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• Florida, the 'Gunshine State,' tries on new role: gun-control bellwether
• Yemen’s women as warriors of peace
• Winnie Madizikela-Mandela: For many South Africans, 'She was the movement'

Florida, the 'Gunshine State,' tries on new role: gun-control bellwether Posted: 03 Apr 2018 12:29 PM PDT Jake Decardenas, a Daytona Beach 20-year-old, may not have had his gun taken away. For Mr. Decardenas, the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland has prompted a personal reconsideration: notably that it is important to him that the state restrict gun purchasing more – even though that may drive some purchases underground. Recommended: How much do you know about the Second Amendment?

Yemen’s women as warriors of peace Posted: 03 Apr 2018 12:18 PM PDT One way to end a country's civil war is to start rebuilding its social cohesion even before the war ends. In Yemen, where years of conflict have created the world's worst humanitarian crisis, the war's end is hardly in sight. Yemen's conflict has resulted in so many men being killed, recruited for battle, or mentally shattered, that it has forced many women into roles rarely seen in such a conservative society.

Winnie Madizikela-Mandela: For many South Africans, 'She was the movement' Posted: 03 Apr 2018 09:33 AM PDT As South African universities erupted in protests over the rising cost of tuition in late 2015, it was hard not to see the echoes of the country's past in the young demonstrators' raised fists and fearless clashes with authority. It was people like Mandela, they said, who taught them that the world doesn't always bend towards justice – sometimes you have to twist it that way yourself. Recommended: Remembering Nelson Mandela: How much do you know about his legacy?

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