ian bremmer
political scientist, author, prof at nyu, columnist at time, president @eurasiagroup, @gzeromedia. if you lived here, you'd be home now.
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Secret Service wants jet skis to protect Trumps: "The first family is very active in water sports"
The federal agency requested two Kawaski jet skis—watercrafts that each retail from $9,999 to $15,299—and noted security challenges that special agents face when traveling with Trump to places such as Mar-a-Lago and the Hamptons.
Inside Afghanistan: Nearly Nine in 10 Afghans Are Suffering
The turmoil surrounding Afghanistan's coming presidential election does not bode well for the new government's ability to help a population that gave record-low ratings of their own lives in 2018.
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Depressing stat of the day:
85% of Afghans say they’re “suffering”
0% say they’re thriving
Record high and record low for any country in the world.
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Saudi Oil Attack Photos Implicate Iran, U.S. Says; Trump Hints at Military Action
The government released satellite images indicating, they said, that the strikes came from the direction of Iraq or Iran.
Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy as part of settlement
Purdue Pharma, the company that made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy in White Plains, New York, days after reaching a tentative settlement with many of...
Brett Kavanaugh Fit In With the Privileged Kids. She Did Not.
Deborah Ramirez’s Yale experience says much about the college’s efforts to diversify its student body in the 1980s.
Stephen Wiltshire's biography
Stephen Wiltshire is an artist who draws and paints detailed cityscapes. He has a particular talent for drawing lifelike, accurate representations of cities, sometimes after having only observed them briefly.
Human corpses keep moving for over a year after death, scientist says
Research at an Australian "body farm" could have implications for future crime scene investigations.
Ivanka tells donors she got her moral compass from her dad
Trump’s family and allies are getting personal with donors, dishing out morsels about life in the White House.
Trump: I look orange, but so do you
"The light is the worst," Trump said. His administration earlier this month announced it would roll back regulations for increased energy efficiency.
China's 'Year of the Pig' Is Not Going So Well
A serious outbreak of African Swine Flu is expected to push pork prices 70 percent higher over the second half of this year, which will hit ordinary Chinese pockets hard. By some estimates, half of China pigs have been culled, but there are also...
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There are reports that some Chinese farmers have avoided the expense of slaughtering infected pigs, raising fears that a serious outbreak of African Swine Flu will continue to spread.
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There are reports that some Chinese farmers have avoided the expense of slaughtering infected pigs, raising fears that a serious outbreak of African Swine Flu will continue to spread.
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The Trump-Bolton Divide and Election-Year Foreign Policy
For a president gearing up for a fierce re-election fight next year, President Trump has a lot to worry about. Democrats are now taking more of the US political spotlight. And for US foreign policy, an area where US presidents have a lot of leeway,...
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President Trump has the opportunity to strike deals in Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela. Will he get any of them done before next November?
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President Trump has the opportunity to strike deals in Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela. Will he get any of them done before next November?
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Then and Now: Colombia, ISIS, Yemen
As an antidote to the news cycle madness, we are creating a little time machine. Every so often we'll fire it up to check on, and update, stories that we've covered in the past.
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As an antidote to the news cycle madness, we are creating a little time machine. Here are updates to three stories we covered earlier this year.
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As an antidote to the news cycle madness, we are creating a little time machine. Here are updates to three stories we covered earlier this year.
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Globalization & Robots
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Milky Way's supermassive black hole seems to be getting hungrier and scientists aren't sure why
"We have never seen anything like this in the 24 years we have studied the supermassive black hole," researcher Andrea Ghez said.
Badger cull in England extended to ‘unimaginable scale’
Ministers approve culling in 11 new areas, with 64,000 animals likely to be killed this autumn
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Kudos to @guardiannews for finding the cutest possible badger photo to oppose the coming Great British Badger Genocide.
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Hillary Clinton leafs through her emails for nearly an hour at resolute desk in art exhibit
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent nearly an hour leafing through some of her emails on display at an art exhibit in Italy.
Everything My Husband Wasn’t There For
I raised my daughters alone after my husband died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Now they’re grown, and I’m finally coming up for air.
What We’re Watching: Hong Kong Apps, Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap, Brexit by the Letter
Brexit by the Letter? Britain's parliament is now suspended ("prorogued") for five weeks. Opposition MPs have made clear they won't give PM Boris Johnson the elections he wants until a law is implemented that blocks the potential for a no-deal...
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Thousands of activists in Hong Kong gathered outside the U.S. embassy to sing the Star Spangled Banner and ask for American help to "liberate" their city.
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Thousands of activists in Hong Kong gathered outside the U.S. embassy to sing the Star Spangled Banner and ask for American help to "liberate" their city.
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Graphic Truth: Seeking Refuge in the EU
The arrival of refugees fleeing Syria's brutal civil war and other conflict zones has been the single most contentious issue in European politics over the past several years. Although the number of arrivals has fallen dramatically since peaking in...
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The arrival of refugees fleeing Syria's brutal civil war and other conflict zones has been the single most contentious issue in European politics over the past several years.
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The arrival of refugees fleeing Syria's brutal civil war and other conflict zones has been the single most contentious issue in European politics over the past several years.
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