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Colorado economists question the goals, approach of U.S. tariffs
President Donald Trump has said tariffs he has imposed on countries around the world will bring “jobs and factories roaring ...
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New Orleans Is Still 100,000 People Smaller Than Before Katrina. Here Are Other Major Cities Still Recovering From Their Peak Population
Wall St. Insights While New Orleans has grown by 150,000 residents since Katrina, it is still far from its peak population.
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Look back at the history of Matagorda
This is the fourth piece of a recurring series where the Tribune explores little known historical gems within Matagorda ...
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The Lowell Mill Girls: America’s Forgotten Labor Struggle
In the early 19th century, young women were drawn into factory work with the promise of opportunity - but at what cost? The ...
Lewis W. Hine’s photos helped child labor laws pass a century ago. We need him again
As states consider loosening laws that regulate child labor, Lewis W. Hine's early 20th century photographs, which helped ...
A Trip Into Alaska’s Copper River Valley in 1902
A collection of photographs of the people and landscapes along a rough trail into Alaska's interior, taken nearly 125 years ...
From the Gorbals to the Wild West, the detective who never slept
In a grim two room tenement flat in the Gorbals, mill worker Isabella Pinkerton safely delivered her fourth child, a healthy baby boy.
Guns in America: A liberal gun-owning sociologist offers 5 observations to understand America’s culture of firearms
Starting in the mid-1800s, Americans developed a more complex gun culture that included recreational hunting, organized target shooting and gun collecting. These elements continue today, but, in a ...
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"Dramatic arboretum" forms centrepiece of Locke hotel in Paris
Two French baroque mansions and a 19th-century factory have been transformed into Locke Hotels' latest outpost in Paris, ...