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In this Feb. 15, 2018, file photo, Emanuel Lawton, (left), and his family dressed in Wakanda-inspired attire arrive to see Black Panther in Silver Spring, Md. Featuring a predominantly black cast, the film that is an ode to Africa - with costuming and sets heavily inspired by African cultures - moved many viewers, including cast members themselves, to dress in African-themed garments for their viewing the film. (Sait Serkan Gurbuz/AP Photo, File)
Community

‘Black Panther’ puts spotlight on question of connection

"Growing up, we used to get made fun of for being African" by black Americans, says the 36-year-old physical therapist. "Now ... we're in, we're cool."

8 years ago

In this Jan. 26, 2018, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting in Moscow, Russia. The State Department has notified Congress that it will not impose new sanctions on Russia at this time. The State Department says it is confident that new legislation enacted last year is significantly deterring Russian defense sales. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Politics & Policy

U.S. says Russia hacked energy grid, punishes 19 for election meddling

The Trump administration accused Russia of an operation to hack and spy on the U.S. energy grid, other critical infrastructure; imposed sanctions for election meddling.

8 years ago

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a Security Council meeting on the situation between Britain and Russia, on Wednesday. (Mary Altaffer/AP)
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Politics & Policy

Russia promises reprisals to U.K. as White House calls out Moscow over poison attack

The U.K. released a joint statement along with the U.S., France, and Germany, calling on Russia to answer for the use of the nerve agent.

8 years ago

A fan waves the Finnish flag during the Nordic World Ski Championships last year. Finland is No. 1 on the annual World Happiness Report, released Wednesday. (Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
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Community

Life’s nice in the Nordic ice: Finland, neighbors top U.N. happiness index; America slides

The U.S. dropped four spots from last year to No. 18, just above the U.K. and the U.A.E. In fact, the explanation for the American slide gets an entire chapter.

8 years ago

Soldiers wearing protective clothing prepare to lift a tow truck in Hyde Road, Gillingham, Dorset, England as the investigation into the suspected nerve agent attack on Russian double agent Sergei Skripal continues Wednesday March 14, 2018.  The army cordoned off a road in Dorset on Wednesday as the investigated the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. Authorities have cordoned off several sites in and near Salisbury, 90 miles (145 kilometers) southwest of London as part of their probe.  (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
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Courts & Law

Poisoned spy inflames U.K. – Russia relations

Guest: Richard Pérez-Peña We talk about the nerve agent attack on a former spy and his daughter in Salisbury, U ...

Air Date: March 15, 2018 10:00 am

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Nigeria's Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama hold a news conference in Abuja, Nigeria, March 12, 2018. Picture taken March 12, 2018. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)
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Politics & Policy

Tillerson’s ouster and its implications

Guest: Emily Tamkin Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was fired by President Trump via tweet on Tuesday. His repla ...

Air Date: March 14, 2018 10:40 am

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Mike Pompeo (Andrew Harnik/AP)
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Politics & Policy

Mike Pompeo: A soldier, spy chief, and Tea Party Republican becomes a diplomat

Mike Pompeo, who President Trump tapped Tuesday to replace Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, has an extraordinary resume. However, he's never been a diplomat.

8 years ago

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Politics & Policy

President Trump blocks Broadcom’s takeover of Qualcomm, citing national security

Trump said his decision was informed by a recommendation from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

8 years ago

Emperor penguins near Australia's Mawson research center in Antarctica took a video
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Arts & Entertainment

Penguins mug for camera, take a pretty great ‘selfie’

Emperor penguins are known to be social and curious. But you probably didn't know that they are also reasonably good at framing a video shot.

8 years ago

Syrian composer and cellist Kinan Abuo-afach,  of
Arts & Entertainment

(Dis)Placed Philadelphia wraps up art residency on being torn from home

Arab art residency concludes after 18 months with concert and exhibition.

8 years ago

Surrounded by steel and aluminum workers, President Trump holds up the order on steel imports that he signed in Roosevelt Room the the White House on Thursday.
(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Trump formally orders tariffs on steel, aluminum imports

President Trump ordered steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from every country in the world except Canada and Mexico.

8 years ago

Shoppers explore the goods on display in Ha Giang, Vietnam. The country's textile industry was expected to be one of the biggest winners from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would have provided tariff-free access to U.S. markets. Under the new agreement, the industry is still expected to gain — if not nearly as much. (Linh Pham/Getty Images)
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Money

The TPP is dead. Long live the Trans-Pacific trade deal

When President Trump pulled the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, spurning the massive free trade agreement, most analysts figured the deal was dead.

8 years ago

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, in a national address in September, said she felt deeply for the suffering of all people caught up in conflict scorching through Rakhine state — in her first comments that also mentioned Muslims displaced by violence. (Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images)
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Community

U.S. Holocaust Museum rescinds human rights award from Aung San Suu Kyi

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum rescinded its Elie Wiesel Award from Suu Kyi for failing to speak out against ongoing persecution of Rohingya Muslims in her country.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, March 5, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Politics & Policy

The Israel – U.S. relationship

Guests: Josepf Federman, Dan Shapiro Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a warm welcome when he me ...

Air Date: March 8, 2018 10:00 am

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Two elephants play in a field in southern Kenya earlier this year. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Trump administration quietly decides — again — to allow elephant trophy imports

In a memo dated March 1, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in place of the Obama-era blanket ban, the agency will consider importation permits "on a case-by-case basis."

8 years ago

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