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US has flattened the curve, ready for gradual reopening: Donald Trump

It reported 11,735 cases and 2,333 deaths in the last 24 hours.




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Massive fire engulfs building in UAE's Sharjah, no casualties reported

Firefighters have managed to bring it under control.




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US President Donald Trump slams Lincoln Project Republicans for COVID-19 ad, calls them 'losers'

Trump had told the media that the country has already 'flattened the curve', and it is ready for a 'phased and gradual reopening' even though coronavirus cases and deaths shows no sign of stopping.




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Italy says it has developed world's first COVID-19 vaccine

The researchers have reportedly managed to generate antibodies in mice that work on human cells.




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North Korea at cusp of finishing ballistic missile facility: Report

An expert in the United States think tank stated that North Korea is almost finished with the making of a ballistic missile facility having the capacity to test-fire intercontinental ballistic missiles, according to South Koren media outlet Yonhap News Agency.




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South Korean spy agency dismisses rumours about Kim Jong-un's illness: Report

"At least, it is judged that Kim did not receive surgery or a medical procedure related to his heart," a representative of the ruling party in South Korea stated.




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Trump thinks journalists who covered 2016 Russian investigation should return Pulitzer Prize

"They are not journalists. They are thieves," the US President said, "...You saw it today, more documents came out saying there was absolutely no collusion with Russia."




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In message to Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un praises China for 'success' in controlling COVID-19 outbreak

Congratulating Jinping, Kim said he was pleased over the successes made in China in the prevention of COVID-19 infection.




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Hindu priest chants 'Shanti Mantra' at White House as Trump leads National Day of Prayer Service amid COVID-19 pandemic

Pandit Harish Brahmbhatt chanted 'Shanti Mantra' at the invitation of President Donald Trump.




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US likely to ban H-1B visas in a bid to counter unemployment

Visas for students and the work authorisation that accompanies them might also be suspended temporarily




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Keetsahnak : our missing and murdered indigenous sisters / Kim Anderson, Maria Campbell & Christi Belcourt, editors.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : TheUniversity of Alberta Press, 2018.




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There there : a novel / Tommy Orange.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.




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Kisiskâciwan : indigenous voices from where the river flows swiftly / edited by Jesse Rae Archibald-Barber.

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada : University of Regina Press, [2018]




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When the caribou do not come : indigenous knowledge and adaptive management in the western Arctic / edited by Brenda L. Parlee and Ken J. Caine.

Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2018]




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Indian treaties in the United States [electronic resource] : an encyclopedia and documents collection / Donald L. Fixico, editor.

Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]




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Malaspina & Galiano : Spanish voyages to the Northwest Coast, 1791 & 1792 / Donald C. Cutter

Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre ; Seattle : University of Washington Press, c1991




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Stories from Indian wigwams and northern campfires

London : Charles H. Kelly, 1893




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"Wa-pee Moos-tooch", or, "White Buffalo" : the hero of a hundred battles ; a tale of life in Canada's great west during the early years of the last century / by McDougall

Calgary : Calgary Herald, 1908




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The white archer : an Eskimo legend / written and illustrated by James Houston

New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, c1967




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Ghost paddle ; a northwest coast Indian tale / Written and illustrated by James Houston

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1972]




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River runners : a tale of hardship and bravery / by James Houston ; drawings by the author

Toronto : Mclelland and Stewart Limited, 1979




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Indigenous people in the federal correctional system [electronic resource] / Hon. John McKay, chair

[Ottawa] : House of Commons, Canada, 2018




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The use of Indigenous languages in proceedings of the House of Commons and committee [electronic resource] / Hon. Larry Bagnell, chair

[Ottawa] : House of Commons, Canada, 2018




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From the ashes [electronic resource] : reimagining fire safety and emergency management in Indigenous communities / Hon. MaryAnn Mihychuk, chair

[Ottawa] : House of Commons, Canada, 2018




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The journal of Henry Kelsey (1691-1692) : the first white man to reach the Saskatchewan River from Hudson Bay, and the first to see buffalo and grizzly bear of the Canadian plains / by Charles Napier Bell

