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astronomy and outer space
NASA Spacecraft rendezvous with Asteroid that could one Day Collide with Earth

NASA Spacecraft rendezvous with Asteroid that could one Day Collide with Earth

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OSIRIS-REx may be able to aid in preventing asteroid strikes

Books
Why Kahlil Gibran is one of the Best-Selling Poets of All Time

Why Kahlil Gibran is one of the Best-Selling Poets of All Time

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By Antonia Pont | – (The Conversation) – Kahlil Gibran (original spelling at birth “Khalil”) is a strange phenomenon of 20th Century letters and publishing. After Shakespeare and the Chinese poet Laozi, Gibran’s work from 1923, The Prophet, has made him the third most-sold poet of all time. This slim volume of 26 prose poems […]

Antisemitism
America's Dark History of Organized anti-Semitism Re-emerges in Today's Far Right

America’s Dark History of Organized anti-Semitism Re-emerges in Today’s Far Right

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Anti-Semitic violence is never solely the product of a single deluded mind, as the United States’ dark history of organized prejudice reveals

Saudi Arabia
On Saudis and Khashoggi, Trump Gave away US Leverage, Emboldened Bad Behavior

On Saudis and Khashoggi, Trump Gave away US Leverage, Emboldened Bad Behavior

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The Obama administration would have consistently condemned Saudi actions

Climate Change
Climate Crisis:  Wildfire Smoke is Becoming Nationwide Health Threat

Climate Crisis: Wildfire Smoke is Becoming Nationwide Health Threat

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By Richard E. Peltier | – (The Conversation) – The impacts of recent forest fires in California reach well beyond the burned areas. Smoke from the Camp Fire created hazardous air quality conditions in San Francisco, more than 170 miles to the southwest – but it didn’t stop there. Cross-country winds carried it across the […]

Iran
Trump's New Iran Oil Sanctions may Hurt Americans more than Iran

Trump’s New Iran Oil Sanctions may Hurt Americans more than Iran

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Panic over prices at the pump

Peace
Why Women’s Peace Activism in World War I Matters Now

Why Women’s Peace Activism in World War I Matters Now

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Proponents of international mediation hoped diplomatic intervention could bring the war to a swift end

journalism
Khashoggi’s Murder Shines Spotlight on Journalists Fleeing ME Dictatorships

Khashoggi’s Murder Shines Spotlight on Journalists Fleeing ME Dictatorships

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Many journalists fled after the failure of the Arab Spring, but remain in danger

White Supremacists
White Nationalists have Killed 500 People since 1990, 10% over Religion

White Nationalists have Killed 500 People since 1990, 10% over Religion

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There have been close to 100 failed or foiled plots against Jewish institutions or individuals between 1990 and 2014

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