Trinidadian Kids Taken Away To ISIS Reunite With Mom, Thanks To Help From A Rock Star
After four years in Syria, two brothers returned home to Trinidad this week, following an extraordinary intervention by their mother, a renowned human rights lawyer and Roger Waters of Pink Floyd.
Amid Chaos Venezuelans Struggle To Find The Truth, Online
As Venezuela grapples with a major political crisis, people there are struggling with misinformation online. WhatsApp, a popular messaging app, has been used to spread both rumors and news reports.
Political Unrest In Venezuela Continues As U.S., U.K. Cast Support For Opposition Leader
NPR’s Scott Simon talks with journalist Francisco Toro, founder of Caracas Chronicles, about how Venezuelans are reacting to the country’s political crisis.
Rohingya Refugees Create Music To Memorialize Culture For Future Generations
Years before Myanmar’s crackdown on Rohingyas, authorities were trying to silence them. Refugees in southern Bangladesh’s sprawling camps are now making music to commemorate their culture.
Readers write: Laws about wages in the US, kindness in the face of intolerance, and progress in agriculture
Laws about wages in the US
Global Newsstand: Trump may find unlikely ally in Chinese business sector, and more
“In his tariff war with China, US President Donald Trump has some hidden allies,” writes Andrew Browne. “Just about every complaint US trade negotiators raised in Beijing [in January] – not to mention their doubts about the sincerity of China’s conces…
Australia’s Heatwave Is Taking A Toll On People, Animals, Infrastructure And Land
As temperatures break records, Australians are suffering from heat-related illnesses, power has been cut to preserve supplies, and more than 90 horses were found dead in a dried reservoir.
A Speed Limit On German Highways: ‘Like Talking Gun Control In The U.S.’
A government committee says capping speeds could reduce carbon emissions and pollution. Opponents say Germans have a visceral need for speed akin to Americans’ views on gun rights.
U.S., European Diplomats Urge Nicaragua’s President To Speak With Opposition Groups
Top level U.S. and European diplomats are visiting Nicaragua urging its president to return to a national dialogue with opposition groups. The pleas come at a time of crackdown on press and protests.
Tax The Ultra-Rich To Solve Poverty? Easier Said Than Done
Oxfam has issued its annual report on the gap between the wealthy and the poor — and offered a solution.
What it’s like to live in a town the whole country is yelling about
Before Covington became a code word for all that is wrong in America today – whether you think that means the smugness of white privilege, or the vindictive bias of the liberal media – it was known as a proud Rust Belt city on the rise. This northern …
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