The Civil War Lives Through Mark Twain’s Fiction—and Donald Trump’s Reality
The ‘Tom Sawyer’ and ‘Huckleberry Finn’ author had an inimitable ability to make Americans reckon with their dark history. In ...
African Union mediators arrive in South Sudan to try to rescue peace deal
African Union mediators arrived in South Sudan's capital Juba on Wednesday for talks aimed at averting a new civil war after ...
White House to cut down ‘dangerous’ magnolia tree planted by Andrew Jackson, Trump says: ‘Must come to an end’
A famous southern magnolia tree thought to have been planted by President Andrew Jackson at the White House nearly 200 years ...
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Civil rights groups say push to dismantle Education Department will undo hard-won gains
The rights of Americans to self-determine how to educate their children — a hotly contested matter that stretches back to at ...
The Latest: Trump set to announce new tariffs in what he calls ‘Liberation Day’
After weeks of White House hype and public anxiety, President Donald Trump is set to announce a barrage of self-described ...
Putin envoy Dmitriev, Trump envoy Witkoff meet in Washington
Russian President Vladimir Putin's investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev met with U.S. officials in Washington on Wednesday as the ...
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Smoke and memory: A Civil War painting endures in Minnesota’s Capitol
At the Minnesota State Capitol, Howard Pyle’s Civil War painting “The Battle of Nashville” stands as a vivid tribute to ...
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Title VI: An Old Law Is a New Tool in the War for Harvard
In the Trump administration’s campaign to punish colleges and universities for their response to pro-Palestine protests, ...
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Who is Riek Machar, South Sudan's vice president under house arrest?
The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who became South Sudan's First Vice President, marks the latest turn in the turbulent relationship with his rival, President ...
US urges South Sudan president to release VP Machar from reported house arrest
Machar's SPLM-IO party said on Wednesday that the defence minister and chief of national security "forcefully entered" Machar's residence and delivered an arrest warrant. Machar was being held with ...