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commentary The war that defined America The Barbary War was an early indicator of American imperialism that we’re still dealing with today Published July 4, 2026 6:30AM (EDT) An 1801 illustration of the USS Enterprise capturing Tripolitan Corsair, layered behind ships anchored in the Gulf of Oman on June 21,Continue Reading

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ExEP … Meetings/Events SPIE Astronomical Telescopes +… ExEP Home Overview Team Missions Science Overview Decadal Surveys ExoExplorers Technology Technology Overview Needs and Gap Lists Strategic Astrophysics Technology (SAT) Awards ExEP Technology Colloquium Series In-Space Servicing and Assembly (iSSA) Segmented Coronagraph Design and Analysis (SCDA) Starshade Technology Development Starshade Exoplanet DataContinue Reading

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This Week in 2016 Copyright Office Pushing Dangerous And Ridiculous Plan To Strip Websites Of DMCA Safe Harbors Judge Calls Out Malibu Media For Its Attempt To Cut And Run When Faced With Challenge To Its Infringement Claims Hillary Clinton’s Tech Policy Plan Includes Some Empty Broadband Promises And AContinue Reading

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A time capsule meant to carry the United States’ 250th-birthday story to 2276 was lowered into the ground Saturday outside Independence Hall. The “America’s Time Capsule” ceremony at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia marked the semiquincentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Organizers said the capsule includesContinue Reading

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Severe weather disrupted celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary of independence Saturday in several East Coast cities, including Washington, where storms prompted a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall. (AP video shot by Nathan Ellgren and Pablo Monsivais) #july4th #news #washington #america250 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video mayContinue Reading