Chicago globe makers and mapmakers ponder 'Gulf of America'
As President Donald Trump's whims reverberate across the world, one particular Chicago group — globe and mapmakers — rise to ...
Is it called Gulf of America now? Google Maps renames the Gulf of Mexico. Will Apple Maps follow suit?
The search giant says it is simply following a longstanding policy about geographical names. Its competitor Apple has yet to ...
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Boston Globe maps Green Book sites across New England
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — From the 1930s to the 1960s, the Green Book was a vital guidebook for travelers of color in the United States that ... the Boston Globe took a look at the hundreds ...
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From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe
The United States is the world’s largest source of foreign assistance by far, although several European countries allocate a much bigger share of their budgets. While aid to Africa dwarfs the ...
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Rubio: USAID Thinks They're A Global Entity And That Their Master Is The Globe And Not The United States
One of the most common complaints you will get if you go to embassies around the world from State Department ... that their master is the globe and not the United States. And that’s not what ...
The Globe and Mail9d
In propaganda war, Iranians cite Canada as proof of Trump’s untrustworthiness
To identify as Canadian these days in Tehran is to evoke amusement and pity from Iranians. “You are from the 51st state?” one professor jokes as soon as he hears his visitor’s nationality.
Yahoo8d
Almost all USAID workers across the globe placed on leave as Trump moves to gut agency
WASHINGTON − About 10,000 employees of the United States Agency for International ... said all USAID "direct hire personnel" across the world will be placed on administrative leave effective ...
The Boston Globe6d
R.I., Conn., Vt., Maine among states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data
“As the richest man in the world, Elon Musk is not used to being ... size of the federal government and slash spending. The United States Digital Service, which was established in 2014 to ...
The Boston Globe9d
Gaza is in ruins, and it’s unclear how it will be rebuilt
Using satellite data, the United Nations estimated last month that 69% of the structures in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed, including over 245,000 homes. The World Bank estimated $18.5 ...
The Globe and Mail4d
Trump wants U.S. to own Gaza, could let Middle East states help rebuild
Trump also said that he was open to the possibility of allowing some Palestinian refugees into the United States, but would ... as have many world leaders. Jordan’s King Abdullah plans to ...
The Hamilton Spectator9d
From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe
The United States is by far the world’s largest source of foreign assistance, although several European countries allocate a much bigger share of their budgets to aid. USAID funds projects in ...
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How the US foreign aid freeze is intensifying humanitarian crises across the globe
These aren’t warnings of what’s to come, but examples of what aid workers say is the fallout of the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid and the gutting of the United States Agency ...