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The Allies called themselves the "United Nations" (even before that organization formed in 1945), and pledged their support to the Atlantic Charter of 1941.The Charter stated the ideal goals of the war: no territorial aggrandizement; no territorial changes made against the wishes of the people; restoration of self-government to those deprived of it; free access to raw materials; reduction of ...
Women both found work in the munitions factories (as "munitionettes") despite initial trade union opposition, which directly helped the war effort, but also in the Civil Service, where they took men's jobs, releasing them for the front. The number of women employed by the service increased from 33,000 in 1911 to over 102,000 by 1921. [154]
Rates for a 15-year mortgage stand at an average 6.00% for purchase and 6.07% for refinance, down 33 basis points from 6.33% for purchase and 27 basis points from 6.34% for refinance this time ...
At the conclusion of its fifth rate-setting policy meeting of 2024 on July 31, 2024, the Federal Reserve left the federal funds target interest rate at a 23-year high of 5.25% to 5.50% for an ...
Sex and the law. Female genital mutilation ( FGM) (also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting ( FGM/C) and female circumcision[ a]) is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva. The prevalence of FGM varies worldwide, but is majorly present in some countries of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and ...
Ariana Grande is giving brother Frankie Grande her full support as he recovers from a nose job. Frankie, 41, posted an Instagram selfie of his bandaged nose and bruised eyes, post-surgery, on ...
Laura Anne Ingraham ( / ˈɪŋɡrəm /; born June 19, 1963) [ 1][ 2] is an American conservative television host. [ 3] She has been the host of The Ingraham Angle on Fox News Channel since October 2017, and is the editor-in-chief of LifeZette. She formerly hosted the nationally syndicated radio show The Laura Ingraham Show.
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( VAWA) is a United States federal law (Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, H.R. 3355) signed by President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1994. The Act provided $1.6 billion toward investigation and the prosecution of violent crimes against women, imposed automatic and mandatory ...