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Today in History: May 12, Soviets lift Berlin Blockade
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 12, 1949, the Soviet Union lifted the Berlin Blockade, which the Western powers had succeeded in circumventing with their Berlin Airlift. In 1932, the body of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the ...
New York to Increase State Film Incentive to $700 Million
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoNew York is poised to dramatically increase its film tax incentive from $420 million a year to $700...
US to limit asylum to migrants who pass through a 3rd nation
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoThe Biden administration said Tuesday that it will generally deny asylum to migrants who show up at...
What is India's caste system? Is it contentious in U.S.?
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoCaste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of...
Today in History: December 31, Clemente dies on aid flight
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOn Dec. 31, 2019, the health commission in the central Chinese city of Wuhan announced that experts were investigating an outbreak of respiratory illness and that most of the victims had visited ...
How antisemitism became an American crisis
Yahoo News· 2 years agoAmerican Jews are suddenly facing anxieties about antisemitism that were supposedly expunged generations ago. A sharp spike in antisemitic incidents has...
Today in History: December 7, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Wednesday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of 2022. There are 24 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched an air raid ...
How 'The Inspection' tells the incredible story of a gay man's experience in the Marines during...
Yahoo Movies· 2 years agoGabrielle Union and Jeremy Pope in The Inspection. (Photo: A24 Films) There are upwards of 18...
Today in History: November 16, Oklahoma wins statehood
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Wednesday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2022. There are 45 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 16, 1914, the newly created Federal Reserve Banks ...
Actions to limit climate change and avert disaster are falling far short, U.N. report says
Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new report from the United Nations finds that the pledges made to limit greenhouse gas emissions...
