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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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Congo tracing contacts of first Ebola case in eastern city
BENI, Congo (AP) — After feeling sick for several days the pastor boarded a bus to eastern Congo's largest city. Only upon arrival at his destination did anyone suspect he had the highly deadly...
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Important: First case of Ebola confirmed in the city of Goma – home to 2m+ people, a trade hub, and a key transit point for the region.
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Trump Fans the Flames of a Racial Fire
While other presidents have found ways to appeal to the resentments of white Americans with subtle and not-so-subtle appeals, none of them in modern times have done so as overtly as this one.
Inslee says he'll ask soccer player Megan Rapinoe to be secretary of state
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) said Saturday that if he is elected president, he will ask soccer player Megan Rapinoe to be his secretary of state.
The Greek Election Brings Hope for a Country in Need
In Greece, the mainstream has returned to power and the populists are in retreat
#Winners and #Losers: Acosta Out
The Week in Government Resignations Winner: Sir Kim Darroch—the UK’s ambassador to the US resigned this week after diplomatic leaks revealed his honest assessments of the Trump White House. Tough beat having to leave your post for doing your job...
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One week, two big resignations in Washington. Find out who came out looking better (or worse) for wear in this week's #winners and #losers from around the world!
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Police launch probe of ambassador emails 'leak'
Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu says the alleged leak damaged UK international relations.
New North Korea constitution names Kim head of state, possible step toward US peace treaty
A new North Korean Constitution names Kim Jong Un the country's head of state and military commander in chief, which some see as a possible step toward a peace treaty with the U.S.
The Fake News Atom Bomb
In this month's Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, the folks who created the famous "Doomsday Clock" to remind us of the continued risk of nuclear war, cyber expert Herbert Lin makes a startling claim: False information threatens the future of humanity....
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The folks who created the famous "Doomsday Clock" have added 'false information' to their list of existential threats to humanity.
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The folks who created the famous "Doomsday Clock" have added 'false information' to their list of existential threats to humanity.
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Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro to appoint son as ambassador to US
Eduardo Bolsonaro, a congressman, has strong links to the Trump administration and American far right
Trump and Tech: Very Unfair at Home, Very American Abroad
President Trump has a bipolar relationship with America's tech firms. At home, he sees them as bastions of liberalism that are systematically biased against him and his conservative followers.But abroad, it's a different story.Beyond America's...
Twitter has stopped working
Social media site experiences major outages worldwide ahead of White House summit
Texas police guard ice cream aisle in market following viral Blue Bell ice cream licking video
A police department in Texas posted a photo of its officers standing guard in a supermarket’s frozen dessert section following a viral video of a woman licking a tub of Blue Bell ice cream and putting it back on the shelf, which has apparently...
Sir Kim Darroch resigns as UK ambassador to US
The ambassador steps down after emails criticising President Trump's administration were leaked.
What Climate Change can Teach us About Securing Global Tech
I'm just back from a week in Rwanda, where I spoke at a conference on technology and economic development. One of the big questions was how countries that are working their way up the economic ladder should balance the need for better access to...
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The cost of transitioning to a more sustainable model could end up falling hardest on developing countries.
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The cost of transitioning to a more sustainable model could end up falling hardest on developing countries.
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Graphic Truth: Putin's Highs and (Recent) Lows
In nearly twenty years of running Russia, Vladimir Putin has had his highs and his lows. Some of his greatest hits, from a popularity perspective, include his handling of several terrorism crises early in his tenure, his thrashing of Georgia in a...
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Nothing has dented Vladimir Putin's approval ratings more than a deeply unpopular pension reform plan unveiled last summer.
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Nothing has dented Vladimir Putin's approval ratings more than a deeply unpopular pension reform plan unveiled last summer.
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Amazon, Microsoft wage war over the Pentagon's 'war cloud'
Amazon and Microsoft are battling it out over a $10 billion opportunity to build the U.S. military its first "war cloud" computing system. But Amazon's early hopes of a shock-and-awe victory may...
What we are watching: Power in Sudan, Racial Tensions in Israel, Troubles in Turkey
The fate of Sudan's power-sharing deal — Sudanese opposition protesters have reached a power-sharing agreement with the military under which the two sides will create a "sovereign council" to be headed by the military for 21 months, followed by 18...
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Sudanese opposition protesters have reached a power-sharing agreement with the military.
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Graphic Truth: Trashing the Planet
The world currently generates 2 billion tons of solid waste every year, according to the World Bank. By 2050, that figure will rise to 3.4 billion, with most of the increase coming from low- and middle-income countries in Africa and Asia, where...
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The world currently generates 2 billion tons of solid waste every year.
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The world currently generates 2 billion tons of solid waste every year.
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The world currently generates 2 billion tons of solid waste every year.
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The Politics of Trash in the Heart of China
Last week, protests shook one of China's most important cities as thousands took to the streets to defend their quality of life. But the disturbances weren't about political freedoms, extradition laws, or judicial transparency. This wasn't the...
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Last week, protests shook one of China's most important cities. And the protests were about... garbage.
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Last week, protests shook one of China's most important cities. And the protests were about... garbage.
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Swalwell to hold news conference amid speculation he could exit presidential race
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) will hold a press conference Monday afternoon amid speculation that he may be dropping out of the Democratic primary contest.