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In America, if Everything Is a Public Health Crisis, Nothing Is
Why invoking a public health crisis too often can lead society astray.Top stories - The New York Times - November 22 -
The Trump effect: Latin America's dictatorships are already panicking
The Trump administration is expected to take a strong stance against dictatorships in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, with a focus on promoting peace through strength and ensuring democracy in the ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Can Europe defend itself without America?
The continent will have to spend more as Trump refocuses policy elsewhere. But replacing US military heft will not be easyBusiness - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Robert Kennedy’s fractious battle to fix America’s health
Radical former Democrat wants to take on Big Pharma — but his team is already arguingBusiness - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Nov. 22 - Nov. 28, 2024 Countries across the region marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women with performances and demonstrations. Left-wing opposition candidate ...World - ABC News - Yesterday -
Life After Death: America’s Cemeteries Are Rewilding
More burial sites are forgoing pristine lawns for drought resistant plants and wildflowers that help wildlife. Efforts picked up in the pandemic.World - The New York Times - Yesterday -
The affordable housing shortage is reshaping parts of rural America
When Suzanne D’Amico moved from Dallas an hour north to Celina, Texas, there was one grocery store, longhorn cattle down the road and no lights on the horizon at night.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
Suzanne Nossel, PEN America Leader, to Leave Embattled Organization
Suzanne Nossel, who has led the free expression group since 2013, is leaving after a year of intense criticism of its response to the war in Gaza.Top stories - The New York Times - October 31 -
Trump Had an ‘America First’ Foreign Policy. But It Was a Breakdown in American Policymaking.
A second Donald J. Trump presidency would almost certainly mark a return to an era of foreign policy decrees, untethered to any policy process, at a moment of maximum international peril.World - The New York Times - November 1 -
From the archives: House Speaker Newt Gingrich discusses the "Contract with America"
House Speaker Newt Gingrich joined Face the Nation in 1995 to discuss his plans for the "Contract with America," a series of legislative measures meant to shrink the size of the federal government.Top stories - CBS News - November 1 -
The Deadliest Year Inside One of America’s Deadliest Jail Systems
Riverside County, Calif., reported its highest detainee death count in decades, including multiple suicides that reveal deep institutional problems.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools
Jodi Picoult's “Nineteen Minutes” has topped a list compiled by PEN America of the books most often pulled from school shelvesEntertainment - ABC News - November 1