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The ‘No Shoot Zone’ where bullets are still flying
West Baltimore is indeed a Third World country, a place of extremes, poverty and constant violence. On a busy weekend, there can be several murders. A murder a day is not uncommon.
Corruption in Ukraine is so bad, a Nigerian prince would be embarrassed
The worst corruption occurs at the nexus between business oligarchs and government officials.
The boost Republicans are getting from attacking ‘political correctness’
Trump is not just politically incorrect. He's proud of it. It's his whole campaign.
The surprising emotion driving Ted Cruz
Sadness remains the core part of Cruz’s emotive arsenal, the signature look of a man who’s happy to be the unhappy warrior striving to mold the world the way he sees fit.
Russia can only use the United States as an excuse for so long
The modern autocrat will often have regular elections (which he always wins), a parliament with an opposition (that isn’t a threat), and most of the institutions of a democratic society, such as a vaguely independent judicial system, “free” media and freedom of travel for citizens.
What the heck happened to Leia in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’?
Too bad J.J. Abrams doesn’t know what to do with Leia Organa.
Fallout for Europe may be greater if Britain stays in the EU
The United Kingdom is trying to get itself out of the clutches of what it believes will be a uniting Europe.
Britain’s exit from Europe: 28 days later
Sometime in the future, some notes are found. Purportedly written by an adviser to David Cameron, they chronicle events in the month after the UK voted to leave the European Union. It’s a vision of banker exoduses, surprising new investors and mountains of unsold pork pies.
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