Category: United States
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Preserving Diversity Without Compromise
One of the great challenges and obvious paradoxes is reconciling the individual and the collective, between personal interests and the common good. Can we find a way to preserve our diversity while being united without being compromised? The way to achieve this balance is through humility. When you sublimate yourself to a higher calling, your…
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U.S. Supports Waiving Intellectual Property Rights for Covid-19 Vaccines
The United States supports waiving intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines in order to increase global access and quickly end the pandemic.
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Brazil and United States Governments Forge Partnership for Infrastructure Project Modeling
The Ministry of Regional Development (MDR) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury signed a memorandum of understanding on May 10, which will enable bilateral technical assistance in the areas of water security, irrigation, recovery and rehabilitation of watersheds, sanitation, housing, and public lighting.
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Preserving the environment is our responsibility!
No living being exists in isolation; all, whether animals, plants, or microorganisms, maintain various types of relationships with one another. They depend on plants for shelter, refuge, and food. Plants, in turn, are subject to beneficial or harmful actions from animals. Living beings not only maintain relationships with each other but also with the environment…
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U.S. Copyright Law Makes Thousands of Classics Free for All
Fans of old classics are now free to use and adapt stories, songs, and films published in 1925, thanks to the protections of U.S. copyright laws for the livelihood of creators and the appreciation of future generations.
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Biden: We Will Reduce Carbon Emissions by 2030
The United States will reduce its carbon emissions by 50% to 52% by 2030, President Biden said at the Leaders Summit on Climate on April 22 at the White House. “The United States is not waiting. We are determined to act,” Biden said in his opening remarks. “We must act quickly to tackle these challenges.”…
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Biden: US Will Be the ‘Vaccine Arsenal’ for the World
In April, the Biden-Harris administration promised 60 million AstraZeneca vaccines against Covid-19 to other nations. Now, on May 17, President Biden announced a donation of an additional 20 million. This is part of a US effort to end the global pandemic. The additional vaccines, produced by American manufacturers Pfizer, Moderna Inc., and Johnson & Johnson,…
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Building Resilience in Children
The international nonprofit organization Cultured Kids Cuisine helps children build a future of love and tolerance through food. Managed by over 100 volunteers from around the world, the organization offers various free services for children aged 7 to 14, such as Food Anthropology, educational podcasts, a food blog, recipe kits, and classes. Weekly virtual cooking…
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Sanford Biggers Transforms Rockefeller Center with Bronze Sculpture ‘Oracle’
This spring, multidisciplinary artist Sanford Biggers will transform Rockefeller Center with several public art exhibitions, including the highly anticipated monumental sculpture Oracle. Presented by the Art Production Fund and Rockefeller Center, in partnership with Marianne Boesky Gallery and in production for several years, Biggers will be the first artist invited by Rockefeller Center for a…
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A Free Press Requires an Open Internet
World Press Freedom Day 2021 recognizes the 30th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, a document created and signed by a group of African journalists at a UNESCO seminar in 1991 in Windhoek, Namibia. The date of its adoption, May 3, became World Press Freedom Day. UNESCO, recognizing the transformed media landscape, is reaffirming the principles…