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☆ Inspiration Flows From Abraham Lincoln’s Old Kentucky Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Caroline Aiken Koster | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

I tell my brother to grab an empty Mountain Dew bottle from his truck so we can bring back some spring water. We’re at the Lincoln memorial. Not the one in Washington, the other one—the 344-acre Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park—an hour south of Louisville. This Lincoln memorial is older by a decade than the Henry Bacon-designed monument in Washington, but it gets only 250,000 visitors a year. The National Park Service estimates eight million people annually drop in on Daniel Chester French’s Lincoln sculpture overlooking the National Mall.

☆ George Santos' first House race took days to call in 2020. So he came to DC for new member orientation and had a blast before finding out he lost.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 2020, Santos ran his first campaign and lost — but still went to DC for new member orientation. 'He seemed nice'In cases where a congressional election takes more than a few days to fully determine, both candidates are sometimes invited to take part in new member orientation. Adam Frisch, a Democrat who almost unseated Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert this past year, attended the orientation sessions in November as the vote-counting in Colorado dragged on. In 2018, current Republican Rep. Young Kim of California attended as well, despite ultimately losing her race that year. Santos at 2020 new member orientation, seated near Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas and Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs of California.

Just a few years ago, the conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas had no idea he would be instrumental in commemorating the lives of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. It really has been my mission over the past several years.”Workers stand beneath "The Embrace" sculpture in Boston Common, waiting for concrete to be poured, on Dec. 14, 2022. John Tlumacki / Boston Globe via Getty Images fileAiming to both inspire visitors and honor the Kings’ legacy, Thomas’ work will be revealed Friday at Boston Common, America’s oldest city park, in downtown Boston. Bettmann ArchiveKing dedicated his life to the civil rights movement, fighting for racial equality and economic justice. A man reaches to touch a detail of the 20-foot-high bronze sculpture "The Embrace," a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, in the Boston Common on Jan. 10, 2023, in Boston.

☆ Morocco’s historic World Cup achievement hailed worldwide
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Moroccan flag was displayed in cities all around the world on Saturday, as fans celebrated the Atlas Lions’ historic 1-0 victory over Portugal. The qualification of the Atlas Lions for the semi-final of the 2022 world is that of all Africa. Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah tweeted: “Congratulations to the Moroccan national team for their historic qualification to the World Cup semi-finals,” alongside an emoji of the Moroccan flag. “CONTINENTAL HISTORY!… What an achievement by the Atlas Lions,” the Confederation of African Football tweeted. !” in reference to her song used as during the 2010 World Cup, with a clapping emoji and a Moroccan flag.

☆ Black leaders on Buffalo’s East Side are building markets to address food insecurity
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Claretta-Bellamy-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Claretta Bellamy | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

The only supermarket on the East Side is Tops, where a white gunman killed 10 Black residents in May. AHRIE / African Heritage Food Co-op“It’s about gainful employment,” Wright, 43, said in October of his future grocery store. African Heritage Food Co-Op“That’s why I don’t call this a food desert,” Wright said. One organization, the Buffalo Black Billion, is led by a local pastor, Michael Chapman of St. John and Gethsemane Missionary Baptist churches. African Heritage Food Co-OpBy providing healthy food, Chapman said he also wants to increase the lifespan of Black residents in the community, for whom health disparities are all too familiar.

☆ Washington Monument vandalized, one man taken into custody
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterCars pass by the Washington Monument at night in Washington, U.S., October 24, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A man has been taken into custody after the Washington Monument was vandalized late on Tuesday, police said, adding that the area around the base of the monument has been temporarily closed. "Area around base of the Washington Monument temporarily closed. NPS (National Park Service) conservators will work on restoration process," the United States Park Police (USPP) said on Twitter. Images posted on Twitter by local media showed red paint smeared on the west side of the monument's base.

☆ Ceremonia de învestire a preşedintelui Joe Biden: Emisiunea ''Celebrating America'', marcată de interpretări spectaculoase (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +9 min

Emisiunea a inclus discursuri rostite de Joe Biden şi de Kamala Harris, dar şi numeroase interpretări artistice. Preşedintele Joe Biden a fost filmat în timp ce a susţinut un discurs la Lincoln Memorial din Washington, iar această secvenţă a fost difuzată în cadrul emisiunii "Celebrating America". Aceasta este sarcina care ne aşteaptă, este singura cale pentru a ieşi din întunericul care ne înconjoară", a mai spus Joe Biden. Un moment emoţionant a fost şi acela în care a apărut actorul Lin Manuel Miranda, starul şi creatorul musicalului "Hamilton". Ultimul moment artistic al show-ului a fost asigurat de cântăreaţa Katy Perry, care a interpretat cântecul "Fireworks" în faţa Lincoln Memorial din Washington.

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☆ JPMorgan Chase says it won't give money to Biden's inauguration as the president-elect's team seeks $1 million corporate donations
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-16 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

JPMorgan Chase told Insider it wouldn't donate to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. The Biden inaugural committee is soliciting corporate contributions of up to $1 million. Wexler declined to comment on whether the Biden inaugural committee directly solicited the company for a donation. Representatives for the president-elect's inaugural committee did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. But his inaugural committee has not revealed details of its plans.

☆ Water's edge: the crisis of rising sea levels
▼ + stars: | 2014-09-04 | by ( Reuters Graphic | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +20 min

But sea levels have been rising for 100 years in Baltimore.”ROCKET SCIENCEThe irony is evident at Wallops Flight Facility. Yet this bastion of climate research has been slow to apply the science of sea level rise to its own operations. Reviewers from state and federal agencies criticized the 348-page document for failing to adequately take rising sea levels into account in the project design and impact, or to temper future plans for expansion. Joshua Bundick, Wallops’s environmental planning manager, explained that he distilled the issues “down to only the highest points,” and sea level rise wasn’t among them. The cost to American taxpayers of repeated destruction of the parking lot and causeway from rising sea levels would only increase, Fish and Wildlife officials said.

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