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Former Harvard president urges people to ‘speak out’ against threats to US democracy

New York Times published a Memorial Day essay by Drew Gilpin Faust as university spars with Trump administration

The Guardian - US

20 Last-Minute Decisions That Changed History For Better Or For Worse

Sometimes a decision made in the blink of an eye can even change the course of history.

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Voices: Mea Culpa: ‘He gave it 1,188 per cent’

Our chief pedant, John Rentoul, wrestles with some murky figures in last week’s Independent

The Independent UK

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President Lincoln's blood-stained gloves sold for more than €6 million at debt-relief auction

Items worn by President Abraham Lincoln the night he was assassinated have fetched more than €6 million at an auction to pay off a 20-year-old debt incurred by the Lincoln Presidential Foundation.

Euronews

The UK risks falling apart. Keir Starmer can mend it now – but he doesn’t have much time

The PM has little choice. Unless he brings the fractured nations together, none can move forward, and neither can he, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Abraham Lincoln’s blood-stained gloves sold as millions raised at controversial auction

The items were separated from a collection that was intended to be available for public display

The Independent UK

Chicago auction house under fire for selling off items on Lincoln’s body the night he was killed

A Chicago auction house will sell some of President Abraham Lincoln’s belongings, including blood-stained gloves he had in his pocket the night he was killed.

The Independent UK

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Noem can't define habeas corpus

The head of DHS argued that the legal principle gives carte blanche to deport migrants

Salon

What Kristi Noem Gets Wrong About Habeas Corpus

The legal principle safeguards civil liberties, protecting even unpopular people from the government.

Reason

Trump's Homeland Security secretary says habeas corpus lets him 'remove people from this country'

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border

The Independent UK

Kristi Noem Ridiculed for Claiming Habeas Corpus Gives Trump Right 'To Remove People From This Country': 'She Has No Clue'

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem fumbled when asked to define habeas corpus in a Senate hearing, sparking a wave of exasperation and mockery online.

Latin Times

Trump's Face Plastered on USDA Building Draws North Korea, Russia Comparisons: 'He Is Going Full On Dear Leader'

A massive portrait of President Trump now hangs from the front of USDA headquarters in Washington, DC, sparking comparisons to authoritarian regimes.

Latin Times

32 Vintage Photos That Allow Us To See History Up Close

These historical photos are like mini time machines that bring us back in time.

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37 Vintage Photos That Allow Us To See History Up Close

These historical photos are like mini time machines that bring us back in time.

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Disneyland attempts to replicate founder Walt in animatronic form that one family member calls ‘dehumanizing’

A reanimation of Walt Disney will debut at Disneyland this summer—and the founder’s descendants are divided over whether he would have wanted such a thing.

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20 Last-Minute Decisions That Changed The Course Of History

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27 Curious History Facts And Stories That May Surprise Even The Most Knowledgeable

History is full of interesting stories that often go unnoticed. This Instagram account brings them to light, sharing some of the most fascinating facts and photos from the past.

Al Jazeera

Trump faces contempt risk: What happens if president violates court orders?

Judge James Boasberg has ruled that probable cause exists to find the Trump administration in criminal contempt.

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The Independent UK

Abraham Lincoln’s blood-stained leather gloves are headed for auction

Auctioneers in Chicago hope to get $4m for 140 items owned by Civil War president

The Independent UK

Young Abraham Lincoln's tiny Illinois town is due for a makeover

The village where Abraham Lincoln came of age is deteriorating

The Guardian - UK

From Lincoln to Nixon, Trump’s not the first US president to shock the UK on trade

Lincoln blockaded southern cotton, McKinley hit Britain with tariffs and Nixon abandoned the gold standard: a quick history of transatlantic economic meddling

The Guardian - UK

Mathematician Adam Kucharski: ‘Our concepts of what we can prove are shifting’

The epidemiologist who advised on Ebola and Covid discusses the value of evidence in light of AI and social media, and how the notion of fact has long been divisive

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26 “Facts” We Were Taught As Truth In School That Turned Out to Be Complete Nonsense

Kids learned these 26 'historical facts' at school just to find out they’re actually wrong or misrepresented. The post 26 “Facts” We Were Taught As Truth In School That Turned Out to Be Complete Nonsense first appeared on Bored Panda.

Inverse

Sic Semper Systema? 'Daredevil: Born Again's Episode Title Reveals The Show's Hidden Truth

The MCU series borrowed a phrase steeped in American history for its latest episode.

Al Jazeera

Can Trump reverse Biden’s presidential pardons over alleged use of autopen?

Are Biden’s autopen-signed pardons void? No, experts confirm they’re valid, and Trump’s assertion is false under US law.

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