| Why Central American aid cuts could mean more migration, not less Posted: 04 Apr 2019 12:58 PM PDT ![Why Central American aid cuts could mean more migration, not less]( "Why Central American aid cuts could mean more migration, not less") It's a dramatic move meant to hold governments responsible for the growing tally of families, unaccompanied minors, and others leaving the Northern Triangle, as this part of Central America is known. Central American governments should pull their weight in slowing the outflow of citizens, the White House announcement suggests – and if not, why "reward" them with aid?
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| Surviving ISIS: Young Yazidi conscripts begin long path to healing Posted: 04 Apr 2019 12:39 PM PDT ![Surviving ISIS: Young Yazidi conscripts begin long path to healing]( "Surviving ISIS: Young Yazidi conscripts begin long path to healing") Confronted with a nephew who curls up into a ball and cries non-stop, Jihad does what many parents would do: loads him in the car, sits him on his lap, and allows him to "drive" down the roads of a dusty camp in northern Iraq in the pursuit of a fleeting moment of joy. The internally displaced persons (IDP) camp became home to Jihad and his relatives after Islamic State militants attacked the Yazidi religious minority in the Sinjar mountain range in August 2014 – in what the embattled community remembers as its 74th genocide. "When he is in a good mood, he is a fun boy, you'd never believe he was held by ISIS," explains Jihad, a day laborer who was away from Sinjar when ISIS attacked.
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| In SPLC’s crisis, a broader lesson for how to combat hate? Posted: 04 Apr 2019 11:41 AM PDT ![In SPLC's crisis, a broader lesson for how to combat hate?]( "In SPLC's crisis, a broader lesson for how to combat hate?") Once a Democrat living in rural Kansas, Evan Mulch sought to wrench wisdom out of his daily life by reading and debating a full array of moral philosophies. In the past month, three key leaders have either been fired or resigned amid allegations of racism and misogyny in the workplace – an irony for an organization founded to fight those impulses.
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| Forbearance while playing Fortnite Posted: 04 Apr 2019 11:16 AM PDT ![Forbearance while playing Fortnite]( "Forbearance while playing Fortnite") Fortnite is fun. The video game's most popular form, called Fortnite: Battle Royale, is almost addictive, according to media reports. More than three million people are playing the multiplayer game at any given time.
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