| How artists can heal – and heal others – after tragedy Posted: 26 May 2017 12:36 PM PDT ![How artists can heal – and heal others – after tragedy]( "How artists can heal – and heal others – after tragedy") The American rock band Eagles of Death Metal was performing on stage at the Bataclan, a Paris club, when gunmen opened fire. "Music is important … It's a talisman for helping those people heal, " said Josh Homme, the band's drummer, in a recent HBO documentary about their return to Paris. The documentary, "Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)," captures an emotional journey after the attacks for the band and fans.
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| Montana election victory is also a warning for Republicans Posted: 26 May 2017 12:19 PM PDT ![Montana election victory is also a warning for Republicans]( "Montana election victory is also a warning for Republicans") Montana's wild election for an open US House seat is in the history books. Recommended: What do you know about Donald Trump? "There's no question that the House is in play" in the midterms, says GOP strategist Ford O'Connell.
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| Trump at NATO: How Manchester delayed alliance's reckoning with Russia Posted: 26 May 2017 11:44 AM PDT ![Trump at NATO: How Manchester delayed alliance's reckoning with Russia]( "Trump at NATO: How Manchester delayed alliance's reckoning with Russia") The horrendous terrorist attack in Manchester this week gave a tragic assist to President Trump's hopes of escaping, with a nine-day overseas trip, Washington's focus on all things Russian. In these experts' view, the diversion represents a failure to recognize that Vladimir Putin's Russia and groups like the Islamic State are both adversaries of the Western liberal order – two peas in the same anti-Western pod, so to speak. Recommended: How much do you know about NATO?
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| A day for Africans to rise Posted: 26 May 2017 11:03 AM PDT ![A day for Africans to rise]( "A day for Africans to rise") Across Africa on May 25, thousands of people celebrated Africa Day, an event first marked in 1963 to honor the continent's liberation from colonial powers. The day was dubbed "Africans Rising," which hints at both its optimism and its grass-roots nature. "Let this be the day that Africa starts having conversations of change with itself," said Mildred Ngesa of Peace pen Communications in Kenya.
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