New Scientist2d
The story of ancient Mesopotamia and the dawn of the modern world
Rashid's must-read, millennia-spanning history, cleverly wrought from tablets written in the world's oldest script ...
Yahoo21d
The incredible history of travel - and what the future holds
In 3000 BC, the empire of Mesopotamia (now southern Iraq) traded with neighbouring regions. Around the same time, Minoans in modern-day Crete traded around the Mediterranean coast, Chinese ...
Arizona Daily Sun21d
The technology that runs Congress lags so far behind the modern world that its flag-tracking system just caught up to 2017-era Pizza Hut
On a typical day, you can’t turn on the news without hearing someone say that Congress is broken. The implication is that this dereliction explains why the institution is inert and unresponsive ...
The Independent22d
‘One flag policy’: Trump admin tells US embassies they can’t fly the Pride, BLM flags
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The ...
New York Post23d
Trump rules only the Stars and Stripes will be flown at State Department buildings around the world
WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...
Fox News23d
State Department blocks pride, BLM flags from embassies, outposts with 'one flag policy'
The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...
blog.governor.utah.gov23d
Flag Status
The flag of the United States of America and the flag of the state of Utah are currently at Full Staff. Jan. 15, 2025 – Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has issued an order for the flags of the United States ...
CNN23d
Exploring the city where modern America was born
They call it the Freedom Trail. A line that snakes through Boston, a walking tour that takes in all the must-see locations where modern America began. Sure, at just two and a half miles it sounds ...
Austin American-Statesman24d
US flags return to half-staff after Trump's inauguration, White House says. Here's why
After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...
The New York Times24d
What Trump’s Pledge to Plant the U.S. Flag on Mars Really Means
The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear. By Kenneth Chang During his Inaugural Address on Monday ...
The Independent24d
One of Trump’s very first moves? Ordering flags at full mast on his inauguration despite Jimmy Carter mourning
But executive order No. 5, the first non-appointment related order, declares the flags be flown at full mast for the remainder of Monday and any future inauguration days. Trump ordered this after ...
The Hill24d
Flags are set to fly at half-staff until next week: Why they were at full-staff on Monday?
(NEXSTAR) — Flags across the U.S. are meant to be at half-staff for another eight days, but they were at full staff in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Why was the nation’s capital in defiance of a ...