Pentagon ends recognition of cultural heritage months under new directive
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense has announced it will no longer officially recognize cultural heritage months, citing the need to prioritize unity and mission readiness within the U.S. military. In a…
New Jersey Strengthens Economic and Cultural Ties with India Through New Commission
TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy has enacted Executive Order No. 354, establishing the New Jersey-India Commission, a significant stride towards bolstering economic and cultural relationships between New Jersey and India. This…
New Jersey’s Great Cultural Divide is Not North and South, But NYC vs. Philadelphia
TRENTON, NJ – In a state known for its rich cultural diversity and bustling urban centers, New Jersey is revealing a different kind of divide, one that transcends the traditional North-South geographical…
BOB EHRILICH: The Left Is Smashing Cultural Third Rails In Pursuit Of Their Brave New World Agenda
BOB EHRILICH: The Left Is Smashing Cultural Third Rails In Pursuit Of Their Brave New World Agenda Bob Ehrlich on December 21, 2023 Readers are familiar with the moniker “third rail.” In…
Mexican president says his country is world’s leading cultural power
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday declared his country to be the foremost cultural power in the world, praising its ethnic and culinary diversity and international…
Australian copper miner Sandfire says damaged Aboriginal cultural heritage
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Global miner Sandfire said on Thursday it had damaged Aboriginal cultural heritage at a copper mine in Western Australia, and that it had informed the traditional owners…
Iconic Cultural Sites Evacuated For Bomb Threats As Israel-Palestine Tension Ripples Through The West
Iconic Cultural Sites Evacuated For Bomb Threats As Israel-Palestine Tension Ripples Through The West Nick Pope on October 14, 2023 The Palace of Versailles and the Louvre art museum were evacuated Saturday…
France won’t cut cultural ties with Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso – minister
PARIS (Reuters) – France does not intend to cut cultural ties with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, the culture minister said on Friday, after entertainment businesses slammed a decision this week to…
Memphis CBP, HSI Repatriates Precious Cultural Artifacts to Mexico
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and Homeland Security Investigations special agents repatriated cultural artifacts, some dating back to 900 B.C., to the Government of Mexico today at…
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Intel-Linked ‘Service Centers’ In US Cities Used Cultural Events To Push Communist Party Propaganda
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Intel-Linked ‘Service Centers’ In US Cities Used Cultural Events To Push Communist Party Propaganda Philip Lenczycki on July 12, 2023 Overseas “service centers” set up in seven U.S. cities by…
Majority Of Americans Believe Country Is In A Cultural, Economic Breakdown: POLL
Majority Of Americans Believe Country Is In A Cultural, Economic Breakdown: POLL Jake Smith on June 29, 2023 The majority of Americans believe the country is in a state of cultural and…
US bans new oil and gas leasing around New Mexico cultural site
(Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Friday it would stop issuing new oil and gas drilling leases within 10 miles of the Chaco Culture National Historic Park, a region central to…
Analysis-Italian first! Meloni’s nationalists defend cultural identity at risk of irking EU
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s culture wars have begun. Almost six months after taking office, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government is pushing out bills that promise to promote national…
Rio Tinto has more work to do, cultural heritage audit finds
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Rio Tinto has more work to do to protect Indigenous cultural heritage at its mines around the world, according to an independent audit of its practices, the world’s biggest…
CBP at JFK Returns Cultural Artifacts to Ukraine
JAMAICA, N.Y. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) International Mail Facility, with the help from officers at the National Targeting…
U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern District of New York Joins Department of Homeland Security, Department of State and Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art for the Largest Repatriation of Stolen Cultural Property to Yemen
Today, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of State and the Smithsonian Institution participated in a milestone repatriation ceremony…
Majority Of Americans Respect Religious Conviction Over Cultural Pressure: POLL
Majority Of Americans Respect Religious Conviction Over Cultural Pressure: POLL Kate Anderson on February 14, 2023 A majority of Americans indicated that they had more respect for those who stood for their…
Bill Maher Compares The ‘Woke’ Mob To Enforcers Of Mao’s Cultural Revolution
Bill Maher Compares The ‘Woke’ Mob To Enforcers Of Mao’s Cultural Revolution Harold Hutchison on February 4, 2023 HBO host Bill Maher compared “woke” mobs on Twitter to the Red Guard of…
Khamenei calls for overhaul of Iran’s cultural system
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Tuesday called for “revolutionary reconstruction of the country’s cultural system”, state media reported, as nationwide protests kept up pressure on the authorities.…
China to step up support for cultural and tourism recovery – central bank
BEIJING – China’s central bank will guide domestic financial institutions to provide credit services to the cultural and tourism sectors which have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, it said in…
Ukraine to restrict Russian books, music in latest cultural break from Moscow
By Max Hunder KYIV – Ukraine’s parliament on Sunday voted through two laws which will place severe restrictions on Russian books and music as Kyiv seeks to break many remaining cultural ties…
Wildfire threatens ‘cultural genocide’ in New Mexico villages
By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. – Miguel Gandert does not know whether his family’s 19th-century log home has been burned by a New Mexico wildfire, but he fears the blaze could destroy…
New Treasures of New York Documentary Explores the Transformation of Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
New York metro area premiere Wednesday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. on WLIW21 Streams nationally on wliw.org/treasures and THIRTEEN Explore app NEW YORK, March 22, 2022 — Treasures of New York: Snug Harbor…
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