What mail bombs say – and don’t say – about political discourse
Hours after a package containing a pipe bomb was mailed to a “John Brenan” c/o CNN in New York on Wednesday, former CIA Director John Brennan linked the attack to America’s political fever pitch.
Jamal Khashoggi’s Eldest Son Leaves Saudi Arabia After His Father’s Killing
Jamal Khashoggi’s eldest son, Salah, has left Saudi Arabia after authorities there lifted a year-long travel ban. It’s believed he will head back to the U.S. to join his three siblings.
U.N. Refugee Agency Sends Dozens Of Staff To Address Migrant Caravan Needs In Mexico
NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with UNHCR’s Maria Rubi, who is working with the migrant caravan and the Mexican authorities to help take care of people’s immediate needs and register for refugee status.
Policy Expert Outlines Why Central American Aid Cuts Could Create More Migrant Caravans
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Shannon O’Neil, senior fellow for Latin American Studies at Council on Foreign Relations, about why she believes cutting Central American aid will create more migrant caravans.
Killing Of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Stirs Up Rivalries In The Middle East
Iran’s president says Saudi Arabia wouldn’t have killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi without U.S. knowledge and protection. The U.S. administration described it as the worst of all cover-ups and vowed to revoke the visas of those responsible.
Activists Say Blame Over Migrant Caravan Distracts From Issues Of Violence, Poverty
President Trump says the caravan of migrants working its way north through Mexico is the work of the Democrats, while Honduras’s president has accused Venezuela of funding the mass exodus.
Control of House may hinge on ‘Panera moms’ in the suburbs
The last time voters here sent a Democrat to Congress, Richard Nixon was president, and the sprawling retail center that is disappearing in Ms. Mattson’s rear-view mirror didn’t even exist. Mattson turns into a modest neighborhood where she will canva…
Ethiopia Gets Its First Female President
Sahle-Work Zewde, an experienced diplomat, is the first female head of state in Ethiopia’s modern history. Women also now constitute half of the country’s Cabinet ministers.
Political violence and its antidote
Democracy, writes British scholar David Runciman in a new book about the topic, is simply “civil war without the fighting.” But, he adds, when something is not working in a democracy – such as when there is an uptick in political violence – the people …
Saudi Arabia Now Says Khashoggi Killing Was Premeditated
The Saudis have changed course again on what they say happened to Saudi journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi, who was last seen alive walking into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.
What Happens When A Country Bans Spanking?
Researchers look at countries that have prohibited corporal punishment for kids and their rate of youth violence.
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