Are you proud to be American? It’s a seemingly simple question, but also a loaded one. And myriad factors could impact the answer—including how old the person being asked is. Polling shows there’s a patriotism gap between older and younger Americans; generation Z and Millennials are less likely to say […]
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Episode 6 Destroys Major Parts of American History
Rick and Morty’s sixth episode changed the story of Thanksgiving while also ruining some of America’s most sacred monuments. Warning: The following contains spoilers for Rick and Morty Season 5, Episode 6, “Rick & Morty’s Thanksploitation Spectacular,” which aired Sunday on Adult Swim. Although “Rick & Morty’s Thanksploitation Spectacular” aired in […]
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Polis signs bill banning Native American mascots | Local News Stories
On Monday, June 28, Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law that officially bans Native American mascots in Colorado public schools. The law includes a provision that schools that have agreements with nearby tribes before June 30 are exempt from the ban, but no formal agreement exists for Montrose. […]
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On this day in history: Sally Ride is first American woman in space
Thirty-eight years ago on June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman astronaut to make it to space. She, along with four other colleagues, blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger for a six-day mission to space. On June 18, 1983, Ride became the first American woman to […]
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Vacheron Constantin Remakes Its American 1921 Watch the Old-Fashioned Way
Vacheron Constantin’s American 1921 Piece Unique. Vacheron Constantin Text size Following three new Historiques American 1921 pieces in white gold and platinum unveiled last month, Vacheron Constantin marked the centenary of the original watch with a special project that faithfully recreated it using vintage components and period techniques and machines. […]
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AMC’s 1969 AMX California 500 Special Is an Obscure American Muscle Worth Remembering
When it comes to automotive marques, AMC is not exactly a household name, and likely unknown to anyone born after the demise of the company. American Motors Corporation was wheezing along on financial fumes when Renault acquired a major interest in 1979. By the time AMC was renamed Jeep Eagle […]
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Wisconsin teachers learn to teach about American Indians amid pandemic
CLOSE Donations to Report for America are needed to fund journalism in underserved communities. Green Bay Press-Gazette If one positive has come out of the pandemic lockdown for David O’Connor, it’s the large increase in educators he’s been training in Wisconsin as a result of online learning. O’Connor serves as […]
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‘Estamos Bien: La Trienal 20/21’ Review: A Vibrant Portrait of American Latino Life
New York By 2050, demographers say, the U.S. population will be almost one-third Latino. El Museo del Barrio—founded in 1969 and located at 104th Street on the north end of Fifth Avenue’s “Museum Mile”—bills itself as “the nation’s leading Latino and Latin American cultural institution.” The museum’s current exhibition, “Estamos […]
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American Petroleum Institute supports paying a carbon tax on oil, gas
API did not say how big a carbon tax should be. Many of its members have long used $40 a ton as an internal price to judge the viability of their projects, but economists specializing in climate change have warned that a price two or three times as large would […]
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Haaland sworn in wearing traditional Native American skirt, moccasins
Interior Secretary Deb HaalandDeb HaalandThe Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Forget about comity in Congress OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Native groups hope Haaland’s historic confirmation comes with tribal wins | EPA asks court to nix Trump rule limiting GHG regs | Green group asks regulators to block use of […]
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Deb Haaland confirmed as first Native American cabinet secretary
Late Monday evening, the U.S. Senate confirmed Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) for the role of Secretary of the Interior, making her the first Native American to head a cabinet agency in U.S. history. She was confirmed on a 51-40 vote, per The Washington Post. A voice like mine has […]
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The Day – Haaland confirmed by Senate as first Native American to lead Interior Department
WASHINGTON – As thousands of Native Americans watched online, Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., was confirmed as secretary of the Interior Department by a 51-40 vote in the Senate, making her the first American Indian to lead an agency that manages a vast portfolio of federal land and the oil and […]
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Haaland OK’d at Interior, 1st Native American Cabinet head
FILE – In this Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, file photo, Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., listens during the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on her nomination to be Interior secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Some Republican senators labeled Haaland “radical” over her calls to reduce dependence on […]
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Deb Haaland Confirmed as Interior Secretary in First for Native American
WASHINGTON—The Senate confirmed Rep. Deb Haaland as President Biden’s interior secretary Monday, in a vote that for the first time will make a Native American a White House cabinet secretary. The Senate voted to confirm Ms. Haaland on a 51-40 vote, largely along party lines. Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of […]
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American Express is giving $1 million in grants to historic small restaurants
From neighborhood coffee shops to hole-in-the-wall eateries, small restaurants have been among the businesses hardest hit by Covid-19. It’s been estimated that, as of December 2020, 17% of all U.S. restaurants have permanently shut down. Although restrictions on the food industry have eased in some states, many independently-owned restaurants remain […]
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Chinese American butcher speaks out after dead cat intentionally left in her Sacramento parking lot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) – The owner of a Sacramento butcher shop is looking for help identifying a man who left a dead cat in their parking lot Monday night. Mad Butcher Meat Company has been in business for more than 30 years in Sacramento, with the last five on Florin […]
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Visit to Europe reveals super-sized American problem
Who decided that bigger is better? Apparently the companies that produce toilet paper in this country. Special to The Olathe Journal Stacey Hatton America is getting bigger and bigger. I’m not talking about population growth or elected officials’ egos, but America is swelling, and manufacturers have been adjusting to keep […]
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The National Native American Veterans Memorial was unveiled on Veterans Day at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.
By Mary K. Talbot | Special to The Journal Harvey Pratt had won a national competition for a coveted artistic commission. He arrived in Washington, D.C., and was touring the grounds to identify the exact location where his vision would be executed when “a hawk showed up,” he remembers. It “flew […]
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Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places
Sixteen notable writers have created a combined list of places that they believe helped shape and define America, from coastal Oregon and Solvang, California, to Ellis Island and New Hampshire’s Black Heritage Trail. The resulting collection of mini-essays, including contributions from memoirist Cheryl Strayed, novelist Jodi Picoult, humorist David Sedaris […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Government scientists predicted border wall construction could harm wildlife refuge | Haaland nomination generates excitement in Native American communities | Trump officials wrongly awarded Alaska grant in bid to open Tongass
TGIF! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected] Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. PUTTING UP […]