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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of August 22-28, 2016.
More laid-off U.S. workers are getting back to work as the recession’s trauma fades https://t.co/HVHdthHkBP 🔓 pic.twitter.com/tCiXW2N5Rj
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) August 25, 2016
For years, Saudi Arabia has pumped oil and a harsh strain of Islam around the world https://t.co/7oLEP7HrY7 pic.twitter.com/3bmknLlGpM
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) August 25, 2016
In US public schools, teachers are much whiter than their students (and it’s getting worse) https://t.co/kNPUhnm5LL pic.twitter.com/e7PUBBqXgG
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) August 24, 2016
What exactly is the Alt-Right? @latimesopinion gives its take https://t.co/sW6QqchQRv
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 26, 2016
71% of Americans say undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs citizens do not want https://t.co/7NMSHZFsoE pic.twitter.com/rHmXDXAkNr
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) August 25, 2016
Opinion: Though inefficient, the Brazilians take all work seriously https://t.co/7jIZfZhR3Q pic.twitter.com/Ar1WcXzGYg
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) August 26, 2016
Governor calls emissions legislation a milestone in California’s climate change efforts. https://t.co/0QiSdn3Zcu pic.twitter.com/gcBaU1OMJ2
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) August 26, 2016
“If we don’t talk about us, nobody will care”: Transgender people in Turkey tell their heartbreaking stories https://t.co/FkuO49BQih
— CNN International (@cnni) August 26, 2016
“Ramos call for media bias against Trump unethical, compromising” https://t.co/QtB1vtcudC pic.twitter.com/xBY2Oyqmp7
— The Hill (@thehill) August 26, 2016
Feds say to the humans: STOP swimming with dolphins along Hawaiian coast. Here’s why pic.twitter.com/q1pDxatETM https://t.co/gvzdf1MVTF
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) August 25, 2016
Challenging the money bail system: Can people be kept in jail because they are poor?https://t.co/Le6YsGIopU pic.twitter.com/zXaPg4ahlx
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) August 25, 2016
What exactly is the Alt-Right? @latimesopinion gives its take https://t.co/sW6QqchQRv
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 26, 2016
Why campus inclusion matters https://t.co/CwpUlH6PXU pic.twitter.com/FjwEFz9LtM
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) August 26, 2016
Despite frustration toward Bongo and his family dynasty, Gabon’s opposition remains fragmented. https://t.co/fa2OImrroK @sahelblog
— WorldPoliticsReview (@WPReview) August 26, 2016
Democrats have a good chance to retake the Senate, but could be held back by a thin bench https://t.co/In0zrTaEfr pic.twitter.com/cDmhoaQt80
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) August 25, 2016