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Foreign Affairs

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“The growing threat from strategic corruption has gone largely unnoticed or underappreciated in the Pentagon and the State Department.”https://trib.al/ZaG0j3l 

The Rise of Strategic Corruption

A number of countries—China and Russia, in particular—are turning corruption into a weapon on the global stage.

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DW News

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A year ago, ophthalmologist Li Wenliang was the first to share information about a SARS-type lung infection with colleagues in Wuhan, China. Researchers have learned a lot since then. https://www.dw.com/en/one-year-on-what-have-we-learned-since-news-of-covid-19-first-broke/a-54078531 …

What have we learned since news of COVID-19 first broke?

One year ago, ophtalmologist Li Wenliang was the first to share information about a SARS-type lung infection with colleagues in Wuhan. Since then, researchers have learned a lot. Here are the most…

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Intelligencer

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More than 30 islands lie beyond the familiar borders of New York’s five boroughs. Presenting an exploration of the city’s overlooked islands https://nym.ag/3nEyVSA 

Touring the Overlooked Islands of New York

Unearthing our hidden histories, from buried bodies to heron sanctuaries.

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The Hill

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Belgian retirement home records 26 COVID-19 deaths after visiting Santa tests positive http://hill.cm/epNp0Cb 

New York Post

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Dr. Fauci predicts new COVID-19 strain will spread across US https://trib.al/nCtbJGv 

The Times of Israel

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Jewish extremists violently attack Arab driver amid riots over settler’s death https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-extremists-violently-attack-arab-driver-amid-riots-over-settlers-death/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter …

Jewish extremists violently attack Arab driver amid riots over settler’s death

Mob hurls rocks and other objects in Jerusalem ambush; police cars and infrastructure also damaged in latest night of far-right unrest over death of Ahuvia Sandak

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