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Does the UN See US "Institutionalized Discrimination" in the Wake of Ferguson?
Will the US face its own human rights scrutiny? The Ferguson grand jury decision not to criminally prosecute a police officer in the shooting of an unarmed young black man has reached the Geneva HQ of...
View ArticleAstronaut Thankful For Friends, Freedom, And Chance To Hang Upside Down Like...
Butch Wilmore has a lot to be thankful for. In a Thanksgiving video message from the International Space Station, the Murfreesboro, Tenn.-born astronaut expresses gratitude for everything from friends...
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An "Alive" Andes Hero Gives Thanks, and Thoughts
[Author's note: Roberto's words are translated from Spanish.] The silence of the deep Andes must be limitless and oppressive at the same time. And the presence of God must have seemed so present yet...
View ArticleChristiane Amanpour: Journalists 'Paid With Their Lives' For World's Failure...
NEW YORK –- For decades, the Committee to Protect Journalists has defended press freedom when authoritarian governments cracked down on speech or when militias, gangs and terrorist groups tried to...
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Rabbits in Syria: Turkey-Syria Border, Part 3 of 6
We sit in the garden of the Salam school in the city of Reyhanli, at the Turkey-Syria border. The wind ruffles the olive trees, and from the corner of my eye I see the school's pet ducks and rabbits...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
Tony Abbott, I'm writing to you because my occasional tweet doesn't seem to be getting through to you. I have a few things I'd like to talk to you about. Firstly, in an interview not too long ago, you...
View ArticleWhy the French Parliament Should Vote No on a Palestinian State
The French parliament is due to vote on recognition of a Palestinian state on Nov. 28. PARIS -- For nearly half a century, I have favored the two-state solution. But I believe that the "unilateral...
View ArticleDaily Meditation: Make Art
We all need help maintaining our personal spiritual practice. We hope that these Daily Meditations, prayers and mindful awareness exercises can be part of bringing spirituality alive in your life....
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Woman Hanging Laundry Plunges 9 Feet Into Sinkhole (PHOTOS)
Sinkholes have joined the ranks of sharks, jellyfish, the hole in the ozone layer and baby-eating dingoes on the list of things in Australia that can seriously mess you up. On Tuesday, a 45-year-old...
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Mindfully Thankful on Turkey Day
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. As a global citizen, and particularly as a scholar of the modern republic of Turkey, the number of comments and jokes I get on "Turkey Day" reinforce the...
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Here's Every Argument You'll Need For Your Immigration Debate This Thanksgiving
President Barack Obama gave all of us a Thanksgiving table topic to avoid last Thursday when he announced he will grant deportation relief to as many as 5 million people, most of whom are parents of...
View ArticleIs Benedict XVI The Real Pope? Four Factors Fueling Vatican Conspiracy Theories
(RNS) When Benedict XVI stunned Catholics by announcing that he would become the first pope in six centuries to resign, it immediately raised concerns — which were dismissed just as quickly — that an...
View ArticleAmerican Hostage Of Al Qaeda Targeted In Rescue Attempt: Yemen Official
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A member of Yemen special forces says an American and a Briton being held by al-Qaida were among those intended to be rescued in a raid on a cave but were moved out before the...
View ArticleWeekend Roundup: Can an 'Elderly and Haggard' Europe Defend a 'World of...
As Pope Francis slammed Europe as "elderly and haggard" in an address this week in Strasbourg, the speaker of the Polish parliament, Radek Sikorski, warned in the WorldPost that Europe's starkest...
View ArticleWhat Pope Francis Hopes To Accomplish In Turkey
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis leaves on Friday (Nov. 28) for a three-day visit to Turkey and, given the issues on his plate and the troubles in the neighborhood, it is expected to be his most...
View ArticleAfrican Religious Leaders Draw Road Map Of Safe Practices To Fight Ebola
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) African church leaders, theologians and health professionals have drawn up a road map they hope might help ease stigma and educate faith communities in the fight against Ebola. The...
View ArticleBlack Friday Chaos Hits Britain
LONDON (AP) — Americans celebrating Thanksgiving in Britain may have felt right at home as Black Friday shopping chaos caused disruptions. The practice of offering bargain basement prices the day after...
View ArticleUK's Cameron To Curb Benefits For Immigrants
LONDON (AP) — Migrants from Europe will have to leave Britain if they don't get a job within six months, and must work for four years before receiving some benefits, Prime Minister David Cameron...
View ArticleNamibia Votes In Presidential And Parliamentary Elections
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The southern African nation of Namibia on Friday voted in parliamentary and presidential elections expected to deliver a comfortable win for the ruling party, which has been in...
View ArticleObama and the Gordian Knot of Politics
With the exception of a spike immediately after September 11, Americans don't trust their government. Take a look at a graph of public trust from 1958 to 2014, and you'll see the rate drop from around...
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