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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of August 18th-24th.
Next Friday, Extemp Central will unveil the tournaments and structure of the 2014-2015 National Points Race.
Before Foley was killed, ISIS asked for $100m. US & Britain’s policy not to pay, but Europe does,reports @rcallimachi http://t.co/5ETHCMT6PO
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) August 21, 2014
What will be the impact of the Ukraine crisis on Europe, Russia, China? Read @BrookingsDoha‘s 2014 #energy report: http://t.co/ZPS0BRymaP
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) August 21, 2014
.@dbyman in @AlArabiya_Eng: ISIS is “highly ideological but that does not make it irrational”: http://t.co/Ma9svRe5YX
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) August 21, 2014
Archive Dive: New Challenges for Panama Canal at 100 http://t.co/I7y54zvmSb
— The Caucus (@thecaucus) August 21, 2014
Thailand’s coup leader appointed prime minister on by his hand-picked legislature: http://t.co/kQmDeta6ES
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) August 21, 2014
.@djrothkopf lays out the threat and promise of the fracturing of the Middle East: http://t.co/VBoyejRrhl pic.twitter.com/TrmPSulAyn
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 21, 2014
France shrugging off recession threat but still beset by ailing industry http://t.co/NiFRk2HeTo
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 21, 2014
Two Americans have beaten #Ebola, but we don’t know how http://t.co/P5HOZmsDlp
— National Journal (@nationaljournal) August 21, 2014
Dutch farmers are grappling with the effects of Russia’s import ban, with some of their lenders feeling the pain http://t.co/bBY6AcFAuO
— WSJ Europe (@WSJeurope) August 21, 2014
This Democratic senator is running on Obamacare in a surprising new ad http://t.co/qxNOx9dIp1
— TIME.com (@TIME) August 21, 2014
Denver Post Editorial: In Colorado, most know the value of school testing – http://t.co/QnieL2wtzS
— The Denver Post (@denverpost) August 21, 2014
Why millennials are dumb investors: http://t.co/0ZeUcNQjv8 @USNewsMoney
— U.S. News (@usnews) August 21, 2014
Why are police in snow-covered Fargo, ND wearing green camo gear? http://t.co/Vi5ac2jX0C pic.twitter.com/gFGlh0xx0u
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) August 21, 2014
Overall support for school choice will likely continue to grow in the coming years, says @JasonBedrick: http://t.co/5MiMLrpm2f #education
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) August 21, 2014
Election uncertainty complicates budget decisions http://t.co/dCzy3TDIGi
— National Journal (@nationaljournal) August 21, 2014
Opinion Roundtable: Changing Demographics http://t.co/vXcJjlmB0K #education
— Education Week (@educationweek) August 21, 2014