Winnipeg : Dawson Richardson Publications, [1928]




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Fifty years in Western Canada: being the abridged memoirs of Rev. A.G. Morice by D.L.S

Toronto, Ryerson Press, 1930




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A prehistoric copper hook : a paper read before the Society / by Charles Napier Bell

Winnipeg : Dawson Richardson Publishing, 1927




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A journey from Prince of Wales's fort in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean

Amsterdam: N. Israel; New York: Da Capo Press, [1968]




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Wilderness outpost : the Fort Vermilion memoir of Mary B. Lawrence, 1898-1907 / edited and introduced by Marilee Crenna Toews ; with a foreword by Wanda Beland (nee Utinowatum)

Calgary : Alberta Records Publication Board, Historical Society of Alberta, c2008




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Chief Seattle's unanswered challenge : spoken on the wild forest threshold of the city that bears his name, 1854 / by John M. Rich

Seattle, Wash. : Lowman & Hanford Co., 1947




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Narrative of an expedition to the source of St. Peter's River : Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c., performed in the year 1823, by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E. / compiled from

Minneapolis, Minn. : Ross & Haines, 1959




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Tales : tall and true / Theresa M. Ford, managing editor

Edmonton : Alberta Education, c1979




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Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: NEH Announces 2018 NDNP Awards and University of Alabama Joins the Program!

Earlier this month, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced an additional $4.5 million in funding to institutions in 18 states to expand selection and digitization of U.S. historic newspapers for the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), including first-time awardee University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.  Seventeen other participating institutions - Alaska Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums; University of California, Riverside; Colorado Historical Society; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; State Historical Society of Iowa; Maine State Library; University of Maryland, College Park; Central Michigan University; Montana Historical Society; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Rutgers University, New Brunswick (New Jersey); University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Ohio History Connection; South Dakota Department of Education; University of North Texas; and Washington State Library - received additional awards, each charged with selecting and digitizing approx. 100,000 newspaper pages from their state for contribution to the online newspaper collection "Chronicling America," hosted by the Library of Congress. Since 2005, cultural institutions in 46 states and Puerto Rico have contributed more than 13 million digitized American historical newspaper pages, published between 1789 and 1963 and in 14 different languages, to the collection. 

Jointly sponsored by the NEH and LC, NDNP is a long-term effort to provide access to an Internet-based, searchable database of U.S. newspapers with descriptive information and select digitization of historic pages. This rich digital resource will be developed and permanently maintained at the Library of Congress. The NEH grant program funds the contribution of content from, eventually, all U.S. states and territories.... Read more about it & follow us on Twitter @librarycongress #ChronAm!!

 

 




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Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: 80 YEARS AGO: “Orson Welles – The All American Bogeyman,” Evening Star, Oct. 31, 1938

On October 30, 1938, the radio-listening public was brought to near-hysteria by the evening broadcast narrated by 23-year old Orson Welles of an adaption of the H.G. Wells classic ‘War of the Worlds.” According to newspapers around the country the next day, the dramatization “threw the public into an uproar when listeners believed flocks of nasty little men from Mars had smashed down into the State of New Jersey and were wiping out civilization…” Police stations and newspaper offices were inundated with calls from the public and telephone switchboards overloaded, while others evacuated their homes and apartment buildings, fearing the worst. Read more about it and the aftermath and follow us on Twitter @librarycongress #ChronAm!




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Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: 100 YEARS AGO: "Menu and Recipes for Your 'Victory' Thanksgiving Dinner," The Evening World, Nov. 26, 1918

Just a few weeks after the the signing of the armistice with Germany on November 11, 1918, ending military action in World War One, Americans prepared to celebrate their traditional Thanksgiving with new appreciation for a "day of thankful prayer... and joyous feasting." Although still restricted by wartime rationing, the Evening World (New York, NY) asked chefs of major New York City hotels to contribute their best recipes to honor the Allied leaders responsible for victory and the war's end....Read more about it and try some Roast Turkey a la Pershing! For more Thanksgiving recipes see our recent Headlines and Heroes blog for "10 Thanksgiving Recipes You May Not Have Tried" and follow us on Twitter @librarycongress #ChronAm!

