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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of October 12-18, 2015.
Russian military uses Syria as proving ground, and the West takes notice http://t.co/F1oGdgk6Vq pic.twitter.com/xphpTvAx1Z
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 15, 2015
How Canada’s election will decide the fate of the world. http://t.co/t7mehYF74j pic.twitter.com/r45zgMbw4z
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) October 16, 2015
China’s claims regarding the S. China Sea rely on historical fiction and face an imminent challenge from the US Navy http://t.co/MaxTEbiT7x
— WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) October 16, 2015
Attacks continue in Jerusalem despite huge security clampdown by Israeli forces http://t.co/PhBXJ7ULzk pic.twitter.com/3ZLSr8WFcF
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 15, 2015
Erick Erickson to Rand Paul: ‘Time to Take Your Campaign Out Back and Shoot It’ http://t.co/J6KYFT8cfw pic.twitter.com/TKZrBaEfYf
— The Hill (@thehill) October 16, 2015
Blame low gas prices: No cost-of-living raise for Social Security recipients next year http://t.co/WO6x3pyS4u pic.twitter.com/yGov4xhzSD
— Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) October 15, 2015
Even the Issues Are in Debate In 2016 Race http://t.co/vi2Y21z7Kb
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 16, 2015
How climate change is unlocking the ocean’s frozen methane http://t.co/68Zk9fZN7o
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) October 16, 2015
Speaker of the House of Representatives looks a pretty good job. So why does no one want it? http://t.co/qdNI4lqFV4 pic.twitter.com/ebTQNwUDYL
— The Economist (@EconUS) October 16, 2015
Forecasters now expect El Niño to bring more rainfall to pretty much all of CA this winter http://t.co/nK9ZwgiBOi pic.twitter.com/6fN8Jh2nez
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 16, 2015
Obama sends 300 US troops to Cameroon to fight Boko Haram http://t.co/PygxErCV7F pic.twitter.com/MraufCWrQb
— Independent US (@IndyUSA) October 15, 2015
Only one-sixth of people abusing prescription painkillers and heroin actually get help http://t.co/9iMrlHNX6j pic.twitter.com/9ANOqe8JBC
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 16, 2015
Famed teacher files $1B class-action suit against L.A. schools http://t.co/GUTJfRyBiG pic.twitter.com/hu58ev6PF8
— CNN (@CNN) October 16, 2015
How Brazil curbed Amazon deforestation by 90 percent in 10 years http://t.co/N6IicTUgQQ pic.twitter.com/P7xbNUznXC
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) October 16, 2015
While America’s crime was declining, more and more people were ending up behind bars http://t.co/qBsX6dTQRb pic.twitter.com/iVsPjcNG3j
— The Economist (@EconUS) October 15, 2015