With America’s 250th in sight, these books illuminate the true spirit of the Declaration of Independence

America’s 250th birthday promises to inflame controversies about the character of the country’s founding — and it key ...
NPR

Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests

Some Head Start early childhood programs are being told by the federal government to remove a list of nearly 200 words and phrases from their funding applications or they could be denied. That's ...
The Conversation

Declaration of Independence’s promises ring out today as loudly as they did for Lincoln, FDR and through 249 years of US history

Graeme Mack does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Phys.org

From publications to policy: New global analysis reveals how academic research shapes sustainable development policy

A new report from Springer Nature, in partnership with Overton, offers the most comprehensive picture yet of how academic research is influencing real-world policy tied to the Sustainable Development ...
USA Today

The story of Ben Franklin and the turkey. Was the Thanksgiving bird almost a U.S. symbol?

If you’re know-it-all cousin tries to tell you Benjamin Franklin wanted the country’s national symbol to be a turkey, rather than a Bald Eagle, between spoonfuls of mashed potatoes this Thanksgiving, ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Florida first in nation to adopt conservative educational plan from Heritage Foundation

Florida's public schools are the first in the nation to adopt a new educational framework called the Phoenix Declaration. The framework was developed by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative group ...
Qatar Tribune

Foreign ministry, New Ground Research organise high‑level event on Granada Declaration

DOHA: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with New Ground Research, convened a high-level session titled 'The Granada Declaration: A Unified Framework to Combat Islamophobia and ...
Washington Examiner

Trump rules out asking Congress to OK operations against drug cartels

The U.S. military has conducted at least 10 strikes, killing more than 30 people, in an effort to target drug smuggling, while President Donald Trump has said he doesn’t believe he needs a formal ...
Engadget

EPA scientists were reportedly ordered to halt publication of research papers

According to a report by The Washington Post, scientists with the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water were ordered by "political appointees" to stop work on studies that were headed for ...
Reuters

UN overwhelmingly endorses two-state solution declaration that condemns Hamas

UN resolution condemns Hamas and Israeli attacks in Gaza US and Israel criticize resolution as harmful, 'publicity stunt' Resolution supported by Gulf Arab states, opposed by US and Israel UNITED ...
Smithsonian Magazine

See Thomas Jefferson’s Handwritten Copy of the Declaration of Independence

The New York Public Library has one of Thomas Jefferson's handwritten copies of the Declaration of Independence in its collection. Jonathan Blanc / New York Public Library A few days after the ...
Oxfam America

US Government Foreign Assistance Cuts Examples of Impact

The abrupt cuts to U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding has sent shockwaves through humanitarian systems worldwide, disrupting essential services that have saved lives and leaving ...