politics

The Peace Corps: A Memoir of a Professor
politics

The Peace Corps: A Memoir of a Professor

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Charles

Granderson: Herschel Walker's candidacy is more interesting now that Senate control is decided. We've learned something very interesting about the senator and his family, but Walker, to my mind, is more interesting. Walker has...

Rafael Nadal says he and his family are'very well' after birth of his first child
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Rafael Nadal says he and his family are’very well’ after birth of his first child

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Charles

Rafael Nadal says he and his family are 'very well' after birth of first child Rafael Nadal says he and his family are'very well' after birth of first child Rafael Nadal says he and...

The Italian government gave a €50 million bonus to the top 1 percent of Italians
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The Italian government gave a €50 million bonus to the top 1 percent of Italians

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Charles

Tourists in Italy are behaving badly this year. Here's why: Last year, the Italian government created and distributed a €50 million bonus to a handful of high earners. When the bonus was first offered,...

Kenyan athletes Chebet and Lokeidi broke marathon records in Boston and New York City
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Kenyan athletes Chebet and Lokeidi broke marathon records in Boston and New York City

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Charles

Chebet and Lokedi of Kenya win NYC Marathon races in debuts A week after crossing the finish line in Boston, Kenya’s Chebet and Lokeidi ran their first marathon in New York City, where each...

The Democrats are losing in Augusta
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The Democrats are losing in Augusta

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Charles

Letters to the Editor: Kevin de León wants to serve his constituents. So why isn't he resigning? I hope you'll take his story when it comes out on Monday. AUGUSTA — It’s pretty obvious...

The Walking Dead: The Walking Dead
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The Walking Dead: The Walking Dead

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Charles

How 'The Walking Dead' changed the course of the TV revolution "Hang on, I'm going to make you some tea," Rick says, and the camera tilts forward as we see our friend Dale slowly...

The Arctic Oil Threat
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The Arctic Oil Threat

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Charles

Letters to the Editor: Wildlife conservation is pointless without taking on the fossil fuel industry A guest comment, Feb. 2 The following letter was sent to the editor of The Independent from Dr. Peter...

The US is attempting to justify US regime change policies in Iran
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The US is attempting to justify US regime change policies in Iran

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Charles

Thousands rally in downtown L.A. for regime change in Iran By Marjorie Cohn 12 November 2012 Thousands of supporters and opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad returned to downtown Los Angeles on Monday night to...

The Water Wars Are Coming
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The Water Wars Are Coming

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Charles

New push to shore up shrinking Colorado River could reduce water flow to California A new push to shore up shrinking Colorado River could reduce water flow to California Sitting on top of a...

Why Anthony Bourdain’s Death Is a Big Deal
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Why Anthony Bourdain’s Death Is a Big Deal

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Charles

Op-Ed: Anthony Bourdain's death has us asking the wrong questions about suicide contagion Monday Oct 9, 2018 at 6:30 AM My condolences to his family. I hope Anthony Bourdain found peace that he didn’t...