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How Deadly Beirut Blasts Pushed Lebanese To Their Breaking Point
It has been one week since an earth-shattering explosion ripped through Beirut, killing at least 220 and injuring thousands more. Since then, Lebanese have experienced sadness, rage and recrimination, with many blaming the blast on...
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Long open to refugees, hostilities toward newcomers is growing in Uganda
Nearly 600,000 refugees have entered Uganda since July, fleeing violence and war in neighboring South Sudan, and the flow continues unabated. The overwhelming numbers are straining relief efforts and inciting tensions between newcomers...
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How Giant African Rats Are Helping Uncover Deadly Land Mines In Cambodia
From Angola to the former Yugoslavia, land mines are a lethal legacy of wars over long ago. Cambodia is among the most affected countries, with millions of buried explosives that kill and maim people each year. Now, an organization is...
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In These Parts Of Greece, Crisis Is Building Between Residents And Migrants
Amid growing unrest in Greece, the government there is temporarily halting construction of permanent detention centers for asylum seekers. Tens of thousands of migrants have been stranded in the country for more than four years, since...
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David Rubenstein's Take On What American History Can Teach Our Politicians
In 2013, billionaire investor, businessman and philanthropist David Rubenstein set out an ambitious plan to moderate conversations with prominent historians before an audience of bipartisan lawmakers. The goal: help members of Congress...
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Why the rise of the electric scooter has been a bumpy ride
It began with just 10 electric scooters in Santa Monica, California, but soon sidewalks and streets were flooded with thousands of them. Essentially skateboards with handles that can be picked up and dropped off anywhere, they've been...
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Guatemalan citizens fleeing conflict.
This video looks at the harsh reality of Guatemalan citizens fleeing conflict.
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Decades on, millions of unexploded U.S. bombs left in Laos
The United States dropped 270 million bombs on Laos between 1964 and 1973. On Tuesday, President Obama became the first U.S. president to visit the country, promising to provide the Laotian people to remove the unexploded bombs that...
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George Kennan Interview (August 22, 1991)
Robert MacNeil interviews American diplomat George Kennan about the failed coup in the Soviet Union to overthrow Gorbachev.
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Muslim-Americans face backlash after Orlando shooting
When Joshua Weil, a member of one of Orlando's largest mosques, heard initial reports of Sunday's mass shooting, he thought, "please don't let [the gunman] be Muslim." But the gunman was, and for Muslim-Americans the attack has raised...
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Why we need to stop sharing American Dream success stories
Why would author Casey Gerald want people to stop highlighting success stories like his own? Gerald says he grew up on "the wrong side of the tracks" and went on to Harvard Business school. But he says celebrations of the American Dream...
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Laila Lalami’s “The Other Americans” Explores The Experience Of Being An Outsider
Jeffrey Brown caught up with the National Book Award fiction finalist Laila Lalami at the Miami Book Festival. Her latest work of fiction, "The Other Americans," explores issues of immigration and identity, part of our ongoing arts and...
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Taylor Branch (Author Interview) (Oct. 12, 2009)
Book:The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President
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Record Migrant English Channel Crossings Drive Right-Wing Backlash In UK
The United Kingdom is planning tough new legislation to facilitate the deportation of undocumented migrants. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised the action after more than 6,000 asylum seekers crossed the English Channel this summer...
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Reparations and why America’s past still shapes the present
A House subcommittee held hearings Wednesday morning to discuss paying reparations to African Americans for slavery. The idea is shaping up to be an issue with some of the candidates running for the 2020 Democratic presidential...
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What asylum-seekers meet when they try to cross legally
U.S. officials have maintained that potential asylum-seekers entering at legal border crossings will not be prosecuted and will be processed in turn. But the process isn't always that easy. In a cross-border report from Juarez and El...
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Why Brexit may be the best thing for Britain's fishing industry
The world was shocked when, in June, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. Many believe the severance will negatively affect Britain's economy, but the fishing industry expects benefits -- including increased...
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Prolonged Brexit Impasse Causes Rising Angst In The Uk
European leaders agreed to delay the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union for at least a few weeks, but there is still no deal for how the withdrawal will occur. As the impasse drags on, protesters take to the streets and...
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Afghanistan
Nearly nine months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the economy is in freefall and about half the country is nearing acute food insecurity. But even with this widespread suffering, the Taliban on Sunday ordered all women be...
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On The Ground With Yemeni Soldiers Battling Iran-Allied Rebels
Three months ago, President Biden ended American military involvement in
the war in Yemen and reversed President Trump's decision to designate the
Houthis a terrorist organization. But soon after, as special correspondent
Jane Ferguson...
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NIH's Francis Collins On How Americans Can Take Responsibility Amid Spreading Virus
Coronavirus is spreading across the United States more widely than it did in previous waves. U.S. hospitalizations rose 40 percent in the past month and increased across 38 states during the past week. The country saw more than 75,000...
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Refugees flee conflict sparked by climate change in central Africa
The climate crisis is now a reality worldwide, but it's nowhere more apparent than the parched landscapes of northern Africa. Thousands are on the move looking for water to grow crops and graze livestock. Special correspondent Willem...
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In the UK, Brexit supporters feel their will is being thwarted
Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking an extension for the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, after failing three times to get Parliament to agree to her proposal. Now some Brexit supporters are afraid their country’s...
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Bob Woodward: This Is Among 'The Saddest, Most Disturbing Chapters In American History'
Recent reporting from veteran journalist Bob Woodward of The Washington Post created political shockwaves. Woodward’s newest book, “Rage,” features18 on-the-record interviews and recordings of President Trump talking about topics from...