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Typhoon Haiyan Survivors Look Back On Near-Death Family Photo
TANAUAN, Philippines (AP) — The Saavedras waited for death as Typhoon Haiyan tore at their roof, knocked down walls and unleashed torrents of seawater below them. All they could do was pray, say "I...
View ArticleAn Open Letter From a Syrian Activist: America's Anti-ISIS Strategy Is...
America's multi-year strategy against ISIS lies on the cusp of collapse. Within six months, ISIS could begin operations near major Jordanian cities and the border with Israel. Within six months,...
View ArticleThe Perils of Conflating ISIS and Al Qaeda
Since the inception of ISIS's campaign of terror in Syria and Iraq, many Western policymakers have assumed that ISIS employs similar strategies to and harbors ambitions akin to those of al-Qaeda....
View ArticleFinding the 'E' in the Fight Against Ebola
That Ebola arrived in New York, was not entirely surprising; New York is, after all, the prime gateway city for travelers to the U.S. What is surprising -- no, shocking -- is that it has, for now,...
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Uber Expands Nonprofit Option, Provides Cheaper Rides To More Chinese Users
Uber is connecting more people through affordable transportation -- and is OK with not making any money in the process. The ride-sharing app, which allows users to request drivers with a tap to their...
View ArticleWhat People Need to Know About Africa and Ebola
Africa is a continent, not a country, and it is big! I cannot tell you how often I meet someone and tell them I am from Botswana, and they ask if I know so and so, "I think he lives in Uganda." There...
View ArticleEx-U.S. Diplomat Robin Raphel Under Federal Investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former veteran U.S. diplomat and expert on Pakistan is the subject of a federal investigation and had her security clearance revoked last month, the State Department said Thursday....
View ArticleThe American People Have Punished Obama For His Weakness
The Republican-dominated Congress intends to rob Obama of the means to achieve a legacy, which Obama plans to weave through the nuclear negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Republican...
View ArticlePhil Rudd, AC/DC Drummer, Has Murder-For-Hire Charges Dropped, Attorney Says
The murder-for-hire charges against AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd have been dropped, his lawyer announced on Friday. "I was advised by the Crown Solicitor Hollister-Jones that he had reviewed the police file...
View ArticleU.S. Mishandling Of Iraq's Chemical Weapons Worse Than Previously Thought
WASHINGTON -- In the latest revelations about chemical weapons that may now be under the control of Islamic State militants, The New York Times reported Thursday that hundreds of U.S. service members...
View ArticleDaniel Winnik, Maple Leafs Forward, Suffers Devastating Hit During Game
Toronto Maple Leafs center Daniel Winnik was knocked down after taking a hit by Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jan Hejda during the first period of a game at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Thursday...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Rivals Agree New Cease-Fire: Mediator
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 8 (Reuters) - South Sudan's warring parties committed to stop fighting and bring their months-long conflict to an end without conditions, the chief mediator for regional African group...
View ArticleThe Happiest Year in Recent German History
On the evening of the 9th of November 1989, when the message came in that the Berlin Wall was open, I was sitting in the Chancellery in Bonn, in a meeting on the issue of housing migrants from the...
View ArticleMexico: Gang Members Confess To Mass Killing In Missing Students Probe
MEXICO CITY, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Members of a gang arrested in a probe into the disappearance of a group of 43 trainee teachers feared massacred have admitted to killing a large group of people, Mexico's...
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Astronauts Put A Camera Inside An Orb Of Water, And Here's What Happened
Maybe you've seen videos of astronauts playing with floating blobs of water, but how about a video shot from inside the watery blob? That's just what we have here in a new video (above) posted on...
View ArticleRocking the Wall -- The Berlin Concert that Changed the World
In 2089, when Germany looks back to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, historians and sociologists will have a different perspective on all the myriad of reasons that...
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Before And After: How The Philippines Recovered From The Worst Storm In...
Typhoon Haiyan was the strongest storm ever to hit land. When it tore through the central Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013, it left untold tragedy and devastation in its wake -- more than 7,000 people lost...
View ArticleThe Training Game
The ongoing foreign policy debacle in Iraq and Syria has provided fodder for the Republican critics of President Obama who have blamed him for the collapse of the Iraqi armed forces in the face of...
View ArticleWhen the Wall Fell
I was a wide-eyed freshman in college sitting in an evening class in November 1989 when we heard the incredible news. The Berlin Wall had been breached! We sat glued to the TV for the rest of night,...
View Article"Key Partner" In War On Terror Is In Chaos, Top General Says
WASHINGTON -- When President Barack Obama prepared the nation in September for yet another military engagement in the Middle East, he made sure to cite some success stories -- bright spots on an...
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