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China Tensions Rising, US Revives WWII-era Pacific Airfield

In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned US airfield once key to dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan -- and nearly lost to history amid encroaching forest -- is being revived.

International Business Times

15 new shows and movies to watch in January 2024 on Netflix, Hulu and more

Our guide on what to watch in January 2024 include Echo, True Detective and Masters of the Air

Tom’s Guide

What If’s New Captain Carter Episode Featured Wasp In The Avengers, And The Head Writer Revealed How Hope Van Dyne Joined The Superhero Team

Captain Carter's universe in What If features Wasp as one of the first Avengers, and the Marvel show's head writer revealed how she joined the team.

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How FDR Emasculated the Black Press in World War II

Instead of indulging in politically risky sedition prosecutions of the black press, the government relied on indirect methods of behind-the-scenes manipulation and intimidation.

Reason

32 World War II Movies And Where They Take Place

The history behind the movies includes where those movies take place, geographically, so here's our list of some great World War II movies and where the action happened.

Cinemablend

Israel says Gaza war is like WWII. Experts say it’s ‘justifying brutality’

Netanyahu has compared the Gaza war with World War II. But this narrative is ahistorical and dangerous, say experts.

Al Jazeera

32 Huge Stars That Appeared On The Twilight Zone Early In Their Career

Over five seasons, The Twilight Zone brought us some of the biggest stars of the day and actors that would go on to huge careers after the show.

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Israel's military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in history, experts say

After 11 weeks of war in Gaza, the Israeli military campaign against Hamas now sits among the deadliest and most destructive in history

The Independent UK

Holocaust past meets Amsterdam present in Steve McQueen's 'Occupied City'

In “Occupied City,” a young woman with an even voice narrates Nazi encounters and crimes throughout Amsterdam during World War II

The Independent UK

US historians ID a New Mexico soldier killed during WWII, but work remains on thousands of cases

After years of research and DNA testing, historians have identified the remains of an Army private from eastern New Mexico who died during World War II

The Independent UK

World War II veteran who grew up in Great Depression turns 100

Les Thomson could become Australia's last World War II veteran.

Newcastle Herald

With 'White Christmas,' Irving Berlin and Bing Crosby helped make Christmas a holiday that all Americans could celebrate

Irving Berlin was a Jewish immigrant who loved America. As his 1938 song “God Bless America” suggests, he believed deeply in the nation’s potential for goodness, unity and global leadership.

The Conversation

Shipwrecks teem with underwater life, from microbes to sharks

Humans have sailed the world’s oceans for thousands of years, but they haven’t all reached port. Researchers estimate that there are some three million shipwrecks worldwide, resting in shallow rivers and bays, coastal waters and the deep ocean. Many sank during catastrophes – some during storms or after running aground,…

The Conversation

French Jews speak out amid rising anti-Semitism

Since the October 7 Hamas attack and Israel's crushing response in the Gaza Strip, more than 1,500 anti-Semitic acts have been recorded in France – three times as many as in the whole of 2022. For many French Jews, this outpouring of hatred has awakened a feeling of vulnerability. We…

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Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters’ Mari Yamamoto Did ‘A Lot Of Research’ To Prepare For Playing A Japanese Scientist In The Post-World War II MonsterVerse, And I Admire Her Dedication

Monarch's Mari Yamamoto opened up about how she prepared for playing a Japanese scientist in the MonsterVerse's post-World War II America.

The Texas Tribune

A Texas high school is piloting the state’s first-ever Asian American studies course. Could politics stand in its way?

The course highlights Asian Americans’ contributions in U.S. history. It also seeks to offer an honest look at the mistreatment, like the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Salon

A prescient World War II warning

In 1945 the US Army warned about fascism — and almost perfectly described Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Watch: MLB player Larry Doby posthumously honoured with Congressional Gold Medal

Watch as Major League Baseball player, civil rights activist, and World War II veteran Lawrence Eugene “Larry” Doby is posthumously awarded a Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday, 13 December.

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Thumb-twiddler caucus toys with Ukraine

Who needs to defend democracy abroad when Donald Trump is promising to be a dictator here at home on "day one"?

The Conversation

Israelis and Palestinians warring over a homeland is far from unique

The ongoing horrors unfolding in Israel and Gaza have deep-rooted origins that stem from a complex and contested question: Who has rights to the same territory?

Motor1

Mercedes Fully Owned Audi In 1959 When It Nearly Bought BMW

Just imagine the three-pointed star, four rings, and roundel under the same roof.

The Independent UK

Death of last surviving Alaskan taken by Japan during WWII rekindles memories of forgotten battle

Gregory Golodoff, the last survivor among 41 residents imprisoned in Japan after Japanese troops captured the remote Alaska island of Attu during World War II, has died

International Business Times

Universal Declaration Of Human Rights Turns 75

On December 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the hope of creating a better world after the horrors of World War II. Coming three years after the Allied victory over the Nazis, it was the first time that countries had agreed to protect…

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7 new movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, and more this weekend (December 8)

From star-studded psychological thrillers to returning sci-fi series, there’s plenty to watch this weekend.

WEKU

Centenarian Pearl Harbor survivors return to honor those who were killed 82 years ago

Five survivors returned to Pearl Harbor 82 years later on the anniversary of the attack to remember the more than 2,300 servicemen killed in the assault that propelled the U.S. into World War II.

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