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U.S. delays 50% tariff on Canadian imports. And, takeaways from Florida’s primaries

President Trump has announced that the U.S. is delaying a 50% tariff on Canadian imports after...

How India’s blocking of a film exposing real-life police abuses backfired

When Indian authorities scrubbed the biopic of activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, local villagers and...

Striking hospital employees sound alarm over workplace violence

In addition to pay, striking hospital workers say patient violence is an issue. Hospital workers...

Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts

Government data showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths. The...

Feeling restless? Level up your life by starting a side quest

Feeling restless in life? Level up your main quest with an activity that has no other purpose than...

Elbridge who? How the name of a forgotten founder lives on in the word ‘gerrymander’

Elbridge Gerry was an important early figure in the American Revolution, but his decision to...

Why more than 400,000 kids are on waitlists for federal childcare assistance

The Child Care and Development Fund, the U.S. government’s main source of funding to help low-income families pay for childcare, serves over 1.6 million children in a typical month.

15 states have laws that allow corporal punishment in schools. Here’s where, and why

There is broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children,...

Israel strikes an air base in Syria to prevent Turkish troops from deploying

Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish...

Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.

The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America...

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