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‘US obliterating what little history they had’: Toppling of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s statue polarizes Americans

The dispute over the fate of General Lee statue reached its climax early on Wednesday morning, when municipal workers turned…

3 years ago

Trump decries one of ‘greatest defeats in American history’ amid Afghan collapse, calls for Biden to ‘resign in disgrace’

“What Joe Biden has done with Afghanistan is legendary,” Trump said on Sunday. “It will go down as one of…

3 years ago

Modern India at 75: Looking back at its history, British colonization & imperialism, and independence

For 2,000 years, India was among the richest and most advanced civilizations in the world. Ancient Indian philosophers were contemplating…

3 years ago

French president boycotts UN conference on racism over ‘history of anti-Semitic remarks’

“Concerned by a history of anti-Semitic remarks made at the U.N. conference on racism, known as the Durban conference, the…

3 years ago

Residential schools are a stain on Canada’s history that won’t be erased simply by appointing an indigenous Governor General

Recently, I wrote about the sudden emergence of media attention to the horrific issue of the Canada-wide “residential schools”, where…

3 years ago

Masks off? Or masks on? A history of the CDC’s consistently inconsistent advice on face coverings

It’s a shame so many Americans do not appreciate the new rules concerning the use of face coverings among the…

3 years ago

Alaskan Peninsula rocked by huge 8.2-magnitude earthquake, 6th-largest in US history, triggering tsunami advisory notice

At 10:15pm local time on Wednesday evening (06:15 GMT Thursday), an earthquake rocked the Alaskan Peninsula. The US Geological Survey…

3 years ago

South Korean climber makes history at 57 before reportedly falling down side of mountain in Pakistan and going missing

Kim had finished scaling the 26,400ft Broad Peak before it is believed he fell into a crevasse.Aged 57, his climb…

3 years ago

‘Dumbest idea in Senate history’? Graham slams plan to wedge amnesty proposal into overstuffed infrastructure bill

“If you give one person legal status there will be a run on our border like you have never seen…

3 years ago

If we erase every part of our history that’s deemed problematic by today’s ethical standards, what will be left?

Sir John A. Macdonald served as Canada’s first Prime Minister from 1867-1873 and again from 1878-1891. He was born in…

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