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Nov 09 2022
News
Pot Prohibition Continues Collapsing, and Psychedelic Bans Could Be Next
Voters on Tuesday approved the legalization of recreational marijuana in Maryland and Missouri while rejecting similar measures in Arkansas, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Meanwhile, voters in five Texas cities passed ballot measures that bar local police from issuing citations or making arrests for low-level marijuana possession. But the most striking election result for drug policy
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Nov 29 2022
News
Democrats prepare to upend presidential primary calendar
The list of states with the biggest say in Democratic presidential contests could get a big shake-up this week.
A flurry of public and private lobbying to reformat the longtime early-state lineup of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina kicked off again after the midterms, with the Democratic National Committee’s group reviewing the order set to meet later this week. Key
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Sep 27 2022
News
Hurricane Ian lashes Cuba as Florida braces for 'major disaster'
Hurricane Ian has made landfall in western Cuba as a category three storm, bringing wind speeds of up to 205km/h (125mph).
Cuban authorities declared emergencies in six areas, with forecasters warning of storm surges on the coast along with flash floods and mudslides.
Tens of thousands of people were told to leave their homes and seek shelter.
Ian is expected to strengthen
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Mar 27 2023
Perspectives Blog
What Just Happened in Tbilisi, Georgia — and Why it Matters
In Tbilisi, the capital of the country Georgia, citizens recently found themselves in a battle with their own government for what they believe is their Western future.
Georgia – a country not often covered in American media – is strikingly similar to one that now is. While battle rages in Ukraine, the also former Soviet Republic was in a similar situation as recently as 2008. With
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Aug 14 2022
Analysis
Is Record-Smashing Heat a Big Story? Depends Where It Happens
As news of record-breaking heat around the world makes its way onto our screens, it’s clear some heat waves are made to matter more than others. The general dearth of TV news reporting on climate disruption in the Global South is particularly stark when it comes to heat waves, a conversation that is centered around Britain and Europe, as opposed to India and other non-Western countries.
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May 10 2018
News
Will the New York Times Fix This Headline About Pompeo?
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, we now know, made his unannounced trip to North Korea earlier this week in order to secure the release of three American hostages. It was an incredible feat of diplomacy, and the three newly freed men touched down in the States early Thursday morning.
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Sep 05 2022
News
Trump 2024 could be one of the ‘greatest political comebacks in American history,’ says Sen. Lindsey Graham
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham believes that former President Donald Trump stands a “pretty good chance” of winning the 2024 U.S. presidential election, in what he said could be one of the “greatest political comebacks in American history.”
Speaking to CNBC Saturday, Graham — a South Carolina Republican and close ally of Trump — said he had advised the former president that he had
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Jun 06 2022
Analysis
Why is Starbucks shutting down a location that voted to unionize?
When Starbucks employees at a branch in Ithaca, New York, voted to unionize in April, the store’s working conditions were among their concerns. One longtime employee said the grease trap at the Starbucks location on Cornell University’s College Avenue had been broken since he’d started working there back in 2018. “It’s something we’ve been begging them to fix for years,” shift supervisor
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Aug 12 2022
News
Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage before a lecture in New York
Famed author Salman Rushdie, who has endured death threats from extremists for decades, was stabbed Friday before a scheduled lecture in western New York, according to state police.
A man stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution, about 70 miles south of Buffalo, at about 11 a.m. and attacked the 75-year-old Rushdie and an interviewer, New York State Police Maj. Eugene J.
Apr 28 2018
News
North Korean media hails summit as Trump presses for full denuclearization
North Korea’s state news agency on Saturday called the inter-Korean summit a turning point for the Korean peninsula, while U.S. President Donald Trump said he would maintain sanctions pressure on Pyongyang ahead of his own unprecedented meeting with Kim Jong Un.
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