This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: NYT
Nov 10, 2016
So Why Does It Endure?
Source: National Geographic
Nov 10, 2016
Archaeological remains in two capitals of a long-lost empire are destroyed as battle to liberate Mosul continues.
Source: express.co.uk
Nov 9, 2016
Anti-Trump campaigners have flocked to the US embassy in London brandishing placards with the new President pictured as Hitler.
Source: Pew Research
Nov 9, 2016
For the fifth time in U.S. history, and the second time this century, a presidential candidate has won the White House while (apparently) losing the popular vote.
Source: NYT
Nov 9, 2016
Discounting the pundits’ preoccupation with Trump, Lichtman says underlying forces can account for the GOP nominee's victory.
Source: NYT
Nov 9, 2016
The Yasir Arafat Museum treads a fine line, honoring the Palestinian narrative while dealing dispassionately with some of the movement’s more awkward periods.
Source: Think Progress
Nov 9, 2016
Blame the electoral college, among other things.
Source: NHPR
Nov 8, 2016
Millions of Americans around the country performed their civic duty at the voting booth. But in New Hampshire, there’s growing concern that students aren’t learning enough about the historical foundations behind that tradition.
Source: WSJ
Nov 7, 2016
Since 1933, the Empire State and the Buckeye State have been tied with six apiece.
Source: Time Magazine
Nov 7, 2016
A formulaic gesture with no basis in law has become a crucial part of the American electoral tradition.
Source: Deutsche Welle
Nov 6, 2016
Seventy-eight years ago, the Nazis used the murder of a diplomat by a Polish Jew, Herschel Grynszpan, to launch anti-Semitic attacks. A newly uncovered photo suggests that he may have surprisingly survived the Holocaust.
Source: The Root
Nov 5, 2016
Here’s how it’s getting it back.
Source: Haaretz
Nov 4, 2016
Col. Zvika Greengold received Medal of Valor for 'single-handedly destroying 60 tanks' in Yom Kippur War, but senior reserve officer says tale was spun to boost unit morale.
Source: NPR
Nov 3, 2016
"The normal dwell time for most museums is an hour 45 minutes to two hours," says Morgan-Welch. "Our dwell time can go to six."
Source: New Republic
Nov 3, 2016
This one’s about the case of the interracial couple who fought to win the right to marry.
Source: Time Magazine
Nov 3, 2016
"In terms of mudslinging, I’d say it’s in the top five of all time"
Source: National Security Archive
Nov 2, 2016
US officials in 1960s believed Americans had cooperated with Israeli intelligence.
Source: Talk Media News
Nov 2, 2016
“The legacy of enslavement in the United States of America remains a serious challenge, as there has been no real commitment to recognition and reparations for people of African descent,” working group chair Ricardo A. Sunga III said.
Source: Politico
Nov 1, 2016
The Clinton campaign, which is already at odds with FBI Director James Comey over his disclosure of new evidence in the Clinton email probe, immediately questioned why Clinton-related records were being released just a week before the election.
Source: Time Magazine
Oct 31, 2016
“No one likes the guy who comes in second place, but we’re proud of the people who tried"
