| The high court’s ruling against anti-religion bias Posted: 05 Jun 2018 12:52 PM PDT ![The high court's ruling against anti-religion bias]( "The high court's ruling against anti-religion bias") One way for a country to enjoy peace is to ensure government leaders do not show malice of intent toward a religious belief. In a June 4 ruling, the Supreme Court was so adamant on this point that it didn't even decide the main issue in a case – whether a Christian baker could refuse to sell a cake for a same-sex couple's wedding. Instead, the court sided with the baker, Jack Phillips, because anti-religious animus was so clearly an official motive in fining him for discrimination against a customer.
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| Jordan's young protesters say they learned from Arab Spring mistakes Posted: 05 Jun 2018 12:00 PM PDT ![Jordan's young protesters say they learned from Arab Spring mistakes]( "Jordan's young protesters say they learned from Arab Spring mistakes") The men and women protesting in Jordan's streets every night are brimming with energy and idealism. What began as a short strike over income taxes last week has evolved into a nationwide protest movement in Jordan. On Monday the protesters scored their first victory: the resignation of Prime Minister Hani Mulki.
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| Syrian students find an unlikely home, and hope, in Mexico Posted: 05 Jun 2018 08:39 AM PDT ![Syrian students find an unlikely home, and hope, in Mexico]( "Syrian students find an unlikely home, and hope, in Mexico") "The kitchen is the one room in my family's home in Damascus I can't even picture anymore," says Mr. Alahmed, who fled Syria seven years ago, as the war between President Bashar al-Assad and rebel groups was heating up. It's very strange to find a man doing anything in the kitchen in Syria," he says. The nongovernmental organization offers academic scholarships and living expenses for promising students whose education was interrupted due to the conflict in Syria.
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| North Korea summit: So what would a nuclear deal look like? Posted: 05 Jun 2018 05:05 AM PDT ![North Korea summit: So what would a nuclear deal look like?]( "North Korea summit: So what would a nuclear deal look like?") With President Trump's June 12 summit with Kim Jong-un back on track, attention has turned once again to what a denuclearization deal between the United States and North Korea might look like. As the two countries labor to reduce the wide gap between them over what denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula even means, one thing seems certain about a potential deal: Forget the Libya model, in which Muammar Qaddafi gave up his weapons-of-mass-destruction program, lock, stock, and barrel, before receiving any benefits in return. It's been the new White House national security adviser, John Bolton, who has pressed for a deal with Mr. Kim on the order of what Mr. Qaddafi agreed to in 2003 with the Bush administration.
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