2014年12月16日 星期二

2014-12-17 U.S. Spotlight


New York Times
   
Turkey Promotes Religious Schools, Often Defying Parents   
New York Times
ISTANBUL — When Semra dropped off her 13-year-old daughter for the first day of high school, she had to fight back tears as she entered the dimly lit basement classroom, brightened by the red of the girls' head scarves and the walls emblazoned with ...


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Jane Seymour Opens Up On Divorce From James Keach   
Huffington Post
Like most people married for more than 20 years, Jane Seymour never thought her marriage would end. "That happens to a lot of people," Seymour said in a HuffPost Live interview Thursday. "It was a major shock to my system and to the whole family.".

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TIME
   
Setting the Record Straight on '1-in-5′   
TIME
Christopher Krebs and Christine Lindquist are Senior Research Social Scientists at RTI International, an independent, nonprofit research institute. They are both in the Center for Justice, Safety, and Resilience at RTI, and they directed the Campus Sexual ...


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New York Times
   
Can't Have Your Cake, Gays Are Told, and a Rights Battle Rises   
New York Times
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Jack Phillips is a baker whose evangelical Protestant faith informs his business. There are no Halloween treats in his bakery — he does not see devils and witches as a laughing matter. He will not make erotic-themed pastries — they ...


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Oakland tries to address how deeply rooted biases affect law enforcement   
PBS NewsHour
In some communities, the long-tense relationships between law enforcement and minorities are suddenly very public and very hard to ignore. Special correspondent Jackie Judd reports from Oakland on efforts to improve relations, using research from ...


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National Geographic
   
Mystery in Laos: Reformer Still Missing Two Years After Videotaped Police Stop   
National Geographic
Prominent Laotian reformer Sombath Somphone, shown here receiving an award for community leadership in 2005, disappeared in Vientiane on December 15, 2012. Photograph by Bullit Marquez, AP. Michelle Nijhuis. for National Geographic. Published ...


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New York Times
   
Warren Can Win   
New York Times
Elizabeth Warren's memoir begins with the story of a family in collapse. She was 12 years old when her father had a heart attack. His recovery was slow. Unable to work, the family's finances tanked. The Studebaker was repossessed. When he was able to ...


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PBS NewsHour
   
Jeb Bush to 'actively explore' 2016 presidential run   
PBS NewsHour
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush takes the stage during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 30, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former Florida Gov.

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Slate Magazine
   
The Democratic Party Is in Worse Shape Than You Realize   
Slate Magazine
The Democratic Party's losses at the state level are almost unprecedented, and could cripple it for a long time to come. By Jamelle Bouie. Hillary Clinton, the Democrats' one strong national prospect, speaks at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., on ...


   


io9
   
The Real Story Of Apollo 17... And Why We Never Went Back To The Moon   
io9
On December 11, 1972, Apollo 17 touched down on the Moon. This was not only our final Moon landing, but the last time we left Low Earth Orbit. With the successful launch of the Orion capsule, NASA is finally poised to go further again. So it's important to ...


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