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Displaced and Refugees
Over 1 mn. Syrian Refugees in Lebanon fear Unrest will Expel them Again

Over 1 mn. Syrian Refugees in Lebanon fear Unrest will Expel them Again

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RT | (Video News Report) – – “More than a million Syrian refugees feel unwelcome guests in Lebanon, where anti-government protests are only worsening. Many fear the Syrian scenario may repeat there and they will have to flee again.” RT: “Syrian refugees in Lebanon fear fleeing unrest again, may head to Europe”

Iraq
A House Divided: Iranian, Iraqi Ayatollahs square off in Baghdad Streets

A House Divided: Iranian, Iraqi Ayatollahs square off in Baghdad Streets

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Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – Recent crises have seen historical tensions between Iraq and Iran’s highest religious leaders, who command the loyalty of millions and a deep philosophical difference, playing out on Iraq’s streets and among politicians. Iraqis living in Iran hold up posters of spiritual leader, Ali al-Sistani, during a […]

Displaced and Refugees
Why I Shared a Horrific Photo of a Drowned Syrian Child

Why I Shared a Horrific Photo of a Drowned Syrian Child

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By Peter Bouckaert | Director, Emergencies | (Human Right Watch) | – – I thought long and hard before I retweeted the photo. It shows a lifeless toddler, lying face down on a popular Turkish beach, one of eleven Syrians who have almost certainly died as they tried to reach safety in Europe by boarding […]

Foreign Policy
GOP jumps Shark *again*: Call For Canadian Border Wall

GOP jumps Shark *again*: Call For Canadian Border Wall

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Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, and Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks Video report) | – – “Scott Walker is attempting to out-Trump Donald Trump by discussing the idea of a building a wall along our Canadian border. Ana Kasparian (The Point), John Iadarola (Think Tank), and Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show Podcast), hosts of […]

Archaeology
Martyr to Science in Palmyra:  Archeologist Khaled al-Asaad

Martyr to Science in Palmyra: Archeologist Khaled al-Asaad

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By Pierre Leriche | (The Conversation) | – – A second ancient temple at Palmyra has been razed, with a satellite image appearing to confirm the destruction of the Temple of Bel, previously one of the best-preserved parts of the ancient city. The revelation follows the release of images by Islamic State last week showing […]

Constitution
Kentucky Christian mini-caliphate still denying Gay Marriage Licenses in Name of God

Kentucky Christian mini-caliphate still denying Gay Marriage Licenses in Name of God

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AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “Kim Davis, a clerk for Rowan County, Kentucky, refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples one day after the Supreme Court told her she had no legal ground to stand on.” AJ+: “Same-Sex Marriage Licenses STILL Denied By Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis”

Climate Change
Obama, 19 World Leaders tout Climate Danger at Alaska Summit, Ignore Fuel Extraction

Obama, 19 World Leaders tout Climate Danger at Alaska Summit, Ignore Fuel Extraction

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By Leehi Yona | (Inter Press Service) | – – ANCHORAGE, Alaska (IPS) – After a one-day summit in the U.S. Arctic’s biggest city, leaders from the world’s northern countries acknowledged that climate change is seriously disrupting the Arctic ecosystem, yet left without committing themselves to serious action to fight the negative impacts of global […]

Apartheid
Israeli Policies could make Gaza uninhabitable in 5 years:  UN

Israeli Policies could make Gaza uninhabitable in 5 years: UN

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UNCTAD Press Release | UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2015/026 | (Geneva, Switzerland) | – – Gaza could become uninhabitable in less than five years in wake of 2014 conflict and ongoing de-development, according to new UNCTAD report. ​ UNCTAD’s report [pdf] on assistance to the Palestinian people states that Gaza could become uninhabitable by 2020 if current economic trends […]

Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders's Surge in Iowa from Attractiveness of His Ideas: Poll

Bernie Sanders’s Surge in Iowa from Attractiveness of His Ideas: Poll

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Phil Mattingly | Bloomberg Business | (Video News Report) | – – “Hillary Clinton saw her support in Iowa dwindle as voters boosted Bernie Sanders in the latest Bloomberg Politics/ Des Moines Register poll that also found a bipartisan dislike for the state of politics in the United States. Bloomberg’s Phil Mattingly reports on “Bloomberg […]

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