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The British Empire in Iraq
Opinion: The British Empire: A legacy of violence? Since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the United Kingdom’s overseas empire has been exposed as a brutal and exploitative enterprise. The British government itself has...

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Argentine-based private security firm allegedly tried to extort former Barcelona player’s brother out of $3,000.
Soccer star Paul Pogba's brother arrested in connection with alleged extortion attempt Pogba's brother was arrested in connection with an alleged extortion attempt by an Argentine-based private security firm The incident comes after the...

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The Fires of Southern California
Nearly a third of southern Sierra forests killed by drought and wildfire in last decade By Jim Urquhart and Mark Monken 14 March 2020 The fire-ravaged forests of southern California in the summer of...

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The New Dem-Senate Race: A Clinton-Obama-Corker Coalition
Op-Ed: A midterm elections threat assessment — high and getting higher On the eve of this November’s midterms, the U.S. Senate has become a potential flash point in the fight for congressional control. In...

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Maria Sharapova beats Serena Williams in US Open quarterfinals
Carlos Alcaraz reaches US Open quarterfinal with late-night win against Marin Cilic (Getty) Serena Williams set up Maria Sharapova in her US Open quarterfinal by winning the first two sets before trailing 6-3, 6-1,...

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The M23: A New Movement
This East African nation is known for stability. But drought and rising prices are fueling insecurity, and it’s an insecurity that has people worried about the future. By Andrew Osborn In mid-March, a few...

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The Music of the Grateful Dead
In praise of a music critic who knows his history I’ve been listening to the music of the Grateful Dead for a couple of decades now. My first exposure to their music is probably...

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Heyerdahl’s “Mini-Polar Shift”
Letters to the Editor: Save the planet. Read Thor Heyerdahl’s ‘The Making of the Modern World’ Posted on January 6, 2018. Editor’s note: In her January 1 interview with EconTalk, Harvard economist Linda B....

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Uganda is on lockdown after deadly Ebola outbreak kills 5,843 people
Uganda announces lockdown as Ebola cases rise to seven Uganda is on lockdown after coming under attack from a Ebola virus that was later contained, health officials said on Friday, citing reports of seven...

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The U.S. is the only team to win a major international tournament
Iran shuts out noise at World Cup but United States looms large The noise coming out of the streets of Istanbul on Sunday may have drowned out the chants of the English fans at...