‘Justice for Cwecwe’: Report of a Child’s Rape Enrages South Africans
May 9, 2025
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‘Justice for Cwecwe’: Report of a Child’s Rape Enrages South Africans

The protesters were furious. They tugged on the gate of the school where the mother said her 7-year-old daughter had been raped. They demanded that the school be…

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China Woos US Ally Amid Trump ‘Bullying’
May 9, 2025
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China Woos US Ally Amid Trump ‘Bullying’

China has denounced the United States for “bullying” after President Donald Trump demanded a free pass for all American ships in the Suez Canal, which is operated by…

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The Pope Appears Uneasy With Trump Immigration Policies
May 9, 2025
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The Pope Appears Uneasy With Trump Immigration Policies

Months before Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became the first American pope, a social media account under his name expressed criticism of Vice President JD Vance, sharing an article…

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What Pope Leo XIV Has Said About Climate Change
May 9, 2025
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What Pope Leo XIV Has Said About Climate Change

Robert Prevost, newly named Pope Leo XIV, has previously expressed his position on climate change, hurtling the thorny issue back into the spotlight amid his Thursday election. Newsweek…

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Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of ‘Killing Children’ by Cutting Foreign Aid
May 8, 2025
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Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of ‘Killing Children’ by Cutting Foreign Aid

In his sharpest rebuke of the world’s richest man, a distinction he once held, Bill Gates accused Elon Musk at least twice in the past week of “killing”…

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Buddy Carter to Run for Georgia Senate, Seeking to Challenge Jon Ossoff
May 8, 2025
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Buddy Carter to Run for Georgia Senate, Seeking to Challenge Jon Ossoff

The most vulnerable Democratic senator heading into next year’s midterm election has drawn his first challenger. Representative Buddy Carter of Georgia, a Republican, announced his entry on Thursday…

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Proposed Medicaid Cuts Put Vulnerable Republicans in a Political Bind
May 8, 2025
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Proposed Medicaid Cuts Put Vulnerable Republicans in a Political Bind

Representative Gabe Evans, Republican of Colorado, secured his ticket to Washington in November when he defeated a Democratic member of Congress by less than 1 percentage point —…

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Russia’s Military Show of Strength Masks Economic and Diplomatic Cracks
May 8, 2025
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Russia’s Military Show of Strength Masks Economic and Diplomatic Cracks

Russia will celebrate the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat on Friday with visiting heads of state and a show of armed might in Red Square, staged as…

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Overnight Clashes Strain Diplomacy Efforts for India and Pakistan
May 8, 2025
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Overnight Clashes Strain Diplomacy Efforts for India and Pakistan

The situation between India and Pakistan remained volatile on Thursday, with reports of heavy overnight shelling and strikes on both sides clouding an international diplomatic push to contain…

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Opinion | Can Democrats Win the Working Class and Save the Republic?
May 8, 2025
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Opinion | Can Democrats Win the Working Class and Save the Republic?

What does the Democratic Party stand for? Why did Democrats lose in 2024? Do liberals need a theory of populism? My guest today has been trying to answer…

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