The Royal Museum (group of buildings in the background), later renamed the National Museum, in an 1861 lithograph by Charles Ribeyrolles, based on a photograph by Victor FrondBrazilian National Library Museums, research institutions, maps, and surveys of natural resources grew in importance in the Brazilian Empire In addition to fighting off internal revolts
by Aaron Mendelson, Center for Public IntegrityNovember 18, 2022 The voter turnout in 2020 was a stunning 67%, according to one source. Another had it at 94%. A third fixed 2020 voter turnout at 63%. All three are correct — because they do the math differently. They’re comparing actual voters with the number
Runs by Cheri Beasley, Val Demings and Stacey Abrams both underscored long-standing challenges to Black women who run — and showed their potential. Originally published by The 19th We’re making sense of the midterms. Subscribe to our daily newsletter for election context and analysis. A record number of Black women, most of them Democrats, ran
Christoph Pfeufer, Bocconi University and Massimo Morelli, Bocconi University Contrary to the expectations of many observers, the “red wave” stopped at the House of Representatives and only delivered the Republican Party a small majority. The Senate, though, will remain under Democrat control. So the US Congress will be divided until the 2024 election
Ross Bennett-Cook, University of Westminster and Christoph Bluth, University of Bradford Russia has announced plans to begin direct flights to Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, a state recognised only by Turkey. This will make Russia the only nation outside of Turkey to fly directly to the territory since it declared independence from the Republic of
Qatar claimed millions of dollars in unpaid wages were already disbursed Three weeks ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022, Qatar’s Labour Minister has rejected calls from human rights groups to compensate migrant workers involved in building stadiums and other infrastructure. A global campaign called #PayUpFIFA was launched by Human Rights Watch (HRW)
The state’s majority Democrat Legislature has yet to fully fund enforcement of recently strengthened regulations. Despite a Democratic sweep of New Mexico state offices and continuing blue majority in the upcoming Legislature, the future of oil and gas regulation remains hazy. Michelle Lujan Grisham returns to the Governor’s Mansion for another four years,
by Bianca Fortis ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Leola Scott recently decided to become a more active citizen. The 55-year-old resident of Dyersburg, Tennessee, was driven to action after her son was stabbed to death and nobody was
Originally published by The 19th We’re making sense of the midterms. We’ve finally made it (mostly!) to the other side of this year’s consequential midterm elections. Election Day proved to be the only poll that mattered, with what we already know so far bucking predictions from pundits and prognosticators of Democratic doom and
Transgender youths who are already receiving medical care can continue treatment, and some doctors may still be able to accept new patients. Originally published by The 19th Florida has restricted gender-affirming care for trans youth after a vote from the state’s medical board on Friday, though it’s unclear when the restrictions will go