Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for April 10, 2026. In today’s headlines, U.S. news spans from academia to global politics. Hip-hop is making significant strides in higher education, with colleges expanding courses and even offering full degrees, signaling new career opportunities. Vice President JD Vance faces a challenging assignment in Pakistan, leading […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for April 9, 2026. We start with a look at today’s top stories. In U.S. news, generational tensions are on display in Maine’s Senate primary, where the fight between Gov. Janet Mills and oysterman Graham Platner appears to be a contest of experience versus style. Meanwhile, the […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for April 8, 2026. Today, the international landscape remains complex, with the U.S. and Iran both claiming victory following recent conflicts, though questions persist about the true cost of peace and America’s global standing, which appears weaker despite its military might. A fragile two-week ceasefire, brokered by […]

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9

193: Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman
Emperor by the army in Illyricum.  Severus is the first emperor to ban
proselytizing by Jews.

423: Emperor Theodosius II reaffirms the Roman
law according to which “No Jew may purchase Christian…