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Mar 05 2024
Opinion
America Is Under Assault
Help us defend her.
It’s a depressing and frightening time — but not necessarily for me.
It’s true that I’m outraged by our abdication at the border, shocked at the trans insanity ravaging our youth, alarmed at the assault on our nation’s history and ideals, and unnerved by China’s ambitions — among other ongoing occasions for distress and disbelief.
Yes, I feel all these
Rich LowryMar 26 2024
News
Exploring the flavors of the Americas with quinoa, tequila chicken and plaintain recipes
When Europeans came to America they found an abundance of new and wondrous foods, including chiles, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, chocolate, avocados, corn, agave and quinoa. But although some of those are part of our everyday diet, others are less so. This week, I suggest a fun dinner that is pan American. Carry the theme forward throughout the meal by serving aqua fresca or beer from your
The Times-PicayuneMar 22 2024
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2024-2025 Reflect America Fellow: Nate Perez
Nate Perez is an associate producer for the NPR Member station LAist in Pasadena, California, where he's covered daily news since 2020. He's reported on oil wells that have been abandoned by their owners, wage theft and the growing number of exonerations in Los Angeles County. He previously worked as a reporter and copy editor at the Casper Star-Tribune in Casper, Wyoming. There, he covered
NPR Fact CheckMar 25 2024
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U.S. Accuses Chinese Hackers of Targeting Critical Infrastructure in America
You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading. President Joe Biden warned President Xi Jinping about intrusions into American infrastructure when they met last year in California. The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Chinese hackers and accused them of working as a front for Beijing’s top spy agency, part of a broad effort to place malware in American electric
New York Times (News)Mar 25 2024
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America's lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development
Washington's drive to make the United States a major global lithium producer is being held back by a confusing mix of state regulations that are deterring developers and hampering efforts to break China's control of the critical minerals sector.
Across Texas, Louisiana and other mineral-rich states, it's unclear who owns the millions of metric tons of lithium locked in salty brines
ReutersMar 24 2024
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It’s time to overhaul America’s unfair cash bail system
In the pursuit of a fair and just legal system, Maryland stands at a crossroads, facing the imperative to reassess its approach to treating young people who come into conflict with the law. As a state, we should not be moving in a direction where we push kids further into the deep end of youth criminalization. Instead, we should be looking for way to provide community-based alternatives to
AfroMar 20 2024
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Mall of America starts using K-9s to sniff for guns
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A new security measure is now in place at the Mall of America. When the mall started using K-9s as part of its security more than 20 years ago, the emphasis was on sniffing out explosives. But now, the dogs are training to sniff out guns that someone might be carrying through the mall. K-9 Ellie spent months training on the scent that each part of a firearm gives off. When
CBS News (Online)Mar 23 2024
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Wonder Theatre bringing life to new location at Wonderland of the Americas
The organization specializes in Broadway musicals and its inaugural show is Kinky Boots, the story of an unlikely partnership that brings new life to a shoe factory. SAN ANTONIO — The Wonder Theatre has opened the curtain on a new chapter this year at its new location in Wonderland of the Americas mall. The non-profit theatre organization had been at the Historic Woodlawn Theatre since 2012
KENS 5Mar 23 2024
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Local students earn America & Me Essay Contest awards
NORTHERN MICHIGAN — Students from Petoskey Middle School and Harbor Springs Middle School were recently named as award winners in the 55th annual America & Me Essay Contest, sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance. For Petoskey Middle School, Hannah Begos placed first, with Alexa Wang earning second and Braden Fralick placing third. For Harbor Springs Middle School, Hadley Flynn placed first,
Petoskey News-Review