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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of April 4-10, 2016.
Poverty in American cities has grown even more concentrated since the Great Recession: https://t.co/mT2tYBMF5d pic.twitter.com/JaIs2BZjRW
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) April 7, 2016
Russian space science is taking a giant leap — but budget cuts could bring it back to Earth https://t.co/I1njWwro1d pic.twitter.com/VT9c2Zm0hD
— News from Science (@NewsfromScience) April 7, 2016
Merkel has once again been forced to make difficult, inevitably unpopular decisions. https://t.co/jUKjWhrKeq pic.twitter.com/HcNpYMvFK7
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) April 7, 2016
Why is Europe so much more vulnerable to jihad than the U.S.? @dbyman provides some answers: https://t.co/g8NAG1vfJn pic.twitter.com/OTOuzq8EsE
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) April 7, 2016
In meeting with Arab states, John Kerry disputes arguments Tehran is “as dangerous as ever.” https://t.co/iTiQqQc5Ga pic.twitter.com/dZ5aXF9h97
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) April 8, 2016
There are big disparities within many states on how much a $15 minimum wage will purchase https://t.co/E3SS1JE0af pic.twitter.com/Ns1LiSQ7H7
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) April 7, 2016
76% of Russians believe its authorities are corrupt. Most believe nothing can be done https://t.co/SeZCXZOjv0 pic.twitter.com/JNq1X7ueEF
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 7, 2016
Only Congress can fully stop inversions and the looting of the American corporate taxes. https://t.co/Te5KBn9jjP pic.twitter.com/h9PfareS7b
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) April 7, 2016
The Supreme Court has handed the marijuana-legalization movement an important victory…. https://t.co/KeAGbagLtj pic.twitter.com/uav4oxpTSs
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) April 7, 2016
Border Patrol reports using force less often, but critics don’t have much faith in that data https://t.co/zW9BNIEc78 pic.twitter.com/fM44BhbULY
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 7, 2016
Anti-abortion groups call on California attorney general to resign, stop Senate bid https://t.co/sMlPSRjmSO | AP pic.twitter.com/fAN1LTd2Da
— POLITICO (@politico) April 7, 2016
15 years, billions spent, thousands dead: Why hasn’t Afghanistan reconstruction worked? https://t.co/BOXCa7SVe3 pic.twitter.com/BjQeEPH678
— CNN (@CNN) April 8, 2016
Bernie Sanders is sharpening his tone as he comes off a string of six straight victories https://t.co/kK7YsQ2ANr pic.twitter.com/lOW1NhPEJR
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) April 7, 2016
Diabetes is on the rise in developing countries https://t.co/uxdMtYUzPV #WorldHealthDay pic.twitter.com/UqTaTkBlTQ
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) April 8, 2016
“Trump’s followers are looking for a savior who will solve our problems single-handedly.” https://t.co/5pfSicrNnj pic.twitter.com/6jCMEeYeF5
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) April 7, 2016
A surprising ally in the fight against climate change: dirt https://t.co/iwGUVBD31v @jason_a_thomson pic.twitter.com/DULSMeuoKM
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) April 8, 2016
Giuliani: I’m voting for Trump https://t.co/OzBrpNFUg3 | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/cq9l1SszN7
— POLITICO (@politico) April 8, 2016