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Demonstrators say mass tourism is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago., Demonstrators say mass tourism is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have hit the streets of Spain’s Canary Islands to demand changes to the model of mass tourism they say is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago. An estimated 57,000Continue Reading

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Funerals are held for Palestinians killed in Tal as-Sultan neighbourhood, as Israel continues to target Rafah., Funerals are held for Palestinians killed in Tal as-Sultan neighbourhood, as Israel continues to target southernmost Rafah. An Israeli air strike on a house in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah killed at least 10Continue Reading

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For all its supposed self-evidence, Thomas Jefferson’s assertion in the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal” has beguiled and befuddled since the moment it was penned. “Are we not men?,” Black Americans and the Indigenous immediately asked. What about women? Those questions have fueled contestation to theContinue Reading

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Next week marks the last week of oral arguments in this Supreme Court term, leaving little more than a sprint through the remaining decisions left unsettled. As of this writing, some heady matters remain unresolved. The ruling on the abortion pill has yet to be decided; there is a consequentialContinue Reading

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Those opposed to the changes fear they could allow further extensions to President Faure Gnassingbe’s rule., Those opposed to the changes fear they could allow further extensions to President Faure Gnassingbe’s rule. Lawmakers in Togo have approved changes to the constitution linked to presidential term limits and how presidents areContinue Reading