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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of April 11-17, 2016.
Strong aftershocks continued to shake Japan after a powerful earthquake https://t.co/Yd0PFIMyaj pic.twitter.com/BEVL9r5cXD
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) April 15, 2016
Many NATO countries are reluctant to use force to defend allies https://t.co/IlF8r9goGX #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/RqySZ2dIcR
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) April 15, 2016
The stakes are high for the Democrats in New York https://t.co/IvR2G3Kjtw pic.twitter.com/KZ8dNt3ubz
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 15, 2016
Public split (43% yes, 48% no) on whether way can be found for peaceful 2-state solution in #MiddleEast #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/b66h7cdcZl
— Alec Tyson (@alec_h_tyson) April 15, 2016
Is there still hope for a two-state solution? Check out our Israeli-Palestinian Futures series: https://t.co/IsgX9s02jD #DemDebate
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) April 15, 2016
$85 oil by Christmas? This analyst says yes https://t.co/yhrztiXOp7 (Via @OilandEnergy; @Thinkstock photo) pic.twitter.com/VhchqVXxB8
— USA TODAY Money (@USATODAYmoney) April 15, 2016
All the campaign rhetoric aside, you can still be progressive and support fracking. https://t.co/5HJfyb1ZeQ pic.twitter.com/JJk4HgFT9C
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) April 15, 2016
Why has the world forgotten the women taken captive by ISIS? https://t.co/hN4GZf2uRU pic.twitter.com/UmsdyRdKq7
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) April 15, 2016
North Korean failed missile launch may have involved powerful new mid-range missile, say South Korean media: https://t.co/QRCNxfzXH3
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 15, 2016
Thanks to an ugly primary cycle, the GOP has burned its political bench, @michaelbd says: https://t.co/NWHt53yEZI pic.twitter.com/DXXpOpjDpO
— The Week (@TheWeek) April 15, 2016
Marijuana policy in the United States is contradictory, confusing, and harmful. https://t.co/TTHotle6w4 #Cato2016 https://t.co/lZTDS6pdVN
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) April 15, 2016
Bernie Sanders is the 19th poorest member of the United States Senate https://t.co/EsZjpx3dTd
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 15, 2016
Canada’s Justin Trudeau is seeking to permit doctor-assisted suicide for those with serious medical conditions https://t.co/9TdlTq4Bid
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 15, 2016
.@StimsonCenter‘s Ellen Laipson offers some optimism on the long slog to peace in the Middle East: https://t.co/Np8Lym6di6
— WorldPoliticsReview (@WPReview) April 15, 2016
Even for a megacity in a developing country, the scale of dysfunction in Jakarta’s ambulance service is enormous. https://t.co/IXoisK2NOb
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) April 15, 2016
The 23 states where preschool costs more than college https://t.co/iBZGVffFv3 pic.twitter.com/BAxB0iVWE7
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) April 15, 2016
China economy grows 6.7% in first quarter https://t.co/UfXACFz4w4
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 15, 2016