Greta Thunberg led a protest at the White House on Friday. But she wasn’t looking to go inside — “I…
Junky Loans Surpass $1.3 Trillion
Loans to companies with low credit ratings swelled by 15% last year to $1.3 trillion, prompting warnings from the Federal…
BlackRock / Blackstone
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US holds $700M from Malaysia – WOLF WS
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three fifths of all other Persons
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Old Point Comfort – 1619 – African slaves arrive
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the deadliest hurricane in Dominica since the 1834
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Red Summer – God of Heaven?
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Some of the things that we accept as true and take at face value are notoriously wrong. Scientists and philosophers have…
infinite possibilities
Close your eyes for a moment and picture a one-month-old baby in a yellow onesie with rabbits embroidered on it.…
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
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Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
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firm and enduring peace between the US and Iran
The Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations and Consular Rights between the United States and Iran was signed in Tehran on August 15, 1955, received the consent of the…
Why are you a Democrat?
– RAISE INCOMES & RESTORE ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS – CREATE GOOD-PAYING JOBS – FIGHT FOR ECONOMIC FAIRNESS…
Why are you a Republican?
Country is exceptional Constitution should be honored, valued, and upheld Leaders should serve people, not special interests Families and communities…
