of a caption below a photo engraved onto a plaque depicting the 4-foot-by-8-foot painting’s presentation to the commander of the South Milwaukee Van Eimeren-Kolonka American Legion Post 27, Everett Cook, by artist Robert Cassidy. The photo was
Milwaukee Journal SentinelApr 22 2024
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Chinese-Americans Are Pushing San Francisco Toward the Political Center
Phil Wong used to reliably back incumbents in this liberal city. But in 2022, he voted to recall three left-wing school board members and a progressive district attorney, and in November he plans to cast his ballot for a tough-on-crime challenger to the current mayor.
“I have a deep love for this city, what it was,” said the 46-year-old son of a Chinese immigrant. “I want to see what it
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 23 2024
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Vast majority of aspiring homeowners say they cannot afford the American dream
Owning a home has long been considered the main pillar of the American dream, but the vast majority of aspiring homeowners in the U.S. say they simply cannot afford it. A new survey released by Bankrate Wednesday found 78% of would-be homebuyers cited financial factors when asked what was holding them back from making a purchase. The most common challenges cited by respondents were
Fox BusinessApr 23 2024
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Nearly 2 in 5 Americans breathe unhealthy air. Why it’s getting worse.
A rising number of Americans — nearly 2 in 5 — has been living with unhealthy levels of air pollution, while the United States experienced a record number of days between 2020 and 2022 with very unhealthy or hazardous air, according to a new report. More than 90 million people are living in places where the air quality is worse than a new U.S. standard, the American Lung Association reported
Washington PostApr 15 2024
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Inside the Manhattan Courtroom at the Center of American Politics
It was about 2:30 on Monday afternoon when the first 96 potential jurors filed into a drab courtroom in Lower Manhattan to encounter the world’s most famous defendant: Donald J. Trump.
Some craned their necks to catch a glimpse, an indication of the undeniable power of Mr. Trump’s celebrity.
But not long after, more than 50 of those same prospective jurors — drawn from one of the
New York Times (News)Apr 21 2024
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Most Canadians and Americans don't trust the UN, poll finds
The majority of Canadians and Americans do not trust the United Nations, according to a new poll.
The Leger survey for the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) and the Metropolis Institute was conducted about four months after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Since then, the UN has been under fire for its response to the attack, and for a UN agency’s alleged connections to the
National PostApr 21 2024
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Cemetery events honor memories of Chinese Americans buried in Portland
One in 10 residents in Portland were Chinese by 1890, making Portland’s Chinese community the second largest in the United States at that time.
“Chinese people have been living in Oregon and in Portland, and they’ve been making a living in this city since the 1850s,” Jennifer Fang said to a crowd of over 50 people assembled in the stained-glass auditorium of the Charles Francis Adams
The OregonianApr 15 2024
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Americans Are Spending Billions on Drugs That Don’t Work
One ALS drug made $400 million in sales for its maker. It doesn’t work. A cancer treatment brought in $500 million. That one turned out to have no effect on survival. A blood cancer medication made nearly $850 million before being withdrawn for two of its uses. That drug had been linked to patient deaths years prior.
All of them were allowed to be sold to Americans because of the US
BloombergApr 18 2024
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Americans Deserve A Presidential Debate Democrats Won’t Allow
This week, 10 major broadcast outlets as well as USA Today and the Associated Press signed a joint letter urging both President Joe Biden and his GOP challenger, former President Donald Trump, to debate each other. Though none of the country’s leading newspapers including The New York Times, The Washington Post, or The Wall Street Journal signed, the document represents the opinion of a broad
The FederalistApr 23 2024
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'Standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona' is one American community's route to revival
Jackson Browne was a rising singer-songwriter in 1972 when he penned one of the most memorable lines in American music history. "Well I’m standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona / And such a fine sight to see," he wrote in the second verse of "Take It Easy." Just about every American of a certain vintage can easily recite a young man's triumphant testimony that follows. HOW TWO RIVAL TITANS
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