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How the No. 2 pencil became a uniquely American school supply staple

Monday, August 24 by SRN News

For generations of Americans, a sharpened No. 2 pencil has represented childhood and coming of age. Still a fixture of back-to-school shopping lists, it outlines a child's first letters, erases their mistakes and lets them doodle in the margins when they daydream. For decades, sweaty... Read More.

Washington Post ordered to reinstate columnist Karen Attiah

Monday, August 24 by SRN News

Aug 24 (Reuters) - A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to reinstate opinion columnist Karen Attiah with back pay, after the newspaper fired her in September over social media posts about conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination. The ruling, made public by the Democracy... Read More.

The Latest: Canada’s prime minister promises retaliatory tariffs as negotiations with the US falter

Monday, August 24 by SRN News

President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on scores of Canadian imports kicked in Saturday. The new taxes will raise prices for American companies and consumers on about 5% of Canada's annual exports to the U.S., roughly $20 billion in goods ranging from agricultural products to... Read More.

Economists don’t expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices

Monday, August 24 by SRN News

The U.S. plans to reopen a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico on Monday as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce record-high beef prices, though economists doubt the move will mean much to grocery store shoppers. The U.S.... Read More.

Preservationists are working to extend the life of a rare Revolutionary War ‘witness tree’

Monday, August 24 by SRN News

EUTAW SPRINGS, S.C. (AP) - Standing beneath the spreading branches of a massive live oak, historian Garrison Marcoux tries to imagine what this scarred, struggling tree saw 245 years ago. Did one of the British soldiers encamped at this South Carolina crossroad near the end... Read More.

US strikes another boat in eastern Pacific, killing two, Pentagon says

Monday, August 24 by SRN News

U.S. forces have struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people the Pentagon says were trafficking drugs. The U.S. Southern Command announced the strike in a social media post early Monday. The death toll from the Trump administration's campaign of bombing boats... Read More.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina’s special U.S. Senate primary runoff

Monday, August 24 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - South Carolina Republicans will return to the polls Tuesday for the fourth time since June to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on the fall general election ballot. Graham won the June 9 Republican primary for renomination to the seat he... Read More.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia’s special congressional runoff

Monday, August 24 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Residents of Georgia's 13th Congressional District outside of Atlanta will get a new representative to Congress after a special election runoff Tuesday to replace the late Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott, who died April 22. The contest between two Democrats will further... Read More.

Trump’s frustrations drove vaccine order, but MAHA wants more

Monday, August 24 by SRN News

By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's frustration that his administration was not doing enough to address what he considers a likely contributor to autism drove a U.S. executive order this month that cut back the number of... Read More.

Iran’s rial currency hits new record low as US prepares to announce more sanctions

Monday, August 24 by SRN News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's currency hit a record low Monday as Washington prepared to announce new sanctions it said would be an "economic D-Day" and would add further pressure on an economy already battered by previous sanctions and a U.S. naval... Read More.

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How the No. 2 pencil became a uniquely American school supply staple

Washington Post ordered to reinstate columnist Karen Attiah

The Latest: Canada’s prime minister promises retaliatory tariffs as negotiations with the US falter

Economists don’t expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices

Preservationists are working to extend the life of a rare Revolutionary War ‘witness tree’

US strikes another boat in eastern Pacific, killing two, Pentagon says

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina’s special U.S. Senate primary runoff

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia’s special congressional runoff

Trump’s frustrations drove vaccine order, but MAHA wants more

Iran’s rial currency hits new record low as US prepares to announce more sanctions

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