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After several hours of mostly peaceful demonstrations Saturday in an Atlanta suburb that's home to a giant Confederate memorial, large numbers of police moved in...

‘Tribute in Light’ Display in NYC Commemorating 9/11 to Take Place Despite Cancellation Plans

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August 15, 2020

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On Thursday, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in charge of organizing a 'Tribute in Light' memorial display in New York City honoring the victims of...

Lebanon will get US financial aid after blast only if it conducts ‘systemic reforms’ – official

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August 15, 2020

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The US and its “international partners” will offer financial aid to Lebanon, which is struggling to deal with the economic fallout of the massive port...

With Rolling Blackouts, California Power Grids Strained Amid Worst Heat Wave in 70 Years

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August 15, 2020

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The U.S. West Coast is set to have its hottest two weeks in 70 years, putting even more strain on power grids after California imposed...

Belarus’ Lukashenko to move air assault brigade to country’s western border amid protests & NATO activity in Poland, Lithuania

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August 15, 2020

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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said an air assault brigade will be moved to the country’s border, amid massive anti-government protests that the leader has...

‘We won’t allow banditry on our continental shelf’: Erdogan says Turkey won’t back down amid Mediterranean standoff

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August 15, 2020

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Turkey will not bow to international pressure and “banditry” in the contested waters of the eastern Mediterranean, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, promising to...

The Tragic Romance of the Middle-Aged Western Liberal

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August 15, 2020

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Anne Applebaum wants to understand rising illiberalism but is clinging to a Cold War moral framework that no longer applies. Source link

The Postwar Global Order That Never Happened

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August 15, 2020

Argument History International Relations WWII

After the wreckage of World War II, a new form of global community had huge momentum—but the United States rejected it. Source link

Pelosi says Trump is 'openly working to destroy' the USPS ahead of election – live

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August 15, 2020

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House speaker also criticized Republicans’ ‘complete disarray’ in letterWarnings that changes to USPS could disenfranchise votersFrom Oakland to the White House? The rise of Kamala...

Finland Has a Plan for Russia’s Little Green Men

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August 15, 2020

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Training films reveal how to sell a complicated fight to a conscript army. Source link

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Police move in after opposing demonstrators clash at Georgia Confederate monument

‘Tribute in Light’ Display in NYC Commemorating 9/11 to Take Place Despite Cancellation Plans

Lebanon will get US financial aid after blast only if it conducts ‘systemic reforms’ – official

With Rolling Blackouts, California Power Grids Strained Amid Worst Heat Wave in 70 Years

Belarus’ Lukashenko to move air assault brigade to country’s western border amid protests & NATO activity in Poland, Lithuania

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Finland Has a Plan for Russia’s Little Green Men