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Every year I ask my political science students, “What is your earliest political memory?”I ask these questions to find out what political and cultural moments shaped them. Over the years, their answers have primarily helped me think about the mix of perspectives in my classroom. But recently, my students’ answers have caused me to rethink contemporary American politics.Why? Because most of my students can’t remember politics without Donald Trump at its center. Few remember Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2012, and only vaguely.This has significant implications for their political identity and that of the nation.Read more: Opinion: For those who…

Former President Jimmy Carter is “talking politics again” after Vice President Kamala Harris became the top Democratic candidate.”After my grandmother passed away, my father went through a long period of decline where he showed very little interest in politics,” his eldest grandson, Jason Carter, told The Washington Post, “but now he’s talking about politics again.”Two family members told the paper that Carter’s health had been declining since the death of his wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, in November last year, and he had been in hospice care for 18 months.”That’s sad,” he said of President Joe Biden announcing that…

Inside the massive caverns of Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, visitors are only allowed to drink water. Cheetos are banned, and a recent visitor to the park dropped a bag full of them, causing a “significant impact” to the cave’s ecosystem, the park said in a Facebook post on Friday.”From a human perspective, a spilled snack bag may seem like a small thing, but to cave creatures it can be a world-changing event,” the park said in a post about trash found on the side of the road in the Big Room.”The processed corn softened in the cave’s…

Lucchese Bootmakers, the Texas-born retailer whose handmade luxury boots sell for thousands of dollars, is coming to Arlington’s Entertainment District.According to state filings, the company plans to build a 3,600-square-foot space at Choctaw Stadium, the former home of the Texas Rangers that is being redeveloped to include restaurants, office space and retail. Arlington owns Choctaw Stadium and leases it to the Texas Rangers.Lucchese’s $350,000 project is expected to break ground in November and open in fall 2025.Cindy Carper reaches out to inspect a boot at Lucchese Bootmakers at The Domain on Aug. 22, 2024 in Austin, Texas.Lucchese was founded in…

“ABC World News Tonight with David Muir” and CNN’s “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper” were among the major winners on the first day of the 45th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, held Wednesday at the Palladium Times Square in New York City. The first of two nights is dedicated to the news categories, with documentary winners announced Thursday night.CNN’s Nada Bashir won the Outstanding Emerging Journalist award, and Univision’s Pedro Urteras won the Outstanding Journalist in Spanish-Language Media award.Bashir was also one of the show’s hosts, along with Jim Axelrod, Jamelle Bouie, Maria Antonietta Collins, Joe Fryer, Amna…

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — As the 2024-25 school year begins across the nation, U.S. News has decided to release its 2025 list of the Best National Universities and Best Regional Universities for each U.S. region.Among regional universities in the Midwest, Missouri had nine in-state universities ranked in the top 100, including two in the top 10.The top-ranked university by U.S. News was Truman State University, which ranked fifth in the entire Midwest. Just behind Truman State University is Kansas City’s Rockhurst University, which ranks seventh overall. US News Best Universities in 2025: 4 Arkansas universities named Best Universities in the South…

Two of the world’s biggest luxury brands may be sitting on unsold merchandise worth 4.7 billion euros (approximately $5.1 billion at current exchange rates). That’s enough to make even the most fashionable among us frown.what’s happening?LVMH and Kering, the parent companies of brands such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Saint Laurent, saw their unsold inventory more than double between 2014 and 2023, according to La Conseria’s fashion business analysis summary. .In 2023 alone, LVMH reported 3.2 billion euros ($3.5 billion) of unsold merchandise, while Kering recorded 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion). That means lots of handbags and high heels gathering…

Former President Donald Trump attended a Fox News town hall in suburban Georgia on Tuesday with an audience made up of all women, a demographic that could be crucial in the 2024 presidential race.Here are five takeaways from the event in Cumming, Georgia, hosted by Fox News host Harris Faulkner and broadcast Wednesday morning.President Trump vows to ban transgender women from women’s sportsIn response to a question from the audience about how he plans to “address transgender issues in women’s sports,” President Trump vowed to unilaterally ban transgender women from competing.”It’s a very simple question, but I think everyone in…

According to U.S. News & World Report, the University of Georgia ranks among the top 20 public universities. Georgia has been ranked in the top 20 for nine consecutive years. UGA ranks as the No. 18 public school in the nation.Georgia State ranks 46th (tied) among national universities. Georgia State currently enrolls 31,514 undergraduate students.”We wanted to recognize the University of Georgia once again being recognized as a top public institution in the nation by U.S. News and World Report,” Georgia football coach Kirby Smart said. “We are fortunate to be part of one of the top public universities in…

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched dozens of heavy airstrikes across rural northeast Lebanon on Friday, killing at least 52 people and wounding dozens more, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported.Palestinians in central Gaza have recovered the bodies of 25 people killed in Israeli military fire that began on Thursday, hospital officials said.The violence comes as US President Joe Biden’s administration ramps up new diplomatic pressure to reach a temporary ceasefire agreement just days before the presidential election.Israel’s emergency services said seven people were injured in an attack in the central town of Thira in the early hours of Saturday. According to…