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Turkey detains stand-up comedian for allegedly insulting religious values
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (264+ words) ANKARA, Turkey " Turkish authorities on Thursday detained a comedian whose stand-up routine drew complaints that it insulted religious values after it was widely viewed online. Deniz Goktas was detained for questioning at Istanbul's main airport on his return from a…...
Editorial Cartoon: Declaration of Independence
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For the 250th, contemplating the meaning of freedom
11+ hour, 52+ min ago (285+ words) What does freedom mean to you? As the United States celebrates its semiquincentennial, Steven CW Taylor is probing this question in his exhibition, "UNBOUND: A Visual Study on the Nature of Freedom." The exhibition runs from July through October 2026 at…...
The Declaration of Independence, aloud
19+ hour, 52+ min ago (193+ words) My Hudson Valley The Declaration of Independence, aloud The Town of Highlands Historical Society, Historian Ronnie Coffey, the Highland Falls Library, and a whole bunch of volunteers brought the Declaration of Independence to life on June 27, at the " Please log…...
2026 COTY 100: Best Gold
20+ hour, 39+ min ago (493+ words) This week in the Coin of the Year's Top 100 highlights, we'll cover the Best Gold category. For this category, judges are asked to look at ten coins made from "gold, platinum, palladium, or another precious metal, which have all-around artistic…...
America at 250: The Declaration of Independence (part 4)
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (286+ words) It has been fun researching the Declaration of Independence for this series. A fun fact is that the Declaration and Constitution were hidden during World War II at Fort Knox, Kentucky. There they remained until late 1944. On the back of…...
The 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence | Bibliomania
1+ day, 46+ min ago (206+ words) Posted by: Patrick Hastings If you'd like to learn more about any or all of these steps in the process of making the Declaration, here is a recording of a recent Library of Congress webinar that follows the chronology and…...
Voices of Independence
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (130+ words) To commemorate America's 250th anniversary, Voices of Independence blends spoken word and music together on the historic stage of the Old Whaling Church. Featuring Island notables and historic texts alongside personal reflections, this civic program explores liberty, democracy, and the meaning…...
Is this sentence in the Declaration of Independence really the greatest ever written?
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (636+ words) I can't think of a more fitting celebration of this Fourth of July than a reading of Walter Isaacson's thin volume "The Greatest Sentence Ever Written." Isaacson is an influential public scholar and biographer of Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs,…...
Opinion: We must make sure the "chimes of freedom" still ring
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (747+ words) Having read more than one recent Facebook complaint from an obviously uninformed recent Bob Dylan concert attendee " "Why doesn't he do his greatest hits?" " now seems like a good time to give all those people out there something to chew…...