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Debt ceiling: Support for 14th amendment solution mounts on Capitol Hill
Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe support on Capitol Hill for what was once a fringe legal theory is growing by the hour as the...
Today in History: May 18, Mount St. Helens erupts
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoIn 1652, Rhode Island became the first American colony to pass a law abolishing African slavery; however, the law was apparently never enforced. In 1863, the Siege of Vicksburg began during ...
Mississippi city faces tough road rebuilding after tornado
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoThe scent of the Mississippi Delta's soil took hold of Charlie Weissinger's psyche at an early age,...
Today in History: April 16, MLK writes from Birmingham jail
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoToday’s Highlight in History: On April 16, 1945, a Soviet submarine in the Baltic Sea torpedoed and sank the MV Goya, which Germany was using to transport civilian refugees and wounded soldiers ...
One student loan forgiveness effort 'hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves': expert
Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe one-time payment adjustment counts certain months toward student loan forgiveness that were...
Today in History: MARCH 11, Earthquake and tsunami in Japan
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Saturday, March 11, the 70th day of 2023. There are 295 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 11, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed ...
Today in History: MARCH 9, Notorious B.I.G. slain
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Thursday, March 9, the 68th day of 2023. There are 297 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 9, 1933, Congress, called into special session ...
Jimmy Carter: White House rise depended on twists before '76
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoJimmy Carter’s path to the presidency is an oft-told story, especially by aspiring presidents trying...
Today in History, FEB 23, siege of the Alamo begins
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn Feb. 23, 1954, the first mass inoculation of schoolchildren against polio using the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh as some 5,000 students were vaccinated. In 1685, composer George Frideric ...
Today in History: FEB 15, Jury finds Jeffrey Dahmer sane
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn Feb. 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court. In 1764, the site of present-day St. Louis was established by ...