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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of December 21-27, 2015.
Today’s fire at hospital was 3rd large-scale disaster to hit Saudi Arabia in past 4 months https://t.co/JKeD1epOcB pic.twitter.com/rBeeUGG7DQ
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) December 24, 2015
Democratic presidential candidates blast U.S. plan to deport families https://t.co/KHVM7rLANf
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 24, 2015
Democrats and Republicans have a very different understanding of the nature of discrimination in the U.S. today: https://t.co/87mn861uKA
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) December 24, 2015
Over the past 10 yrs, more Mexicans have died violently than Afghan or Iraqi civilians https://t.co/Y8TJKC5AMF pic.twitter.com/5EuA29smNr
— GlobalPost (@GlobalPost) December 24, 2015
Americans have more disposable income now than ever before…. https://t.co/jgJbXIA9Wu pic.twitter.com/bB7AicS9k0
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) December 24, 2015
Syrian government ready to enter new peace talks https://t.co/1TN7CteWpA
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) December 24, 2015
“Why Americans feel politically powerless” https://t.co/IrP6Pw21V9 pic.twitter.com/E4OmA1EpG2
— The Hill (@thehill) December 24, 2015
Her campaign shared “7 things Hillary Clinton has in common with your abuela.” Critics pushed back with #notmyabuela https://t.co/melHAt8KiE
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) December 24, 2015
Global poverty is falling faster today than at any time in human history. https://t.co/kR6nH5CYya pic.twitter.com/YR7uGhd0h0
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) December 24, 2015
Is the Star Wars story libertarian? https://t.co/KDu9L1ROGn
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) December 24, 2015
George Will: Trump nomination would destroy GOP https://t.co/nMNBJd2diD pic.twitter.com/LTeqcPW5JL
— The Hill (@thehill) December 24, 2015
.@claire_rigby on indigenous peoples in Brazil defending their land, their own way of life, and the environment: https://t.co/xBtGnnwqpo
— WorldPoliticsReview (@WPReview) December 24, 2015
Central African Republic election delayed over logistical concerns https://t.co/ftntiUEPYV
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 24, 2015
Poll: Christians on the decline in the U.S. https://t.co/bCEySoGKA4 | Getty pic.twitter.com/uocfYVdwIi
— POLITICO (@politico) December 24, 2015
Ben Carson will keep his advisers, despite hints of a shake-up. https://t.co/POc7g6S8pZ via @tripgabriel pic.twitter.com/MJzgYirD4T
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) December 24, 2015