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Battle over Scalia's successor reignites Supreme Court term limit debate
As justices have been serving longer and longer terms, critics argue the lack of a term limit or retirement age has politicized and impaired the Supreme Court. But solutions may come with their own challenges.
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Why compassion is a key ingredient to combating extremism
After the emergence of a new report detailing a growing number of hate groups and extremist organizations in the US, sociologists and former extremists say understanding and compassion are critical to combating that rise.
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Decoder Is Trump versus pope a matter of right and wrong?
As the media weigh whether Trump has gone too far this time ahead of the South Carolina primary, there is another more pressing question about his exchange with the Pope.
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How farmers are trying a new kind of flooding to save California's agriculture
Even as scientists say the Golden State's agricultural sector must inevitably shrink, farmers are testing a way to stanch the loss of their most precious resource: groundwater.
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On college applications, the questions some say shouldn't be asked
Questions about discipline end up turning unfair judicial practices into roadblocks to college for far too many students of color, some say. Now, schools including New York University are retooling their approach.
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In luxury hotel, a window on Uganda's bid to forget its troubled past
The former Nile Hotel was once a stomping ground for Uganda's dictators. But like in the rest of the country, much work has been put in to forget that history. Presidential election results are expected Saturday.
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Why are young Portuguese suddenly having more babies?
Recessions usually cause couples to hold off on children. But in 2015, Portugal's birthrate increased for the first time in five years.
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Déjà vu in Pyongyang as Obama signs new anti-nuclear sanctions
Two decades of US-led efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions have exposed a dangerous fault line in Northeast Asia, as our outgoing correspondent reflects.
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As California enters a 'new era' on water, cities seek their own solutions
El Niño's rains are a welcome relief in the Golden State, but that doesn't cancel the need for changes in water use, experts say. Here's how San Diego and Los Angeles are adapting.
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Egypt: Why blasphemy cases are rising under President Sisi
Egypt's ex-military president, who unseated the Muslim Brotherhood, is criticized for curbing rights and freedoms. But criminalizing blasphemy is popular.
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Why second place matters in Uganda's stacked election (+video)
President Museveni is widely expected to win a fifth term in Thursday’s vote. But for his opponents, winning is perhaps not the goal.
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Human trafficking: US closes legal loophole on 'slave labor' imports (+video)
Revelations of forced labor in Southeast Asia's seafood trade have led to legislative action by Congress that will strengthen the power of customs officials to reject tainted goods.
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Difference Maker Vewiser Dixon's ambitious vision: make inner-city Kansas City a 'black Silicon Valley'
The African-American entrepreneur is applying his brand of 'marketplace ministry' to create a climate for minority-owned technology start-up companies.
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Monitor Breakfast Influential Democrat on trade issues steps up opposition to TPP
The stance by Michigan Rep. Sander Levin will make it harder for the White House to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership approved by Congress before President Obama leaves office.
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Monitor Breakfast GOP's response if Trump is nominee: At least we're not socialists
Republicans looking to retain the Senate are confident they can do so, no matter who the GOP presidential nominee is.
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Monitor Breakfast Intelligence panel's top Democrat: Afghanistan shows 'limits of state-building'
Rep. Adam Schiff on Tuesday sized up US operations in that country, as well as the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Libya.
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Passcode Read DOJ's motion to compel Apple to crack the San Bernardino iPhone
Frustrated by Apple's refusal to comply with a court order demanding it help the FBI access the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters, the Justice Department filed a new motion on Friday to force the company to act.
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Passcode Why Apple's pushback against the FBI isn't a technical issue
Many cybersecurity experts say that older iPhones such as the one the FBI recovered from the San Bernardino terrorist attack – and wants Apple's help to unlock – are already hackable.
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Passcode What presidential candidates are saying about the Apple v. FBI debate
Republican candidates are lockstep in their views that Apple should abide by a court order and help the FBI bypass the security features on an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters.
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Difference Maker Vewiser Dixon's ambitious vision: make inner-city Kansas City a 'black Silicon Valley'
The African-American entrepreneur is applying his brand of 'marketplace ministry' to create a climate for minority-owned technology start-up companies.
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Change Agent Uganda's anti-child trafficking campaign goes to schools
An American charity, Books for Africa, is part of anti-human-trafficking task force reaching out to poor communities vulnerable to child trafficking by promoting literacy.
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Change Agent Youths in Brooklyn create jobs and community roots through compost program
This New York City neighborhood makes gardens out of vacant lots to tackle gentrification and high youth unemployment.
February 19, 2016
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A model poses as part of art installation 'Dazzle room' made by artist Shigeki Matsuyama at Room 32 fashion and design exhibition in Tokyo, Friday.
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