Crain's Chicago Business3h
Will the Madigan verdict change anything?
And the nation is still watching, waiting to see if the downfall of Michael Madigan will change anything. The consensus is: ...
Federal court rules ban on handgun sales to adults under age 21 is unconstitutional
A Louisiana lower court judge had upheld the 1968 statute barring firearm sales to 18-20-year-olds in late 2022.
justthenews12d
Federal appeals court rules handgun ban on adults under 21 is 'unconstitutional'
The New Orleans based Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that 18- 20-year-olds are among those whose "right to keep and bear arms is protected." ...
The Sun25d
I used to work at the UK’s poshest store – 5 things we weren’t allowed to do & the one item that was strictly forbidden
Initially a single-room shop, it expanded rapidly, transforming into a thriving department store by the late 19th century ... "Omnia Omnibus Ubique" (All Things for All People, Everywhere ...
culture.pl21d
Travel & Its Literature in the 19th & 20th Centuries
set the name for the 19th century, known as the age of steam and electricity. People travelled by carriage, rail, ship, steamship or omnibus. The more connections opened up; the more people could ...
Politico Europe13d
Living Cities: The EU takes on housing
PARISIAN PALACE SOWS PANDEMONIUM: As a result of a bizarre political dispute over a 19th-century palace in Paris, Spaniards came dangerously close to paying a whole lot more for public transportation.
How Valentine’s Day was transformed by the Industrial Revolution and ‘manufactured intimacy’
In 1866, journalist Andrew Halliday led his readers on a guided tour of one of London’s foremost card manufacturers – to ...
Phys.org22d
Dried plants 19th-century Australian colonial institution indicate secret, illicit snacking among residents
Analysis of dried plant remains from a 19th-century Australian colonial institution reveals the consumption of various foods not listed in official records, suggesting secretive snacking by residents.