Johnson shakes hands with Martin Luther King Jr. after signing the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964. We believe that all men are entitled to the blessings of liberty. Yet millions are being deprived of those blessings—not because of their own failures, but because of the color of their skin. The reasons are deeply imbedded in history and tradition and the nature of man. We can understand—without rancor or hatred—how this all happened. But it cannot continue. Our Constitution, the foundation of our Republic, forbids it. The principles of our freedom forbid it. Morality forbids it. And the law I will sign tonight forbids it.
The reasons are deeply imbedded in history and tradition and the nature of man. We can understand—without rancor or hatred—how this all happened.
But it cannot continue. Our Constitution, the foundation of our Republic, forbids it. The principles of our freedom forbid it. Morality forbids it. And the law I will sign tonight forbids it.
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A month after images first surfaced of pro-gun activists flaunting semiautomatic rifles at Target stores, the retailer has become the latest US company to officially reject firearms in its outlets. "Our approach has always been to follow local laws, and of course, we will continue to do so," Target said in a statement Wednesday. "But starting today we will also respectfully request that guests not bring firearms to Target—even in communities where it is permitted by law."
"Our approach has always been to follow local laws, and of course, we will continue to do so," Target said in a statement Wednesday. "But starting today we will also respectfully request that guests not bring firearms to Target—even in communities where it is permitted by law."
Frankly, anything helps, at least in the United States, home to some 5,237 "structurally deficient" bridges on the national highway system alone. Add in all US roads and highways and the figure climbs to 70,000 bridges that have a "deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rated in 'poor' condition." Another 80,000 are considered "functionally obsolete," meaning it's not adequete for its current use. Another 18,000 US bridges are "fracture critical"; if any single component were to fail, then the whole bridge would collapse. A civil engineering technology that might help solve this willfully overlooked crisis isn't exactly a way cool new app, but it might keep some people from dying.
For the eighth straight month, the Nissan LEAF outsold the Chevy Volt, and while the sales gulf between the two models isn’t massive, Nissan is clearly winning. In June Nissan sold 2,347 LEAF electric vehicles, compared to 1,777 Chevy Volt plug-in hybrids, reports Autoblog Green. The last time the Volt outsold the LEAF was in October of 2013, and since then sales of the Volt have leveled off, perhaps in anticipation of the announcement of the next-gen model. Meanwhile though, state tax incentives in Texas have helped increase LEAF sales, especially in the Austin, Dallas, and HOuston areas, though Atlanta (with its $5,000 tax credit) remains the top market for the LEAF.
The last time the Volt outsold the LEAF was in October of 2013, and since then sales of the Volt have leveled off, perhaps in anticipation of the announcement of the next-gen model. Meanwhile though, state tax incentives in Texas have helped increase LEAF sales, especially in the Austin, Dallas, and HOuston areas, though Atlanta (with its $5,000 tax credit) remains the top market for the LEAF.
A bunch of USA soccer fans thinks Tim Howard deserves his own airport. On Tuesday evening, they launched an official White House petition to rename Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after the Team USA goalkeeper, who set a World Cup record by saving 16 shots during Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to Belgium.