The Tacoma Police Shooting: A Case in Point

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The Tacoma Police Shooting: A Case in Point

What’s behind the increased violence against police officers? Police killings It was late June when David Clark, a man who worked as a security guard at an industrial park west of Tacoma, Washington, called…

The Toronto Star’s Response to My Column

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The Toronto Star’s Response to My Column

Toronto Public Health’s vice-chair responds to backlash over Sun column about COVID-19, says her only aim was to ‘promote discourse’ The Toronto Public Health (TPH) vice-chair recently wrote an opinion piece for the Star….

Why are the 24 human skulls returned to Algeria?

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Why are the 24 human skulls returned to Algeria?

France Returned 24 Skulls to Algeria. They Weren’t What They Seemed. A year ago today the French government decided to return to Algeria 24 human skulls recovered from the remains of Algerian terrorists of…

Why Californians Are Moving to Texas

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Why Californians Are Moving to Texas

Op-Ed: Are Californians fleeing en masse to Texas? The reality is complicated as people cross the border on their way from the South to the North. One reason: Few companies provide driver’s licenses to…

Women’s Football International: A Story of the Taliban

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Women’s Football International: A Story of the Taliban

Nadia Nadim on women’s football in Afghanistan one year on from Taliban takeover Nadia Nadim, the international women’s football ambassador, talks about the life following the fall of the Taliban The International Women’s Day…

California’s largest wildfire is now 63,000 acres

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California’s largest wildfire is now 63,000 acres

Mosquito fire surpasses 63,000 acres to become largest blaze in California this year By Sarah Lazin 10/12/12 08:00 AM EDT A fire that burned 43,000 acres on Tuesday near Monterey became the largest wildfire…

The Biggest Water Transfers in American History

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The Biggest Water Transfers in American History

Editorial: The feds can curb a foolish California water giveaway On Friday, March 25, Governor Jerry Brown granted California the second-largest water transfer in American history (after the Colorado River) and promised to use…