Month: October 2017
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Twitter chat: How the gun control debate mirrors larger issues of partisanship in America
What would it be necessary to transform Texas, a republican bastion, in a blue state? According to SurveyMonkey data, simply…
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Tillerson: ‘Heartbreaking’ reports of suffering in Myanmar
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is condemning reported atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, and he says…
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Trump and the new politics of honoring war dead
WASHINGTON — After her Army son died in an armored vehicle rollover in Syria in May, Sheila Murphy says, she…
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Karen Pence to outline goals for art therapy initiative
Washington – When Karen Pence discovered that a Porto Rico art therapist was the subject of a hurricane could not…
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News Wrap: Trump’s latest travel ban blocked by federal judge
JUDY WOODRUFF: The president answered by saying, “At some point, I fight back, and it won’t be pretty.” In turn,…
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Trump ignites furor with claim past presidents didn’t console military families by phone
John Yang: The response of the former Obama officials was rapid and energetic. The former prosecutor General Eric Holder tweeted…
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Puerto Ricans still don’t have reliable drinking water, and fears of contamination are rising
DAVID BEGNAUD: The two men running the ship told us that nearly 87 percent of the ship is empty. Sounds…
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Far-right groups gain ground in Sweden and Germany amid migrant influx
Malcolm Brabant: About a million migrants flocked to Germany in 2015. Chancellor Merkel has constantly defended her pro-refugee policies, but…
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As survivors say #MeToo, what will it take to stop widespread sexual harassment?
JUDY WOODRUFF: The hashtag #MeToo has millions of women sharing stories of abuse, shining a spotlight on a troubling reality…
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U.S.-backed Syrian forces recapture Raqqa from Islamic State group
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces announced Tuesday that they had captured the city of Raqqa from Islamic State militants. “Everything is finished in…
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