Category Archives: World News

* Man’s name change dramatically improves job hunt

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Man’s name change dramatically improves job huntJamarion Lawhorn updateAn astonishing crimeExceptional horoscopes update 2014-09-29She’s cute.Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

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* “A year-long fight against the forces of darkness”

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Terrorism and IslamLost sheepCorrelates of wealth and beauty in China“Housing First” isn’t the answerOften-absent students score lower on NAEP

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* Firing-range instructor hands 9-year-old an Uzi. Now he’s dead.

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9-year-old kills gun instructorRussian aggression in UkraineThird world elections: the loser cries foulA bullied child hails his rescuerIraq War Vet Was Warned Waffle House Wasn’t ‘Safe For Whites,’ Gets Beaten, Needs Brain Surgery
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* In playground murder, 12-year-old boy charged as an adult

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In playground murder, 12-year-old boy charged as an adultHomeless woman beaten by cop speaks outRussian “aid” convoy in UkraineFirst steps in dealing with a problem drinker

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* Myanmar’s Buddhist bigots, etc.

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Myanmar’s Buddhist bigots#BringBackOurGirlsAncient warrior myths help veterans fight PTSDCampaign 2014: A fight for power. Then what?Who’s to blame for air pollution?

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* The Ukraine crisis: A chronological listing of news reports

A previous similar collection of links to news items appeared here.

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2014-05-19

Putin says Russian troops on Ukrainian border are coming home

They said this before, and the U.S. and NATO found no evidence that it had happened. We’ll see. But it does sound as if Russia is distancing itself — literally — from the separatists.
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* Free speech issues, etc.

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Some news sites cracking down on over-the-top commentsObama suggests sense of powerlessness in confronting the world’s evilsScary people downtownAn angry young man, and divine intervention

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