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Newspaper Navigator Surfaces Treasure Trove of Historic Images – Get a Sneak Peek at Upcoming Data Jam! Auschwitz-Birkenau

Newspaper Navigator Surfaces Treasure Trove of Historic Images – Get a Sneak Peek at Upcoming Data Jam!

Although Library of Congress buildings are closed to the public, projects like Newspaper Navigator are busy unlocking even more digital content for members of the public to access from home! On May 7th at 2pm EST, Innovator in Residence Ben Lee will host a virtual data jam to experiment and…
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April 21, 2020
What Happens When Bread Is Scarce and Grain Exporters Speak Up Protectionism

What Happens When Bread Is Scarce and Grain Exporters Speak Up

View photos(Bloomberg) -- When it comes to bread, the conversation can become politically charged very quickly.From the French Revolution to the Arab Spring, price rises and food shortages have fueled conflict, toppled leaders and overthrown regimes.In the throes of a once-in-a-century pandemic, the headlines in many wealthier nations scream of empty supermarket shelves,…
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April 21, 2020
Turkey warns Syria of ‘very heavy losses’ if truce violated Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey warns Syria of ‘very heavy losses’ if truce violated

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Syrian government forces of "accelerating its aggression" in the Idlib de-escalation zone by taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic. "Turkey will protect its commitment to the March 5 agreement reached with Russia, and will not allow the aggression of the regime," Erdogan said…
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April 21, 2020
‘I have never said there is NO human-to-human transmission’: Head of China’s CDC refutes accusation Animal Protection

‘I have never said there is NO human-to-human transmission’: Head of China’s CDC refutes accusation

The head of China's CDC has claimed that he had never said there was no human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus as he defended Beijing's handling of the pandemic.The Chinese government has been accused of providing misleading information in the early days of the crisis after it stressed no evidence…
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April 21, 2020
Elizabeth Barrows Ussher – Caring for All During the Armenian Resistance Hrant Dink

Elizabeth Barrows Ussher – Caring for All During the Armenian Resistance

Elizabeth Barrows Ussher – Caring for All During the Armenian Resistance In 1915, the buildings belonging to the missionaries in Van, Turkey, turned into fortresses, refugee centers, and hospitals. “Reports come to us of the burning of village after village, with outrages upon the women and children, and the shooting…
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April 21, 2020