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18Jan/170

Snowden Does Not Deserve the Threat He Faces – The New York Times

Obama should pardon him before a much less thoughtful president, who has spoken of his execution, takes over the machinery of surveillance.

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18Jan/170

Obama, optimistic and ominous, sends pointed message to Trump at final press conference | Toronto Star

Obama spoke of defending press freedom, his decision-making style and how he will protect his “core values” — and then he left.

Source: Obama, optimistic and ominous, sends pointed message to Trump at final press conference | Toronto Star

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17Jan/170

To Obama With Love, and Hate, and Desperation – The New York Times

Over eight years, through millions of letters, the staff of the White House mailroom read the unfiltered story of a nation.

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17Jan/170

Kenyan women urged to withhold sex in vote drive – BBC News

Kenyan MP urges women to withhold sex from their husbands until they register as voters.

Source: Kenyan women urged to withhold sex in vote drive - BBC News

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16Jan/170

Monica Crowley Plagiarized Parts of Her Ph.D. Dissertation – POLITICO Magazine

An examination of the dissertation and the sources it cites identified more than a dozen sections of text that have been lifted, with little to no changes, from other scholarly works without proper attribution.

Source: Monica Crowley Plagiarized Parts of Her Ph.D. Dissertation - POLITICO Magazine

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16Jan/170

Stop the tragic suicides on reserves: Editorial | Toronto Star

Two 12-year-old girls killed themselves on the northern First Nations reserve of Wapekeka last week. Ottawa must address the immediate problem, then root out the causes.

Source: Stop the tragic suicides on reserves: Editorial | Toronto Star

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16Jan/170

Eight billionaires ‘as rich as world’s poorest half’ – BBC News

Oxfam research finds the eight richest billionaires have as much wealth as 3.6 billion people combined.

Source: Eight billionaires 'as rich as world's poorest half' - BBC News

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15Jan/170

He says freedom, they say hate. The pronoun fight is back | Toronto Star

Prof. Jordan Peterson has angered many in and outside U of T with his refusal to use gender-neutral terms. But he’s back lecturing with a growing — and lucrative — base of support.

Source: He says freedom, they say hate. The pronoun fight is back | Toronto Star

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14Jan/170

Jolted by Deaths, Obama Found His Voice on Race – The New York Times

Tensions across the country prompted the president to abandon his early reticence on race again and again.

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13Jan/170

Neanderthals Were People, Too – The New York Times

New research shows they shared many behaviors that we long believed to be uniquely human. Why did science get them so wrong?

Source: Neanderthals Were People, Too - The New York Times

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