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On May 13, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, Rob Manfred, issued a decision reinstating Hall of Fame eligibility of 17 deceased former players, all of whom had previously been permanently banned from possible inclusion. BFD, you might say, and you would be right. Given climate change, the planet’s warsContinue Reading

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To eat, we are forced to breathe the poisonous smoke from burning wood and trash., In Gaza, we have sounds of fear and anxiety. We know them all too well: the hum of spy drones overhead, ambulances screaming through narrow streets, the roar of military aircraft, the thunder of bombings,Continue Reading

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101 East investigates cross-border persecution and the killing of former Cambodian opposition MP, Lim Kimya, in Thailand, 101 East investigates cross-border persecution and the killing of former Cambodian opposition MP, Lim Kimya, in Thailand Critics say the Cambodian government’s attacks on opposition members and activists have gone global. On JanuaryContinue Reading

‘Buckle up, America!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

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House Republicans worked feverishly through the day — and night — to get their “big, beautiful bill” to the finish line this week, which also included a marathon session in the Rules Committee. Members also mourned the passing of Virginia Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, who died on Wednesday. …Continue Reading

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Last weekend’s bombing of an in vitro fertilization clinic in Palm Springs, California, was not merely shocking for its violence. The arguably more disturbing aspect of this tragic event is the bleak anti-life worldview underlying the attacker’s motives. Twenty-five-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus detonated a car bomb outside the facility, killingContinue Reading