The Monroe Doctrine, a muscular defense of national interests reflecting the burgeoning strength of the young United States, was espoused by President James Monroe on this day in history, Dec. 2, 1823. The powerful policy statement warned ever-warring European colonial powers against bringing their Old World conflicts to the Western …
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Health officials in New York confirmed a person tested positive for the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in what is the first locally acquired case in the United States since 2019. The transmission detected in a Nassau County resident comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Americans to …
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