 




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Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: Join the National Digital Newspaper Program in 2019! Applications due Jan. 15, 2019

from on Twitter: Be part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a partnership between National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress to create a digital resource of newspapers published between 1690 and 1963, from all the states and U.S. territories. Applications due Jan 15:




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Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: 86 YEARS AGO: “Popular Popcorn,” The Midland Journal, February 17, 1933

In honor of National Popcorn Day on Jan. 19, here’s a quick rundown from 1933 of some fun ways to incorporate more grains into your diet! There’s of course the traditional style of popcorn for snacking, “popped while you wait, with a generous pour of melted butter and a big shake of salt” according to the Midland Journal (Rising Sun, MD). But why not enjoy some popcorn “merrily floating on the surface of creamy soups,” or combine popcorn, cheese, and mayonnaise for cheeseballs in a fruit salad! Read more about it, check out some recipes and follow us on Twitter @librarycongress #ChronAm!




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Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: Celebrate International Women's Day With Us!

Celebrate International Women's Day today with us and explore how change-making women in American history appeared in the contemporary news using the Chronicling America historic newspaper collection. Our most recent post in Headlines and Heroes highlights fifteen amazing American women, including Clara Barton, Ida B. Wells, Marie Curie, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and, of course, investigative journalist Nellie Bly. Use the linked Recommended Topic guides to learn more about them and make your own discoveries. Read more about them and follow us on Twitter @librarycongress #ChronAm!




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Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! (May 15)

Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! Have you made America’s favorite cookie recently? How about trying out this 1940 recipe from the Roanoke Rapids Herald (Roanoke Rapids, NC)? Chop your own chocolate and read more about it! Follow us on Twitter @librarycongress #ChronAm!




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Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: Celebrate 15 Million Pages with Us! Find Out More and Join our Twitter #ChronAmParty Today (May 21)!

Join us in celebrating a new milestone in Chronicling America – 15 million pages freely available to all! You can find out more on LC's Headlines and Heroes blog and join the #ChronAmParty on Twitter all day Tuesday, May 21 (today!). Follow the threads and find out about all the fun kinds of “15 Million” things we’ve discovered in Chronicling America – feel free to celebrate with us and tweet your own discoveries! Just add #ChronAmParty and #15MillionPages to your tweet to join the party!

We’ve also been working on new ways to explore and visualize what’s available in Chronicling America and have included a sneak peek in Headlines and Heroes and a more in-depth explanation of these tools in the Library’s The Signal digital libraries blog. Understand and interact with our newspapers in a different way using maps, time-based views, charts of language and ethnic press in American newspapers and more!

Read more about it and follow us all the time on Twitter @librarycongress #ChronAm!




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Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: 75 Years Ago: “ALLIES SMASHING INLAND,” The Wilmington Morning Star, June 07, 1944

Across the world on June 7, 1944, newspapers rushed to press with the first word on the Western Allied invasion of the beaches of Normandy in France. For days before, front pages in the homefront news were filled with word of Allied battles on all fronts with hints of an imminent invasion of the French coast. Finally on June 7, news arrived… “ALLIES SMASHING INLAND” declared the Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, DE). Follow the headlines from issue to issue and read more about it! (And then follow us on Twitter @librarycongress #ChronAm!)




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Heaviest element could have fascinating atomic and nuclear spectra

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TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets could harbour significant amounts of water

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Simulations reveal how sharp boundaries endure in soft tissue

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US National Science Foundation clamps down on misconduct

Agency will now require every grantee organization to report cases of sexual harassment




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Pistachio trees 'talk' to their neighbours, reveals statistical physics

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Nuclear excitation by electron capture seen at long last

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Three photons bind together to make a ‘molecule’ of light

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Wood-based 'supermaterial' is stronger and tougher than steel

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Japan’s SuperKEKB set for first particle collisions

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