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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of May 30-June 5, 2016.
Why did Hillary Clinton, in her attack on Donald Trump, lay on the scorn so thickly? https://t.co/xuVyUA3Bxl
— The Economist (@EconUS) June 3, 2016
“India’s current nuclear doctrine has a credibility problem,” say @toby_dalton & @PerkovichG: https://t.co/MCeqFDvUj7
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) June 3, 2016
Azerbaijan’s regime defamed & jailed the country’s most stubborn journalist. But Khadija doesn’t know when to quit. https://t.co/swjoiQm0xr
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) June 3, 2016
Trump: Judge’s “Mexican heritage” a conflict of interest because “I’m building a wall” https://t.co/iEFrQsIWDw pic.twitter.com/ZzCmogN2oK
— The Hill (@thehill) June 3, 2016
For David Cameron, TV appeal against ‘Brexit’ turns tense amid accusations of scaremongering https://t.co/guHRHW6gT6 pic.twitter.com/cF0eorVG9Y
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) June 3, 2016
Canada’s Trudeau to legalize marijuana, but not smoke it https://t.co/7wVWf6TVPu pic.twitter.com/sizOmAoymN
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 3, 2016
U.S. announces near-total ban on African elephant ivory trade https://t.co/3mKctXLJop pic.twitter.com/PDueObKMRk
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) June 3, 2016
As American shoppers move online, Walmart fights to defend its dominance https://t.co/HQIlpSInZG pic.twitter.com/svNq98iUsV
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 3, 2016
From China to Iran, state hackers are posing as journalists to spy on dissidents. @EliasGroll reports https://t.co/UfynbDyVu8
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) June 3, 2016
Israel-Palestinian peace initiatives are suddenly popping up everywhere https://t.co/iQH0exd2TG
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 3, 2016
Obama finally gets it right on expanding Social Security. https://t.co/icojFB100g Via @Pat_Garofalo pic.twitter.com/CIEqtF7zuX
— U.S. News Opinion (@USNewsOpinion) June 2, 2016
Without major currency reform, the weakness of Nigeria’s naira will not end anytime soon. https://t.co/mlTzREAT5P pic.twitter.com/iGuD9mL3DA
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) June 3, 2016
Could Alaska’s Senators Have the Same Name? https://t.co/jaBVclVEiZ pic.twitter.com/zbqEfluVBd
— Roll Call (@rollcall) June 3, 2016
With no money, migrant men in Greece are prostituting themselves for as little as 2 euros https://t.co/MZd2H2MN55 pic.twitter.com/Z1ulrp1fLu
— GlobalPost (@GlobalPost) June 3, 2016
Meditation may significantly improve children’s school performance https://t.co/BF9LIbZNV6
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 3, 2016