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Bronzeville Trail to receive $5 million in funding in 2024

The Bronzeville Trail Task Force met with the city two weeks ago discuss opening at least some parts of the trail.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kamala Harris (D) breaks record for most tie-breaking Senate votes in United States history

Vice President Kamala Harris (D) cast her 32nd and 33rd tie-breaking votes in the Senate on Dec. 5, 2023, giving her the most tie-breaking votes in the U.S. Senate of all vice presidents in U.S. history. Her 32nd and 33rd votes were to invoke cloture on and subsequently approve the…

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Update on presidential state filing deadlines—which ones have passed, which ones are next, and how many candidates are in

Welcome to the Thursday, December 7, 2023, Brew.

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Judge rejects plea for Pennsylvania woman charged with killing her 2 young children

A judge has rejected a plea agreement for a Pennsylvania woman charged with killing her two young children

The Independent UK

John Adams: Antony and Cleopatra review – European premiere fuelled by molten chemistry

In his ambitious and richly orchestrated 2022 opera, the American composer makes Shakespeare his own, with a star cast to match

The Guardian - UK

From Nabokov to Miffy: Liu Ye on his cultural references

Artist Liu Ye tells us what inspires him, as his exhibition ‘Naive and Sentimental Painting’ is on show in London

Wallpaper

Watchdog probes investments following lawyer's death

A Victorian law firm has uncovered concerns about mortgage investments made by a partner following his death and reported it to the legal watchdog.

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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

The Guardian - US

Bex Burch: There Is Only Love and Fear review – messy minimalism that grooves hard

The percussionist shares characteristics with Steve Reich or John Adams, but intersects this with sounds from Mali, Bali and Latin America in a freakish fusion of jazz, techno and funk

The Guardian - UK

The Things We Can't Say

As the culture war permeates American life, combatants set their sights on the ways we express ourselves.

Reason

The Total Film FrightFest Awards 2023

And the winners are...

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Campaigners launch fresh Stonehenge road legal challenge

The plans involve overhauling eight miles of the A303, including digging a two-mile tunnel.

The Independent UK

How Lectrosonics Helps Re-Imagines Opera Productions

New series offers all-in-one and box-type thin clients with Windows 10 IoT, Linux or Non-OS Systems.

AVNetwork

Kamala Harris has tied the record for the most tie-breaking votes in Senate history – a brief overview of what vice presidents do

On Jan. 20, 2021, Kamala Harris became the first African American, the first person of South Asian descent and the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States.

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‘The human stories behind the music we love’: Radio 3’s Composer of the Week turns 80

As the BBC programme celebrates a milestone, Donald Macleod – in the presenter’s chair for almost 25 years – reflects on its storytelling power and shares his own tales of Hollywood and handstands

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Kamala Harris Ties Record For Most Tie-Breaking Votes By A Vice President

Harris matches John C. Calhoun with her 31st tie-breaking vote in the Senate, surpassing Pence's tally

The Independent UK

Fourth of July 2024: How did the national holiday originate and why do Americans celebrate it?

This year marks the 248th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

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John Adams’ Heartfelt Letter Fetches $40,000 At Auction

Founding Father's intimate advice to teenager stirs emotions and insights into his personal life.

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The Independent UK

Fourth of July 2023: How did the national holiday originate and why do Americans celebrate it?

This year marks the 247th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

The Independent UK

Which three US presidents died on the fourth of July?

US celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence and remembers the Founding Fathers who made it possible

Daily Mirror

Creepy history of White House 4th July Celebrations - no beers, death and dodgy fireworks

From horse racing and festivals under Thomas Jefferson to unfortunate incidents and eerie occurrences, the Fourth of July celebrations at the White House have a storied past

The Independent UK

For presidents, July Fourth is a day to chill or strut or get an earful of red, white and boo

Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public

The Independent UK

What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions

The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks

Salon

Why the right is so terrified of "woke"

Conservatives didn't want to hear about white privilege. So they abandoned reality and joined the orange man's cult

Salon

Pence joins past veep to challenge boss

There is one other time in history when a vice president ran against the president he served with in office

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