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After Paris Attack, French Authorities Move to Protect Jews - 0 views

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French Jews, already feeling under siege by anti-Semitism, say the trauma of the terrorist attacks last week has left them scared, angry, unsure of their future in France and increasingly willing to consider conflict-torn Israel as a safer refuge.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">French Jews, already feeling under siege by anti-Semitism, say the trauma of the terrorist attacks last week has left them scared, angry, unsure of their future in France and increasingly willing to consider conflict-torn Israel as a safer refuge.</div>

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House Tries To Stop All New Government Rules - 0 views

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The House passed a measure Tuesday to dramatically restrict the government's ability to enact any significant new regulations or safety standards, potentially hamstringing the efforts of every federal agency, from financial regulators to safety watchdogs.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The House passed a measure Tuesday to dramatically restrict the government's ability to enact any significant new regulations or safety standards, potentially hamstringing the efforts of every federal agency, from financial regulators to safety watchdogs.</div>

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Republican Congressman Randy Weber Compares Obama To Hitler - 0 views

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The ultra-conservative congressman from Texas criticized the president for not traveling to Paris on Sunday to attend a massive unity rally against terrorism, which was attended by dozens of world leaders. Randy Weber said, "Even Adolph Hitler thought it more important than Obama to get to Paris. (For all the wrong reasons.) Obama couldn't do it for right reasons."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The ultra-conservative congressman from Texas criticized the president for not traveling to Paris on Sunday to attend a massive unity rally against terrorism, which was attended by dozens of world leaders. Randy Weber said, "Even Adolph Hitler thought it more important than Obama to get to Paris. (For all the wrong reasons.) Obama couldn't do it for right reasons."</div>

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How Democrats Could Get Outflanked On The Minimum Wage - 0 views

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Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) suggested that Democrats could offer a trade to their Republican colleagues: In exchange for agreeing to legislation authorizing the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, Heitkamp said, Democrats could demand that Republicans consent to raising the wage floor.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) suggested that Democrats could offer a trade to their Republican colleagues: In exchange for agreeing to legislation authorizing the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, Heitkamp said, Democrats could demand that Republicans consent to raising the wage floor.</div>

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Letter to a Young Army Ranger (From an Old One) - 0 views

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Rory Fanning: "Young people across this country desperately need your energy, your desire to be the best, your pursuit of meaning. Don't waste it in Iraq or Afghanistan or Yemen or Somalia or anywhere else the Global War on Terror is likely to send you."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Rory Fanning: "Young people across this country desperately need your energy, your desire to be the best, your pursuit of meaning. Don't waste it in Iraq or Afghanistan or Yemen or Somalia or anywhere else the Global War on Terror is likely to send you."</div>

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Jimmy Carter Believes Surveillance Has 'Gone Too Far' - 0 views

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Jimmy Carter: "I personally think we have an intrusion of national security of the administration and others to the private affairs of Americans," Carter said. "When there's no evidence in advance that a particular communication between two American people should be suspect, I think that we've gone too far."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Jimmy Carter: "I personally think we have an intrusion of national security of the administration and others to the private affairs of Americans," Carter said. "When there's no evidence in advance that a particular communication between two American people should be suspect, I think that we've gone too far."</div>

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The Myth of Neutral Technology - 0 views

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Tools like body cameras for police officers can be only as effective at reducing inequalities in law enforcement as the humans using them. But no technological fix can remedy the inequalities that underly police violence against young black men. A camera might be able to record interactions, but it can't arrest the ingrained prejudices that lead to racial profiling to begin with.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Tools like body cameras for police officers can be only as effective at reducing inequalities in law enforcement as the humans using them. But no technological fix can remedy the inequalities that underly police violence against young black men. A camera might be able to record interactions, but it can't arrest the ingrained prejudices that lead to racial profiling to begin with.</div>

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Not Everyone's Internal Clock Is Set for the 9-to-5 - 0 views

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Sleep disorders put some workers out of sync with traditional schedules and are estimated to cost employers $2,000 per employee in lost productivity every year.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Sleep disorders put some workers out of sync with traditional schedules and are estimated to cost employers $2,000 per employee in lost productivity every year.</div>

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Iran looks to speed up negotiations to end 12-year nuclear standoff - 0 views

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Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US secretary of state John Kerry will confer ahead of negotiations in Geneva with six world powers on settling Tehran. Zarif said Iran-US talks "will remain confined to the margins of the nuclear negotiations".

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US secretary of state John Kerry will confer ahead of negotiations in Geneva with six world powers on settling Tehran. Zarif said Iran-US talks "will remain confined to the margins of the nuclear negotiations".</div>

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US-led forces launch air strikes against Isis targets in Syria and Iraq - 0 views

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US military said the coalition carried out 19 strikes and all the attacks took place between Saturday and Sunday morning. Also on Sunday, a video was released in which Amedy Coulibaly, one of the gunmen killed by French police after terrorist attacks which claimed 17 lives this week, appears to claim allegiance to Isis

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">US military said the coalition carried out 19 strikes and all the attacks took place between Saturday and Sunday morning. Also on Sunday, a video was released in which Amedy Coulibaly, one of the gunmen killed by French police after terrorist attacks which claimed 17 lives this week, appears to claim allegiance to Isis</div>

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What Jews Can Learn From Muslims - 0 views

