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Why some Americans don’t celebrate Thanksgiving

The holiday is viewed by some to be a celebration of the conquest of Native Americans

The Independent UK

Why some Americans don’t celebrate Thanksgiving

The holiday is viewed by some to be a celebration of the conquest of Native Americans

The Independent UK

Jury convictions of Bannon and Navarro for refusing congressional subpoena may energize lawmakers' ability to hold powerful people accountable

On Jan. 25, 2024, Peter Navarro is scheduled to be sentenced – perhaps to prison – after his swift conviction by a jury on contempt of Congress charges. He has joined Steve Bannon as the first defendants in decades to be held criminally liable by the U.S. Department of Justice…

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Big Ten and biggest national college football game expert picks and predictions for Week 11

It's that time of week again. We pick all of the Big Ten games and six of the best national ones.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Big Ten and big game college football expert picks and predictions for Week 10

Our writers once again pick and predict all of the Big Ten games and six of the biggest national ones straight up and against the spread. #B1G

USA Today Sports Media Group

Maine considers closing loophole that allows foreign government spending on referendums

Maine is the latest state to consider closing an election law loophole to stop foreign government spending on referendums

The Independent UK

New House speaker Mike Johnson praised ‘18th-century values’ in speech

Louisiana congressman told audience at 2013 anti-abortion event Americans should live by 250-year-old religious and moral values

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U.S. Faces Risks in Spreading Israel-Hamas Conflict

Americans are likely to be blamed no matter what happens.

Reason

Ken Burns: ‘The only thing that changes people is storytelling’

The documentarian talks about his new series on the American Buffalo and how its destruction became a cautionary symbol of what was to come

The Guardian - US

Big Ten and big game college football expert picks and predictions for Week 7

Our writers predict the scores and outcomes against the spread and straight up for Big Ten games and six of the best national ones for Week 7. #B1G

USA Today Sports Media Group

Has Moms for Liberty met its match?

Republicans hope to use education wars to turn purple suburbia red. In one Pennsylvania district, that backfired

Salon

Presidential pets can breed controversy. A dog was once suspected of being a spy

Historically, pets — everything from birds to cats to dogs — have been part of the White House. And Biden's dog Commander isn't alone. More than a few have ended up embroiled in some controversy.

WEKU

Rejected by US courts, Onondaga Nation take centuries-old land rights case to international panel

The Onondaga Nation has protested for centuries that illegal land grabs shrunk their territory from a 2.5 million acre expanse in upstate New York to a relatively paltry patch of land south of Syracuse

The Independent UK

America's leaders are older than they've ever been. Why didn't the founding fathers foresee this as a problem?

The US Congress has had no shortage of viral moments in recent months. Senator Dianne Feinstein seemingly became confused over how to vote. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell experienced two extended “freeze episodes” during press conferences. And several members of Congress mistook TikTok for the name of a breath mint…

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Michael Harriot's 'Black AF History' could hardly come at a better time

This engaging, well-researched, and frequently laugh-out-loud funny history places the Black experience at center stage with stories that should have already been part of our collective memory.

The Guardian - US

District Hogs and Slingers: will Washington’s NFL team change its name again?

The nickname ‘Commanders’ is unpopular with fans. Maybe a complete reboot will wash away the stench of the Dan Snyder era

Reason

Donald Trump Should be on the Ballot and Should Lose

In a prior blog post, I argued that Donald Trump should be kept off the ballot for the 2024 presidential election because of the Insurrection Clause of Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. I have now changed my mind and have concluded that since Trump was not "an officer of…

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Hamilton’ remains as compelling and relevant as ever in return visit to Chicago

But this touring version raises the concern that the producers now prioritize a certain level of corporatized consistency over performative inspiration.

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The Independent UK

Paintings on pesos illustrate Argentina's currency and inflation woes

The rapid depreciation of the Argentine currency and one of the world’s highest inflation rates has made it difficult for Argentines to make ends meet

The Conversation

How term limits for Australian political leaders could build a stronger democracy

King George III reputedly said of the inaugural US president, George Washington, on learning the American had declined a third term of office, that he was “the greatest character of the age”. George III marvelled at Washington because, despite entreaties that he continue as president, Washington had voluntarily ceded power.…

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois governor’s mansion haunted by history, hijinks, heirlooms and art — but no ghosts

First lady M.K. Pritzker gave columnist Michael Sneed a tour of the quietly elegant, Illinois artist-infused, dreamily redecorated mansion and exclusive details on the book she’s written about its history and secrets.

Salon

The NRA's toxic fuel

Guns and racism make a lethal combination in Ron DeSantis' Florida

The Conversation

What Florida gets wrong about George Washington and the benefits he received from enslaving Black people

If there was anyone who knew the rewards of slavery, it was George Washington.

WEKU

What happens when thousands of hackers try to break AI chatbots

In a Jeopardy-style game at the annual Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas, hackers tried to get chatbots from OpenAI, Google and Meta to create misinformation and share harmful content.

The Conversation

The U.S. tendency to mythologize presidents may explain Donald Trump's appeal

Donald Trump faces three separate indictments — over 70 criminal and felony counts — with additional charges likely to come in the days ahead.

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