2017年7月27日星期四

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Transgender soldier: 'This is the only job I ever wanted'

Posted: 27 Jul 2017 03:14 PM PDT

Transgender soldier: 'This is the only job I ever wanted'This week while on vacation, Wyatt woke up to the news that President Trump had tweeted his intention to reinstate the ban. It's an experience that has been shared, in some form or another, by the estimated 1,320 to 6,630 transgender individuals currently serving among the 1.3 million members of the US military, according to a 2016 RAND study estimate. Army Corp. Mac McEachin was driving through Georgia on a road trip from New Jersey to Texas when he got the news.


Behind Trump’s transgender ban, a political calculus

Posted: 27 Jul 2017 01:22 PM PDT

Behind Trump's transgender ban, a political calculusDonald Trump has long evinced a live-and-let-live attitude toward gay, lesbian, and transgender people. Foremost, the president needs a legislative victory, and by giving House conservatives what they wanted on transgender troops, he has paved the way for passage of a key military spending bill.


When Congress wields a tool of peace

Posted: 27 Jul 2017 11:20 AM PDT

When Congress wields a tool of peaceOne shining example of bipartisan cooperation in Congress has been strong lawmaker support for a popular tool in foreign policy: sanctions on other nations or their leaders and companies. This week lawmakers are even more united as they move to approve new sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea.


In drought-stricken Somaliland, age-old challenges meet WhatsApp

Posted: 27 Jul 2017 09:21 AM PDT

In drought-stricken Somaliland, age-old challenges meet WhatsAppAs livestock began to die six months ago, and the parched earth ran dry, a handful of people in this self-declared republic had a novel idea: create a WhatsApp group called Daryeel, "Caring," to spread the news of their need. "Necessity is the mother of invention," smiles Ali Mohamoud Kabadhe, one of the group's creators. Little did they know the marriage of a 21st-century social messaging app with a centuries-old problem would transform the fate of their sub-clan.


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