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What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 that Trump says he will invoke
1 month, 1 week ago

What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 that Trump says he will invoke

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has promised to invoke a little-known, 226-year-old law when he returns to power. “I will invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to target and dismantle every migrant criminal network operating on American soil.” Trump has claimed the law will give his administration “tremendous authority” and allow officials to “remove all known or suspected gang …

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“A climate of fear”: Trump's mass deportations could bring "human misery" in 2025
3 months ago

“A climate of fear”: Trump's mass deportations could bring "human misery" in 2025

Salon  

In his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump is promising to deport millions of migrants now living in the U.S. if he is elected. In “Walls and Mirrors,” his study of Mexican-American immigration, historian David G. Gutiérrez quotes one Mexican American at the time saying, “I still don’t know if I’m for or against the braceros” but adding, “I also know …

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This new brain-mapping device could make neurosurgery safer
6 months, 1 week ago

This new brain-mapping device could make neurosurgery safer

NPR  

This new brain-mapping device could make neurosurgery safer toggle caption Courtesy of the Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory A flexible film bristling with tiny sensors could make surgery safer for patients with a brain tumor or severe epilepsy. Sponsor Message “Imagine that you’re looking on a clear night at the moon,” Dayeh says, “then imagine a telescope.” In addition to …

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"Boogeyman narrative": Columbia professors call out Eric Adams over "outside agitators" trope
7 months, 3 weeks ago

"Boogeyman narrative": Columbia professors call out Eric Adams over "outside agitators" trope

Salon  

New York City mayor Eric Adams and New York Police Department officials insisted this week that the protest occupation of a Columbia University hall, escalating months-long pro-Palestine demonstrations at the institution, was carried out by "outside agitators." But when repeatedly pressed by media for evidence to support the claim, the Democratic mayor and officials bobbed and weaved, with Adams arguing, …

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Dancing through a classical painting
11 months, 1 week ago

Dancing through a classical painting

China Daily  

Meng Qingyang leads The Poetic Dance: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting during its debut in Hong Kong on Friday. The Poetic Dance: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting, a dance drama presented by Beijing-based China Oriental Performing Arts Group, made its debut in Hong Kong on Friday, igniting the enthusiasm of dance drama fans. "Having watched the …

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Dancing through a classical painting
11 months, 1 week ago

Dancing through a classical painting

China Daily  

Meng Qingyang leads The Poetic Dance: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting during its debut in Hong Kong on Friday. The Poetic Dance: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting, a dance drama presented by Beijing-based China Oriental Performing Arts Group, made its debut in Hong Kong on Friday, igniting the enthusiasm of dance drama fans. "Having watched the …

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Historians to Trump: You're fired!
2 years, 8 months ago

Historians to Trump: You're fired!

Raw Story  

"The Trump presidency was not an aberration but the culmination of more than three decades in the GOP's evolution." Taylor's chapter is less about Trump's specific policies on race and more a historical analysis examining "how Trump's ascendance was rooted in the mainstream in the aftermath of the Black movement in the 1960s." International affairs and foreign policy Two of …

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Tokyo Paralympics: Archer Rakesh Kumar in Pre-quarters, Shyam Sundar Swami Bows Out
3 years, 3 months ago

Tokyo Paralympics: Archer Rakesh Kumar in Pre-quarters, Shyam Sundar Swami Bows Out

News 18  

India continued to have a mixed day at the Tokyo Paralympic Games archery competition as Rakesh Kumar made it to the pre-quarterfinals while Shyam Sundar Swami crashed out of the Men’s Individual Compound Open. Kumar, the 35-year-old from Katra near Jammu, defeated Hong Kong’s Ka Chuen Ngai while Swami went down to Matt Stutzman of the United States in the …

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