Brown University’s Choices Program develops history and current issues curricula for K-12 schools in all 50 states. Once upon a time, it taught students “of the historic Jewish ties to the land that is now Israel.” But its recent materials are more critical of the Jewish state—and Brown’s endowed chair of Palestinian studies, Beshara Doumani,
The White House said the instruction was sent only to about three dozen employees, and that the documents that were being destroyed were old. Some U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees have received instruction to empty classified safes and destroy agency records, according to a court filing on March 11 by employee unions. The
In 2011, Brown University’s Choices Program, which develops curriculum on history and current issues for K-12 schools in all 50 states, taught high school students “of the historic Jewish ties to the land that is now Israel.” In 2015, anti-Israel academic Beshara Doumani, then a founding director of Brown’s Center for Middle East Studies, began
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said President Donald Trump’s refusal to exempt Australia from aluminium and steel tariffs goes against the “spirit of our two nations’ enduring friendship” but also promised no retaliation. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the decision on March 12. The Epoch Times has contacted the White House for comment.
Both the Trump and Biden administrations have accused China of dumping cheap steel on the global market, harming U.S. producers. News Analysis WASHINGTON—When President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs on all countries take effect on March 12, much of the conversation will center around their effectiveness in tackling China’s aggressive trade practices. These tariffs
But Canada’s two largest oil and gas producing provinces vow to find ‘other markets’ for exports that Asian and European nations are clamoring for. HOUSTON—Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada’s largest natural gas and oil producers, will not retaliate as Ontario did in responding to President Donald Trump’s threats to impose 25-percent tariffs on steel and aluminum
A report surfaced last month saying the team wouldn’t go if they won, just as they didn’t visit after winning in 2018. The Philadelphia Eagles will visit the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl victory. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the news at the daily press briefing on March 11. The possibility