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Frank Rich | Stirring Up Mass Panic Is Donald Trump's Only Hope for Winning the White House
Frank Rich, New York Magazine
Rich writes: "Donald Trump's fear-driven solutions for dealing with ISIS - more torture, sealing our borders, reducing support of NATO - are as ineffectual as they are incoherent."
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Frank Rich, New York Magazine
Rich writes: "Donald Trump's fear-driven solutions for dealing with ISIS - more torture, sealing our borders, reducing support of NATO - are as ineffectual as they are incoherent."
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Six Arrested in Brussels After Attacks
Agence France-Presse
Excerpt: "Six people were arrested Thursday in a series of police operations in the Belgian capital, the federal prosecutor's office said, two days after jihadist attacks in Brussels left 31 dead."
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Agence France-Presse
Excerpt: "Six people were arrested Thursday in a series of police operations in the Belgian capital, the federal prosecutor's office said, two days after jihadist attacks in Brussels left 31 dead."
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Top Medical Experts Call for Decriminalization of All Non-Violent Drug Use
Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post
Ingraham writes: "A group of 22 medical experts convened by Johns Hopkins University and The Lancet have called for the decriminalization of all nonviolent drug use and possession."
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Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post
Ingraham writes: "A group of 22 medical experts convened by Johns Hopkins University and The Lancet have called for the decriminalization of all nonviolent drug use and possession."
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Sanders Edges Ahead of Clinton in New Bloomberg Poll
Justin Sink, Bloomberg
Sink writes: "Even after more than two dozen primaries and caucuses in which Clinton's amassed a commanding lead in votes and in delegates needed to win the nomination, a Bloomberg Politics national poll found that Sanders is the first choice of 49 percent of those who have voted or plan to vote in this year's Democratic contests, while the former secretary of state is preferred by 48 percent."
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Justin Sink, Bloomberg
Sink writes: "Even after more than two dozen primaries and caucuses in which Clinton's amassed a commanding lead in votes and in delegates needed to win the nomination, a Bloomberg Politics national poll found that Sanders is the first choice of 49 percent of those who have voted or plan to vote in this year's Democratic contests, while the former secretary of state is preferred by 48 percent."
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Obama Unveils New Rule on Silica Exposure, Long-Awaited Workplace Safety Regulation
Cole Stangler, International Business Times
Stangler writes: "The Obama administration unveiled one of the most significant U.S. workplace safety regulations in decades Thursday. The long-awaited federal rule aims to cut occupational exposure to silica, an industrial sandlike substance whose inhalation over time can lead to cancer and the incurable lung disease silicosis."
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Cole Stangler, International Business Times
Stangler writes: "The Obama administration unveiled one of the most significant U.S. workplace safety regulations in decades Thursday. The long-awaited federal rule aims to cut occupational exposure to silica, an industrial sandlike substance whose inhalation over time can lead to cancer and the incurable lung disease silicosis."
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Israeli Rights Group Releases Video of Soldier Executing Wounded Palestinian Suspect
Robert Mackey, The Intercept
Mackey writes: "An Israeli soldier was arrested on Thursday after a rights group published clear video images of him shooting a wounded, immobilized Palestinian suspect in the head following a knife attack in the West Bank city of Hebron earlier in the day."
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Robert Mackey, The Intercept
Mackey writes: "An Israeli soldier was arrested on Thursday after a rights group published clear video images of him shooting a wounded, immobilized Palestinian suspect in the head following a knife attack in the West Bank city of Hebron earlier in the day."
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Leonardo DiCaprio Gives $1 Million to Help Island Nation Protect Its Oceans
Kate Yoder, Grist
Yoder writes: "The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation recently granted $1 million to help the Seychelles islands protect their ocean territory - which makes up 99 percent of the country. It's part of a huge, unprecedented swap between the Pacific Island nation and foreign investor groups. The gist of the deal: The country of 115 tiny islands commits to protecting 154,000 square miles of its surrounding seas, and in return, its lenders agree to restructure $21.4 million of its debt."
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Kate Yoder, Grist
Yoder writes: "The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation recently granted $1 million to help the Seychelles islands protect their ocean territory - which makes up 99 percent of the country. It's part of a huge, unprecedented swap between the Pacific Island nation and foreign investor groups. The gist of the deal: The country of 115 tiny islands commits to protecting 154,000 square miles of its surrounding seas, and in return, its lenders agree to restructure $21.4 million of its debt."
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