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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of August 29-September 4, 2016.
The downfall of Dilma Rousseff: a muted end to a remarkable era in Brazilian politics https://t.co/QNMLsGCssl pic.twitter.com/XzZQmb19ht
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) September 1, 2016
Harry Reid’s radical notion: Maybe the Senate should be governed by majority rule https://t.co/c9KvWw2LbX pic.twitter.com/sqeFdczoqM
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) September 1, 2016
Timothy Cook, chief of Apple, calls tax ruling “maddening” and politically motivated. https://t.co/bK3zecd2TV pic.twitter.com/Dut1tyUBPQ
— NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) September 1, 2016
U.S.: Retroactive legalization lets Israel expand settlements in potentially unlimited way https://t.co/tSn90SgI4L pic.twitter.com/8KMNnMlWRC
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) September 1, 2016
Following @POTUS clemency announcement, get the facts on federal drug offenders in prison: https://t.co/IpmnOGgRjv pic.twitter.com/Rpu5zExgPV
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) August 31, 2016
A case-study from Syracuse University: How political correctness chills speech on campus https://t.co/ibMKlrrIbY pic.twitter.com/Q49RhHt6JC
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) September 1, 2016
France wants to deradicalize homegrown extremists, but no one really knows how to do it. https://t.co/08veBPDLLt pic.twitter.com/ubznhu2DpX
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) September 1, 2016
Twenty-six years after the end of Lebanon’s civil war, a look into the fragile peace process https://t.co/MC2lkea372 pic.twitter.com/CP3xbqO1zH
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) September 2, 2016
Crowds surge into the streets to demand recall of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro https://t.co/VakpdY5nmN
— L.A. Times World (@latimesworld) September 2, 2016
Hurting for support in her own party, Democrat Loretta Sanchez is going after the GOP vote https://t.co/IN598d3LPu pic.twitter.com/X7gjZPb3Ob
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) September 2, 2016
“We should not have laws that allow 14-year-olds to get married.”
Malaysia’s child brides https://t.co/oQImWUPLXF pic.twitter.com/Kk6uJ9uhz3— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) September 1, 2016
What will Trump say in Detroit on Saturday? Read it here first. https://t.co/rd8I54173W pic.twitter.com/UBXA8COepB
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) September 2, 2016
Barrel bombs, artillery and air strikes are turning Syria’s hospitals into death traps https://t.co/ivmodSg4WD pic.twitter.com/S8XCgqOWfz
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) September 2, 2016
If descendants of Georgetown slaves deserve compensation, why don’t all black Americans? https://t.co/eITlQuK4mK pic.twitter.com/IqKa8lo8ae
— The Guardian (@guardian) September 1, 2016
Did Iran get secret exemptions in its nuclear deal with the United States? https://t.co/tMYqySXrBG
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) September 2, 2016