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When Collectors Cut Off Pieces of the Star-Spangled Banner As Keepsakes
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 hours agoStephen Salisbury II, one of the wealthiest men in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the 1800s, had interests in banking, canals and railroads. A friend possessed a blue scrap, and, without one for ...
What’s a Semiquincentennial? You Have 2 Years to Find Out.
New York Times· 7 hours agoA group is planning a celebration to mark July 4, 2026. While you were watching fireworks last week,...
Talky social app Airchat gets a major overhaul, making it more like an asynchronous Clubhouse
TechCrunch via Yahoo Canada News· 21 hours agoAirchat, a social app built around voice messages, is pivoting after it launched in April. Airchat...
New commanding officer takes helm at Rocky Point - Pacific Navy News
Lookout· 1 day agoIn a milestone ceremony on June 25, Lieutenant-Commander (LCdr) Chantal Woolley made history as she...
Lots of SLO County sports stars commit to play in college. Here’s where they’re headed
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo Canada Sports· 1 day agoArroyo Grande Presley Dunkle (Cal Poly women’s soccer), Paul Keith (Willamette swim), Jade Webber...
Canada’s priorities at NATO summit take backseat to spending concerns - National | Globalnews.ca
Global B.C.· 1 day agoAs NATO leaders gather in Washington, D.C., for their annual summit that begins Tuesday, Canada’s...
Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Maersk Sentosa ship in Arabian Sea
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day ago"The American ship Maersk Sentosa was targeted in the Arabian Sea by naval forces and missile force in a joint operation," Yahya Sarea, the Yemeni group ...
China’s APT40 gang can attack new vulns within hours
The Register· 2 days agoThe advisory describes APT40 as a "state-sponsored cyber group" and the People's Republic of China (PRC) as that sponsor. The agencies that authored the...
How the First World War changed Canada
Maclean s· 2 days agoCanada, whose population in 1918 was eight million, sent 620,000 men to the Great War; almost 250,000 soldiers were killed or wounded. The Great War, lasting from August 1914 to November 1918, had a huge effect on Canada.
Trump-backed Republican platform tempers language on abortion
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican Party released its platform on Monday that denies anti-abortion...