| The importance of the Trump-Merkel dialogue Posted: 12 Mar 2017 12:46 PM PDT ![The importance of the Trump-Merkel dialogue]( "The importance of the Trump-Merkel dialogue") When she meets with President Trump for the first time this week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel will probably focus on only a few specific questions. Ms. Merkel, who grew up behind the physical and mental walls of the Soviet empire, has become the world's leading advocate for openness between societies – not a border-less world but one that seeks the benefits of a flow of people, ideas, and goods. Many people believe openness, or globalization, is the cause of such problems as illegal immigration, cyberattacks, stagnant income, and slow job growth.
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| Trump faces mounting calls to produce evidence of wiretapping claim Posted: 12 Mar 2017 12:38 PM PDT ![Trump faces mounting calls to produce evidence of wiretapping claim]( "Trump faces mounting calls to produce evidence of wiretapping claim") A week after President Trump unleashed illegal wiretapping allegations against former President Barack Obama, he has yet to provide evidence for his claims or withdraw them, leaving puzzled legislators and intelligence officials to piece together the scenario. Uncertainty surrounding the remarks has brought continued criticism from both the left and right, as many note the weight such allegations can have on American's trust in their government. "The president has one of two choices, either retract or to provide the information that the American people deserve," Sen. John McCain (R) of Arizona said in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday morning.
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| How the ACLU is training protesters in the 'resistance' movement Posted: 12 Mar 2017 10:51 AM PDT ![How the ACLU is training protesters in the 'resistance' movement]( "How the ACLU is training protesters in the 'resistance' movement") A town hall-style event hosted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), dubbed "The Resistance Training," aimed to encourage organized protest and educate attendees on their rights as protesters. The event marked a distinct strategic shift for the civil liberties group, which has traditionally focused on courtroom litigation. The ACLU's new campaign, PeoplePower, is the organization's first grassroots mobilization effort in its nearly 100 years of existence, leaders say, driven by a recent surge in membership and widespread activism efforts across the country in the months since President Trump's election victory.
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| Is time running out on Daylight Saving? Posted: 12 Mar 2017 09:44 AM PDT ![Is time running out on Daylight Saving?]( "Is time running out on Daylight Saving?") In the buildup to Daylight Saving Time each March, countless lawmakers, columnists, and early-birds decry the practice. This year was no different, as 21 state legislatures have taken up the debate to eliminate or change spring forward, and a Google search the morning after March 12 yielded dozens, if not hundreds, of columns and editorials. Proponents of Daylight Saving Time continue to point to the benefits of an extra hour of sunlight, as more Americans spend more time outside.
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| Why did the Trump administration fire US Attorney Preet Bharara? Posted: 12 Mar 2017 09:14 AM PDT ![Why did the Trump administration fire US Attorney Preet Bharara?]( "Why did the Trump administration fire US Attorney Preet Bharara?") The Manhattan US Attorney, who refused to leave his position as part of a sweeping resignation request was fired by the President Trump's administration Saturday. Preet Bharara wrote on Twitter Saturday: "I did not resign. Recommended: How is money reshaping American politics?
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| Blaxploitation movies, South Africa style? A lost era of film sees new light. Posted: 12 Mar 2017 04:00 AM PDT ![Blaxploitation movies, South Africa style? A lost era of film sees new light.]( "Blaxploitation movies, South Africa style? A lost era of film sees new light.") On the surface, Joe Bullet seems an unlikely enemy of the apartheid state. A karate-chopping, knife-throwing 1970s action film hero, Mr. Bullet's enemies were the chain-smoking gangsters of South Africa's seedy criminal underworld – not the white government.
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| UN report: How to save 20 million people from starvation Posted: 11 Mar 2017 02:15 PM PST ![UN report: How to save 20 million people from starvation]( "UN report: How to save 20 million people from starvation") Stephen O'Brien, the UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, said on Friday that more than 20 million people in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan, and Nigeria are facing the threat of starvation and famine. "We stand at a critical point in history," O'Brien told the Security Council on Friday.
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