Category: International
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Trump derides protections for immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” Trump said, according to these people, referring to countries mentioned by the lawmakers. #Trump#Racism#ElSalvador#Haiti#Kenya Plastics Pile Up as China Refuses to Take the West’s Recycling 查看简体中文版 查看繁體中文版 Is plastic waste from overseas “the reason why…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Germaine Moody
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Man of the Week’ profiles. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous men alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to philanthropist, investor, entrepreneur, media mogul, and best-selling author,…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Jerusalem: UN resolution rejects Trump’s declaration The votes for the resolution from powerful US allies, such as France, Germany and the UK, could be seen as a slap in the face for President Trump – but all would argue that they simply voted in line with the existing status quo at the UN. There was…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Why millennials are facing the scariest financial future of any generation since the Great Depression. T The result is that millennials of color are even more exposed to disaster than their peers. Many white millennials have an iceberg of accumulated wealth from their parents and grandparents that they can draw on for help with tuition,…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Defiant Donald Trump confirms US will recognise Jerusalem as capital of Israel Donald Trump has defied overwhelming global opposition by recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, but insisted that the highly controversial move would not derail his own administration’s bid to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. #Trump#MiddleEast#Jerusalem#Politics#Conflict The Libyan Slave Trade Has Shocked the World. Here’s…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
White House defends Trump’s Muslim tweet by mentioning travel ban White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah on Wednesday defended the president’s decision to retweet anti-Muslim videos from a far-right British account by saying the president has consistently prioritized national security, including through his travel order. #Trump#MuslimBan#Twitter#NoWallNoBan What You Don’t Know, But Should, About the Slave…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
TransCanada’s Keystone pipeline shut after 5,000-barrel leak in U.S. TransCanada Corp has shut part of its Keystone pipeline after 5,000 barrels of oil leaked in Amherst, South Dakota, the company said on Thursday, four days before the state of Nebraska is due to decide on an expansion of the system. #NoDAPL#ClimateChange#OilSpill#NorthDakota Zimbabwe’s Military, in Apparent…
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Evolved Man of the Week: Guion Bluford
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Man of the Week’ profiles. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous men alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to aerospace engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, Vietnam…
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The Battle for Truth and Justice
In November 2017, I was one of thirty military veterans selected for the Veteran’s Organizing Institute. The following weekend would be a deep dive into grassroots organizing, political theory, bird-dogging, sharing, and telling our stories. The familiar tread throughout the week was that it has always been a military and veteran component at the forefront…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
How White Women Voted In The 2017 Election Proves They Haven’t Learned Their Lesson It’s worth noting that the data came from exit polls, which are often imperfect. However, they do show that race and gender remain key players in American elections. Perhaps the biggest takeaway from Tuesday night’s intense governor race is that womanhood is not always…
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