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"If world Jewish organisations were to learn from their Muslim counterparts and say loud and clear in response to Israeli atrocities "not in my name", this could help to reduce antisemitism and make the recruitment of young Muslims by jihadis more difficult. Despite Freedland's claim that Jews have "no control" over Israeli policies, such condemnation could also exert strong pressure on the Israeli government to stop its atrocities and enter into genuine peace negotiations with the Palestinian unity government."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"If world Jewish organisations were to learn from their Muslim counterparts and say loud and clear in response to Israeli atrocities "not in my name", this could help to reduce antisemitism and make the recruitment of young Muslims by jihadis more difficult. Despite Freedland's claim that Jews have "no control" over Israeli policies, such condemnation could also exert strong pressure on the Israeli government to stop its atrocities and enter into genuine peace negotiations with the Palestinian unity government."</div>

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Jerusalem funeral for French Jewish victims of Paris supermarket attack - 0 views

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Four French Jewish victims of last week's deadly attack on a kosher Paris supermarket were buried in Jerusalem on Tuesday in an emotional and highly charged funeral attended by thousands of members of Israel's French community. The mourning was led by family members and by Israel's prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, president Reuven Rivlin and the French minister Ségolène Royal.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Four French Jewish victims of last week's deadly attack on a kosher Paris supermarket were buried in Jerusalem on Tuesday in an emotional and highly charged funeral attended by thousands of members of Israel's French community. The mourning was led by family members and by Israel's prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, president Reuven Rivlin and the French minister Ségolène Royal.</div>

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Mark Zuckerberg says he believes in freedom of speech. Does Facebook? - 0 views

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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is dealing with the contradictions of promoting free speech while running the world's biggest social network, after being called out on the gap between his words and Facebook policy. Zuckerberg, who has been outspoken in his support of Charlie Hebdo and freedom of speech in general following the attack on the magazine, posted a Facebook message about Sunday's vigil in the heart of Paris.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is dealing with the contradictions of promoting free speech while running the world's biggest social network, after being called out on the gap between his words and Facebook policy. Zuckerberg, who has been outspoken in his support of Charlie Hebdo and freedom of speech in general following the attack on the magazine, posted a Facebook message about Sunday's vigil in the heart of Paris.</div>

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After Ebola: the darkest days of terror are over | Bintu Sannoh - 0 views

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"Ebola has now moved on from Kenema and the east. For two months, we have hardly had any cases. People say they are winding up some of the Ebola clinics around. For us here, we hope those dark, darkest days of terror, confusion and pain are past. Ebola is still big in Sierra Leone, though, especially in Freetown. I feel so sad for those people."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Ebola has now moved on from Kenema and the east. For two months, we have hardly had any cases. People say they are winding up some of the Ebola clinics around. For us here, we hope those dark, darkest days of terror, confusion and pain are past. Ebola is still big in Sierra Leone, though, especially in Freetown. I feel so sad for those people."</div>

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Laughing in the face of danger: the state of satire in the Muslim world - 0 views

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"It's a sweeping generalisation, of course, but Arabs and Muslims really don't have much to laugh about these days: mayhem and death, war and repression, dictatorship and terrorism are daily fare across the region."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"It's a sweeping generalisation, of course, but Arabs and Muslims really don't have much to laugh about these days: mayhem and death, war and repression, dictatorship and terrorism are daily fare across the region."</div>

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UK defends response to Boko Haram slaughter in Nigeria - 0 views

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Nigerians living in the UK can be proud of the level of British support for Nigeria in its fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram, the Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire has said, while ruling out sending British troops to the country.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nigerians living in the UK can be proud of the level of British support for Nigeria in its fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram, the Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire has said, while ruling out sending British troops to the country.</div>

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White House taskforce on policing insists Obama wants urgent reforms - 0 views

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Community members pressed a White House-appointed working group on policing to find a direct line to President Barack Obama for implementing solutions to overcome racial bias in police operations and ways to improve relations with community members - not just follow through on a mandate to make recommendations.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Community members pressed a White House-appointed working group on policing to find a direct line to President Barack Obama for implementing solutions to overcome racial bias in police operations and ways to improve relations with community members - not just follow through on a mandate to make recommendations.</div>

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Sydney siege victims should get terrorism compensation, says minister - 0 views

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The federal compensation scheme for Australian victims of overseas terrorism should be extended to include domestic attacks such as the Sydney siege, the New South Wales government has said. The NSW attorney general, Brad Hazzard, issued the call for broader coverage in a letter to his federal counterpart, George Brandis.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The federal compensation scheme for Australian victims of overseas terrorism should be extended to include domestic attacks such as the Sydney siege, the New South Wales government has said. The NSW attorney general, Brad Hazzard, issued the call for broader coverage in a letter to his federal counterpart, George Brandis.</div>

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Putin snubbed by Poland over Auschwitz anniversary - 0 views

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Putin avoids Auschwitz anniversary event amid tension with Poland -- Absence at event to mark 70th anniversary of Nazi death camp's liberation highlights damage of Russia's relations with west

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Putin avoids Auschwitz anniversary event amid tension with Poland -- Absence at event to mark 70th anniversary of Nazi death camp's liberation highlights damage of Russia's relations with west</div>

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Inflation in Britain Falls to Lowest Rate in 15 Years - 0 views

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LONDON - British inflation fell to 0.5 percent in December, a steeper drop than was expected and the lowest rate recorded in the past 15 years. The fall means that Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, will be forced to write a letter to George Osborne, the chancellor of the Exchequer, explaining why inflation is so far below the central bank's 2 percent target.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">LONDON - British inflation fell to 0.5 percent in December, a steeper drop than was expected and the lowest rate recorded in the past 15 years. The fall means that Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, will be forced to write a letter to George Osborne, the chancellor of the Exchequer, explaining why inflation is so far below the central bank's 2 percent target.</div>

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