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Trump Today: Trump Today: Saying Pelosi has ‘lost it,’ president defends his demeanor

President Donald Trump says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has lost it. President Donald Trump on Thursday tore into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying the California Democrat had lost it after she suggested his family hold an intervention for the good of the c…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Cold War

Fresh Narratives of Familiar Wars

Another military venture in which the 45th Division played a part was the landing on the French Riviera in August 1944. Two Navy sailors who participated in that generally neglected operation were named Yogi Berra and Lenny Bruce, but the landing in southern …

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Holocaust

Judith Kerr, Beloved Children’s Author Who Fled Nazi Germany, Dies at 95

Ms. Kerrs modest humility and wry wit made her a beloved figure. She received many awards in her lifetime and was named in 2012 an OBE, or an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, for childrens literature and Holocaust education. In a 20…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Julian Assange

Julian Assange faces 17 new charges over WikiLeaks, attempted hacks – CNET

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures from the window of a prison van as he is driven into Southwark Crown Court in London on May 1, 2019. Daniel Leal-olivas / AFP/Getty Images The Justice Department has announced 17 new charges against Julian Assange o…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Julian Assange

Your Friday Briefing

But the history of the hamburger is a winding food tale that dates back to the first century, when Romans served a minced meat dish. Hamburg was known for its high-quality beef, so when German immigrants began going to the U.S. in the mid-19th century, resta…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Slavery Abolition

What Reparations for Slavery Might Look Like in 2019

If you’re surprised that the issue of reparations for black Americans has taken so long to resolve, blame the president. President Andrew Johnson. As the Civil War wound down in 1865, Gen. William T. Sherman made the promise that would come to be known as “4…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Julian Assange

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Is Facing 17 More Criminal Charges In The United States

WASHINGTON The Justice Department on Thursday announced that Julian Assange faces 17 new criminal charges in the US for his role in an alleged conspiracy with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to solicit and publish classified government inform…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Julian Assange

Julian Assange: WikiLeaks founder indicted on 18 new charges of conspiring with Chelsea Manning

After seven years of self-imposed exile, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in London. The U.S. and Sweden both want him extradited. USA TODAY WASHINGTON WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was charged Thursday under the Espionage Act with conspir…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Julian Assange

Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amendment Issues

The Justice Departments decision to pursue Espionage Act charges signals a dramatic escalation under President Trump to crack down on leaks of classified information and aims squarely at First …

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Julian Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange charged with violating Espionage Act – The Washington Post

Federal prosecutors on Thursday accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of violating the Espionage Act, bringing against him a new, 18-count indictment alleging he unlawfully obtained and disclosed national defense information. The new charges dramatically …

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Trump Today: Trump Today: Saying Pelosi has ‘lost it,’ president defends his demeanor

Fresh Narratives of Familiar Wars

Judith Kerr, Beloved Children’s Author Who Fled Nazi Germany, Dies at 95

Julian Assange faces 17 new charges over WikiLeaks, attempted hacks – CNET

Your Friday Briefing

What Reparations for Slavery Might Look Like in 2019

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Is Facing 17 More Criminal Charges In The United States

Julian Assange: WikiLeaks founder indicted on 18 new charges of conspiring with Chelsea Manning

Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amendment Issues

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange charged with violating Espionage Act – The Washington Post

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