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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of August 15-21, 2016.
Anti-government protests in Ethiopia have united its two largest ethnic groups https://t.co/LFYa2k1z0u pic.twitter.com/iFAtarja0w
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) August 18, 2016
Solar will be the fastest growing energy source climbing from 4% to 29% of total installed capacity by 2040: pic.twitter.com/w3eEi65OL7
— National Journal (@nationaljournal) August 18, 2016
A solar-powered mosquito trap that smells like people cut mosquito populations by 70% https://t.co/8GHDzWUosk pic.twitter.com/eYTm3Vn8vc
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) August 18, 2016
The uneasy truce between the US government and health insurers appears to be fraying https://t.co/F02DW0aSvi pic.twitter.com/KNJBjQNW1Q
— NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) August 18, 2016
By a 56% to 38% margin, the Republican Party is viewed more unfavorably than favorably https://t.co/a28kejlojS pic.twitter.com/JM5ifudIf9
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) August 18, 2016
Senate Democrats want to make presidential candidates disclose their tax returns https://t.co/zC1kupSZAJ pic.twitter.com/7wi3qJLWdS
— Roll Call (@rollcall) August 18, 2016
How off-the-shelf drones are changing war in Syria and Lebanon https://t.co/Ge8pc82Mgn pic.twitter.com/cn6W6NepZ1
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) August 19, 2016
A fleeting moment of warm relations between the U.K. and China may be the shortest “golden era” on record. https://t.co/zipxMPtFdn
— WorldPoliticsReview (@WPReview) August 19, 2016
Why Trump’s economic policy would be disastrous… https://t.co/hObvB6XjWx #Cato2016 pic.twitter.com/lnhuBYLoGL
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) August 18, 2016
JUST IN: State Dept: $400M Iran payment was dependent on American prisoners’ release: report https://t.co/fHk5VZE3oU pic.twitter.com/WyCet59XvH
— The Hill (@thehill) August 18, 2016
Why are private prison stocks plunging today? Maybe because we outed them for what they are: https://t.co/qmb2iieSjm pic.twitter.com/O1VUrVthQg
— The Nation (@thenation) August 18, 2016
What if Aleppo were full of puppies? Would we still harden our hearts & “otherize” victims? https://t.co/x0vyjqDkGc pic.twitter.com/tLBO2ovmyj
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) August 18, 2016
France’s summer controversy: Banning Muslim women from wearing “burkinis” at the beach https://t.co/0YEWZ88QQ8 pic.twitter.com/9ohtPj7VkV
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 18, 2016
Party veterans’ response to Trump’s campaign shake-up? A mix of anger and gallows humor https://t.co/Xd0OUARD8I pic.twitter.com/6ejdICCdcs
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) August 18, 2016
To combat historic murder rate, Venezuela crushes 2,000 guns, plans registry of bullets https://t.co/xYWouykCTO pic.twitter.com/KCcbCktOvp
— The WorldPost (@TheWorldPost) August 18, 2016