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How trains linked rival port cities along the US East Coast into a cultural and economic megalopolis
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAn Acela, the flagship train of the Northeast corridor, moves through Connecticut. AP Photo/Michael...
Should Washington, D.C., become a U.S. state?
The Week via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoFlags. Illustrated | Getty Images The debate over a potential 51st U.S. state seems to be never-ending, with numerous territories staking claims that...
What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis — the 13-day standoff that almost ended the world
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoA New York Times article from the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis.JFK Library The ongoing war in...
Chinese American movie star Anna May Wong will be the first Asian American on the US quarter
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoUnited States Mint Anna May Wong will be the first Asian American to be on a US quarter. The...
How The U.S. Military Built San Francisco's LBGTQ+ Legacy
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoA United States Air Force Sergeant holds his Honorable Discharge papers in 1975. He was discharged...
Column: Baseball legend Willie Mays instrumental in California fight against housing discrimination
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoBaseball great Willie Mays never wanted to be an activist, but the racism he encountered after...
Ghislaine Maxwell: The life of the Jeffrey Epstein associate found guilty of sex trafficking
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoSocialite daughter of late British press baron was jailed after being found guilty of federal sex...
Republicans make Biden's EV push an election-year issue as Democrats take a more nuanced approach
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance Canada· 1 month agoDonald Trump says the Biden administration's policy to promote electric vehicles is a “radical plan”...
Bernard Kalb, longtime foreign affairs newsman, dies at 100
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoBernard Kalb worked as a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, CBS and NBC, wrote two books with his more famous younger brother, and served as founding anchor and panelist for the CNN ...
History of Cuban spying and the harm done to the U.S. | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoVictor Manuel Rocha is the latest Cuban spy sentenced for his crimes, but he’s far from the first...
