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This Top-10 Medical School Is Now Offering Free Tuition to All Students
Source: Time By JENNIFER CALFAS August 16, 2018 All medical students at New York University will now be able to attend tuition-free — a major first for a highly ranked medical […]
How the Trump era gave us Congress’s first Muslim woman
Source: The Washington Post By Eugene Scott Rashida Tlaib beat a crowded Democratic primary field on Tuesday in Michigan’s 13th District, putting her on a clear path to becoming the first […]
Space must remain conflict-free
Aug 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL There is never a dull moment when it comes to the rule of US President Donald Trump. Most recently, Trump surprised his country, and […]
Amanpour: No free press, no democracy
By Christiane Amanpour, Chief International Correspondent, CNN Updated 8:34 AM ET, Tue November 14, 2017 London (CNN) A few short days ago, here in Britain we marked Armistice Day. I […]
Canada Under ‘Extreme Multi-culturalism?’
Maxime Bernier Doubles Down On Tweets About ‘Extreme’ Multiculturalism Huffington Post By Ryan Maloney A Liberal MP is calling on the Conservative leader to give Bernier the boot. Conservative MP […]
The Spiritual Crisis in Catholicism
‘It’s Really Hard to Be a Catholic’: The Pain of Reading the Sex Abuse Report Source: NY Times By Campbell Robertson and Sharon Otterman PITTSBURGH — John Cabon stood quietly […]
The Looming Crisis: What If Iran Becomes the Next Syria?
Donald Trump’s Iran policy is a threat to European security. It’s time for the EU to stand up to the U.S. president. © A DER SPIEGEL Editorial By Christiane […]
Hyatt Virginia to host annual conference of anti-Muslim group despite huge criticism
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Reuters Photo The U.S.-based Hyatt Hotels Corp. will host an anti-Muslim group’s conference on September 4 and 5 at its facility in Virginia’s Crystal City despite backlash […]
‘Lifelong trauma endured by hundreds of victims at the hands of Pennsylvania priests’
Priest abuse victims detail lifetime of trauma and broken trust Source: CNN By Holly Yan (CNN)It’s been 70 years since Robert says he was sexually abused by a priest. […]
Sarah Huckabee Sanders: ‘I Can’t Guarantee’ Trump Never Said Racial Slur
Source: Huffington Post By Michelle Lou White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Tuesday she “can’t guarantee” that Americans will never hear President Donald Trump say the “N-word” […]
Ilhan Omar Wins Democratic Primary For Congress In Minnesota
Source: Huffington Post By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar won the Democratic primary on Tuesday for the state’s 5th Congressional District, putting her on a path to make history. […]
How Europe can learn to stop worrying and love power
Aug 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Zaki Laidi PARIS — US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker may have averted a trade war last month, but the […]
Translating Quran for today
By Chicago Tribune By Laleh Bakhtiar, who is a former lecturer at the University of Chicago. Her translation of the Quran from classical Arabic to contemporary English After spending 40 […]
The Elephants May Hold Key to Prevent Cancers in Humans
Elephants rarely get cancer. Here’s why this matters to humans Source: CNN By Michael Nedelman, CNN You’d think elephants would be getting cancer left and right: They are giants of […]
Pakistan leader Imran Khan risks Trump’s wrath by backing TURKEY in lira crash crisis
PAKISTAN’S prime minister-elect Imran Khan has risked angering Donald Trump by siding with Turkey in its dispute with the US. By Tom Parfitt PUBLISHED: 16:07, Tue, Aug 14, 2018 | […]
Turkey ramps up US spat with huge tariffs on cars and other goods
Source: CNN Turkey on Wednesday intensified its clash with the United States, announcing heavy new tariffs on some American products including cars, alcohol and tobacco. Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Twitter that the measures were in response to “the deliberate attack of the US administration on our economy.” […]
Pennsylvania priests credibly accused of abusing 1000 child victims
Report details sexual abuse by more than 300 priests in Pennsylvania’s Catholic Church Source: CNN (CNN)A new grand jury report says that internal documents from six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania […]
As Trump keeps raging at Mueller, another poll shows his lies are failing
Source: The Washington Post By Greg Sargent Because so many of us got it wrong in 2016, we often tend to reflexively tell ourselves that President Trump must be working some […]
Why the lira went into freefall
Cornelia Meyer August 13, 2018 The Turkish lira has lost more than 45 percent against the dollar since the beginning of the year. Initially the reasons were manifold and […]