Our Fifth Annual Student Editorial Contest: Write About an Issue That Matters to You
By MICHAEL GONCHAR from NYT The Learning Network http://ift.tt/2F8XHqV
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Security Clearance, N.R.A., Ben Carson: Your Wednesday Briefing
By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing http://ift.tt/2BTayeZ
Steven Pinker Wants You to Know Humanity Is Doing Fine. Just Don’t Ask About Individual Humans.
By JENNIFER SZALAI from NYT Books http://ift.tt/2oD12UU
Stephen Colbert Attacks Trump for Reluctance to Act on Russian Meddling
By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT Arts http://ift.tt/2F2VYjX
India politician who 'ran over' children surrenders
Nine children were killed and 10 injured when his SUV ran over a crowd of students in Bihar state. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CrLtJ9
Japanese electric toilet symbols go global
Pictograms including one of a soggy bottom accepted as global standard. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2HQ6VqC
Why English courts are opening in the EU
Other countries try to lure post-Brexit business overseas by hearing legal cases in English. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2oAzgsc
Exclusive: Xi confidant set to become China's new spy master - sources
BEIJING (Reuters) - A vice minister of public security, a close confidant of President Xi Jinping, is tipped to take over as China's spy master, five sources said, as the country looks to clean up its security apparatus and plug intelligence gaps. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2CNm5t5
Saudi Crown Prince expected to visit U.S. March 19-22: source
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to travel to the United States for a short visit from March 19 to 22, a Saudi government source said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2t0lkND
U.S. investor transfers interests in Philippine news site to fend off government 'attack'
MANILA (Reuters) - An American investor in a Philippine news outlet whose license was revoked said on Wednesday it was transferring its interests to its local partners to remove an "artificial barrier" being used by the government to stifle its operations. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2F6FE4X
Taiwan warns its firms to be wary as China grants greater access
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan on Wednesday warned its companies and people to exercise caution and not rush to China's embrace after Beijing released new measures meant to further ease investment by Taiwan firms. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2t6iKWw
Syrian government gains ground on second day of Russian truce: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and allied militias gained ground on Wednesday in clashes with rebels in eastern Ghouta near Damascus as fighting raged despite a Russian ceasefire plan, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2Cs32Ja
South Korea says complains to Chinese ambassador about military jet in its airspace
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea summoned the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday to lodge a complaint over a Chinese military aircraft entering the South's air defence territory, the second such incident this year, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2GSjQH9
China Xi's expansive agenda gets boost with move to end term limits
BEIJING (Reuters) - In clearing the way to serve as Chinese president indefinitely, Xi Jinping has sought to head off speculation over his future and amass even more authority to implement his key political objectives, analysts and sources close to the leadership say. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2Cs2XFm
Iraq open to business, including with Rosneft, foreign minister says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Baghdad is open to business with any company interested in supporting the country, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari said in Moscow on Wednesday, answering a question about the activities of Russia's Rosneft in the region. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2F0nBKc
A Big Divergence Is Coming in Health Care Among States
By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT The Upshot http://ift.tt/2GQ7QGi
Cambodia 'shocked' by 'disrespectful' U.S. aid cut, says democracy intact
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia said on Wednesday it was saddened and shocked by a "disrespectful" U.S. decision to rein back aid programs because of perceived democratic setbacks and defended its record on democracy. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2CopW3W
Michaelia Cash: Australia minister accused of 'sexist' threat
Michaelia Cash threatens to name female staffers "over which... rumours abound", prompting a backlash. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2GPeCvT
Syrian government forces gain ground in Ghouta: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and allied militias gained ground on Wednesday in clashes with rebels in eastern Ghouta near Damascus as fighting raged despite a Russian ceasefire plan, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2t3u2e4
Britain's Johnson says Northern Irish border issue being used to frustrate Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) - The issue of Northern Ireland's border with the Republic of Ireland is being used to try and keep Britain in a customs union with the European Union and frustrate Brexit, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2FbwHr2