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Two Centuries On, Smithsonian Connects Jefferson’s Hair to Hemings’s Children www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/a...
Two Centuries On, Smithsonian Connects Jefferson’s Hair to Hemings’s Children
A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.
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September 19, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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Main Takeaways From Pope Leo’s Encyclical on A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/u...
Main Takeaways From Pope Leo’s Encyclical on A.I.
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May 26, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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Elon Musk's DOGE thrown into chaos as 20 civil service employees resign
As many as 21 civil service employees resigned from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency on Tuesday in the latest setback for the president's DOGE
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February 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Ohio town orders review of police response to neo-Nazi demonstrators
People wearing black clothing, some holding flags with swastikas, marched on a Cincinnati-area overpass and were confronted by Black residents.
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February 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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For Trump, 3 court losses in 90 minutes | CNN Politics
Three different federal judges delivered legal setbacks and slap downs to President Donald Trump in the span of an hour and a half on Tuesday in a series of cases challenging controversial moves taken...
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February 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Elon Musk Isn’t Running DOGE, White House Says. Amy Gleason Is
The White House said the head of the Department of Government Efficiency — the wide-ranging federal cost-cutting initiative associated with Elon Musk — is a little-known official named Amy Gleason.
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February 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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As Musk tears through Washington, some Tesla owners feel buyer’s remorse
February 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked claims of foreign influence
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The attacks in areas where Jewish people live have provoked an outpouring of condemnation — and a fraught and complicated debate about who’s to blame.
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February 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Ice hockey game between USA and Canada has three fights in first nine seconds
The American players were expecting a hostile crowd in Montreal after Donald Trump's recent comments that Canada should become a US state, but said it actually provided some "motivation" for the team.
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February 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Proud Boys Name now owned by AME Church
Enrique Tarrio Condemns Judge’s Ruling as Black Church Wins Legal Rights to Proud Boys Name
Enrique Tarrio criticizes a judge’s ruling that awarded the Proud Boys’ name and trademark to a Black church after the group failed to pay a $2.8M judgment for vandalizing the church during BLM protes...
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February 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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"Well, what are you going to do about it?"

Donald Trump will run for a third term, his nephew tells @lewisgoodall.com. Watch the full interview:
Trump will run for a third term, his nephew tells LBC
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February 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government
Just a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., employees at the Federal Aviation Administration were sent an offer to resign with eight months’ pay.
apnews.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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@calm.com you all need to post more on this platform
February 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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NIH director to step down ahead of Trump inauguration
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Monica Bertagnolli will resign on Jan. 17, she told staff this week, ending her tenure as the head of the $48 billion biomedical research agency after o…
thehill.com
January 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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