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Today in History: May 26, ABM treaty signed
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in Moscow. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed a measure creating ...
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 ...
PBS Leads as Peabody Announces 27 Nominees for Documentary and News Honors
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoPBS landed eight nominations, the most of any outlet, as Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced...
Terrorism threat level raised in Northern Ireland — and other international stories you may have...
Yahoo News· 1 year agoBritish intelligence service MI5 raised the terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland on Tuesday to...
Climate change goes to court
Yahoo News· 1 year agoThough businesses and governments around the world have begun transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy to try to cut the greenhouse...
Kerry: U.S. must work with China on fighting climate change
Yahoo News· 1 year agoDespite mounting tensions between the United States and its rivals China and Russia, President...
Santa Barbara Film Fest Awards Go to ‘26.2 to Life,’ ‘I Like Movies,’ ‘A Bunch of Amateurs’ – Film...
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoThe Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced its prizewinners Saturday morning, with...
Today in History: December 30, fire killed 600 in Chicago
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOn Dec. 30, 1903, about 600 people died when fire broke out at the recently opened Iroquois Theater in Chicago. In 1813, British troops burned Buffalo, New York, during the War of 1812. In 1853 ...
Today in History: December 23, Japanese war leaders executed
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOn Dec. 23, 1788, Maryland passed an act to cede an area “not exceeding ten miles square” for the seat of the national government; about two-thirds of the area became the District of Columbia ...
'Danger and temptation’: China’s ‘zero-COVID’ protests present Biden with new challenge
Yahoo News· 2 years agoRecent protests against Beijing’s heavy-handed “zero-COVID” policies seem to present an opportunity...