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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of March 14-20, 2016.
In truth, Marco Rubio never stood a chance https://t.co/6MNYqNSCzU pic.twitter.com/zUE2qaI11B
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) March 18, 2016
Q. and A.: What you need to know about the Supreme Court nomination battle https://t.co/qUL65bq7kS via @Hillhulse pic.twitter.com/STzpIo9ZJN
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) March 18, 2016
Putin: Russia could scale up Syria presence “within hours” https://t.co/TDYOp1DaSP pic.twitter.com/o2mHCaqZ1N
— The WorldPost (@TheWorldPost) March 18, 2016
Pervez Musharraf leaves Pakistan for treatment after travel ban lifted https://t.co/ehi1Hph77U
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) March 18, 2016
Environmental pollution kills more than 12 million people every yearhttps://t.co/4Lcr8ZsnqJ pic.twitter.com/jy9xH8VvjT
— GlobalPost (@GlobalPost) March 18, 2016
The number of embassies worldwide is shrinking, and for good reason: https://t.co/X72yBrVyIm pic.twitter.com/12czLwrCyK
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) March 18, 2016
Brazil’s Lula sworn in over protests as Rousseff faces impeachment https://t.co/GNaEhrzL6J #BreakingNews
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) March 18, 2016
What went wrong at Chipotle? This food safety expert breaks it down https://t.co/vzuR708g5T pic.twitter.com/VQZIurV84o
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 18, 2016
Ford establishing subsidiary to invest in mobility services https://t.co/rsruhE5bpJ pic.twitter.com/ZrpfoeSfYw
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) March 18, 2016
10 times Lindsey Graham criticized Ted Cruz https://t.co/jT0nO7BdKL | Getty pic.twitter.com/dlTKIX5gTe
— POLITICO (@politico) March 18, 2016
Here’s how Bernie Sanders could win the nomination https://t.co/VAMryhHqhT pic.twitter.com/VQKHcAfL4Q
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) March 18, 2016
The U.S. made it easy for Iran to fire its ballistic missiles, @columlynch reports https://t.co/YIkTn0SOhX pic.twitter.com/Wwbuo1iCDP
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) March 18, 2016
SeaWorld said it would stop breeding killer whales this year https://t.co/1DNFGFchnL pic.twitter.com/wi1P20L0kN
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 18, 2016
How mapping the genome of marijuana will change how people buy and sell weed https://t.co/VZ0n1aq7rz pic.twitter.com/zuraLkYyU6
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 18, 2016
The coal loophole: doubts on China’s will to enforce North Korea sanctions https://t.co/CNQEvLv2N5 pic.twitter.com/dc7dNaS1kx
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 18, 2016