Pentagon agency pauses MLK, Holocaust Remembrance, other celebrations
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Federal agencies bar Black History Month and other 'special observances'
The Defense Intelligence Agency has ordered a pause of all activities and events related to Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month.NBC News - 5h -
Pentagon ends paying for travel for abortion and other reproductive care
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Pentagon intelligence agency pauses observances for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth
The Pentagon’s intelligence agency has put on hold observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other annual historical or cultural events due to ...The Hill - 1d -
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Musk tells Germany to get over "past guilt" before Holocaust Remembrance
Elon Musk told a rally the German far-right AfD party, just before Holocaust Remembrance Day, that Germany should get over "past guilt."CBS News - 3d -
Holocaust survivors mark 80 years since liberation of Auschwitz
Survivors of Auschwitz marked 80 years since the liberation of the death camp. They warned of rising antisemitism in a ceremony Monday at the site where Nazis murdered more than a million people, ...CBS News - 4d -
Irish president accused of 'politicising' Holocaust event
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Lakers legend Kobe Bryant: Remembrances and reaction
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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025 – in pictures
Eighty years on from the day Soviet troops arrived at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, survivors, international heads of state and dignitaries gathered at the site in Poland where more ...The Guardian - 4d -
Holocaust survivor and an engineer's granddaughter form unexpected bond
Oskar Jakob, a Holocaust survivor, and Suzanne Rico, the granddaughter of the engineer behind Hitler's V-1 missile, formed an unlikely bond after confronting their shared history. Their journey ...CBS News - 4d -
How Auschwitz became centre of Nazi Holocaust
It is 80 years since Soviet Union troops liberated Auschwitz - now marked as Holocaust Memorial Day.BBC News - 4d -
‘New way of bearing witness’: one of biggest Holocaust archives goes online
Exclusive: Wiener Holocaust Library has digitised more than 150,000 items including letters, pamphlets and photos. One of the world’s largest Holocaust archives is accessible online for the first ...The Guardian - 5d -
Survivors return to death camp for remembrance ceremonies
Fifty survivors - now in their late 80s and 90s - will attend a ceremony marking the camp's liberation.BBC News - 5d -
Pope Francis says the horror of Holocaust must never be forgotten
On the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Pope Francis also noted that many Christians were killed in Nazi concentration camps.CBS News - 5d -
The Guardian view on commemorating Auschwitz’s liberation: the urgency of Holocaust remembrance | Editorial
Eighty years after the Nazi death camp was freed, the testimony of survivors is as crucial as ever. Memory is fragile. A decade ago, 300 survivors gathered at Auschwitz to commemorate the Nazi ...The Guardian - 5d -
Pope: Horrors of the Holocaust must not be forgotten or denied
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Pope Francis warns of 'scourge of antisemitism' ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day
Pope Francis has warned of the “scourge of anti-semitism” in his prayer on the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, noting it marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz ...ABC News - 5d -
Survivors fear Europe is forgetting the lessons of Holocaust
Eighty years after the liberation of the concentration camp, some politicians have been quick to target outsiders.BBC News - 6d -
Hegseth heads to Pentagon with plans to upend it
His approval could smooth the process for other controversial Trump picks.Politico - Jan. 24 -
Pentagon pausing official social media accounts worldwide for review
The Department of Defense has ordered a pause on all of its official social media accounts, with some exceptions.NBC News - Jan. 24 -
Trump orders release of classified files on Kennedys, MLK, Jr.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to release long-classified government documents on the assassinations of President Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights leader ...NBC News - Jan. 24 -
Trump to release files on MLK Jr.'s assassination. Here's what to expect.
President Trump signed an executive order declassify any remaining files from Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. MLK was shot and killed on April 4, 1968, in Memphis.CBS News - Jan. 23 -
Trump Vows to Declassify Files on Assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK
President Trump told security agencies to develop plans to make public all documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
Fantasy basketball takeaways and waiver wire pickups from the MLK Day slate
Monday brought plenty of developments for fantasy managers. Dan Titus covers the top performances, duds and adds to consider.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 21 -
Inauguration falls on MLK Day in rare occurrence
Inauguration Day for President Trump marked just the second time that a president was sworn in on Martin Luther King Day. Former President Bill Clinton took the oath for this second term on Jan. 20 ...CBS News - Jan. 20 -
MLK Jr.'s daughter: 'Wonderful' Trump being inaugurated on day celebrating father
Bernice King, the daughter of late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., says the simultaneous occurrence of MLK Day and Inauguration Day this year is an opportunity to reflect on her ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
The Switch Up — MLK Day, Trump inauguration collide
President-elect Trump on Monday becomes only the third president to take the oath of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The collision of the two events has set members of the civil rights ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Trump vows to release JFK, RFK, MLK assassination records in 'coming days'
President-elect Trump on Sunday vowed to release records related to former President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassinations "in the coming days." “As a ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
What's open and closed on MLK Day and Inauguration Day 2025?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day both fall on Jan. 20. Here's what's open and closed on the federal holiday.CBS News - Jan. 20 -
Dangerously cold air for the MLK holiday weekend
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Mel Gibson, Jeff Bridges and other LA celebrities lose homes to wildfires
Their homes have been destroyed by the wind-driven fires that are ravaging communities in California.BBC News - Jan. 11 -
It’s September 2026, and the Pentagon Is Alarmed
The effort to ban TikTok is not about what’s on the platform but about who runs it.The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
Final day of remembrance to be held for former President Jimmy Carter with state funeral
On Thursday, a funeral processional will move across Washington, D.C., transporting former President Jimmy Carter's casket from the U.S. Capitol to the National Cathedral for his official state ...CBS News - Jan. 9 -
A Real Pain review – Jesse Eisenberg’s sauntering Holocaust tour comedy is a masterpiece
The writer, director and actor effortlessly walks a tonal tightrope in this film about Jewish American cousins on a Holocaust tour in Poland. But Kieran Culkin steals the show as the more ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
CISA says 'no indication' other agencies impacted by Treasury hack
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said Monday that there is “no indication” other federal agencies were impacted by the recent breach at the Treasury Department. The ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Pentagon agrees to historic legal settlement with LGBTQ+ veterans
If approved by a federal judge, the agreement means the military would help thousands of veterans seek honorable discharges.CBS News - Jan. 6
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