• 03/19/2025

How South Sudan Returned to the Brink of War

New York Times An attack on a U.N. helicopter has highlighted rising tensions in the world’s youngest country, where a seven-year-old peace deal looks ever more fragile. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/world/africa/south-sudan-war.html

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How South Sudan Returned to the Brink of War

New York Times An attack on a U.N. helicopter has highlighted rising tensions in the world’s youngest country, where a seven-year-old peace deal looks ever more fragile. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/world/africa/south-sudan-war.html

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Zelenskyy posthumously awards Hero of Ukraine title to pilot Oleksii Mes who died in F-16 crash

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine along with the Order of the Gold Star to Ukrainian pilot Oleksii “Moonfish” Mes, who died in an F-16 crash on 26 August 2024 while engaging in combat during a Russian missile attack. Source: Decree No. 165/2025 Quote: “For personal courage…

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Violence in Syria Shows Difficulty in Unifying Armed Forces

New York Times Sectarian-driven killings of civilians this month displayed the government’s weak control over both its own forces and affiliated fighters, experts said. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/world/middleeast/syria-military-assad.html

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Violence in Syria Shows Difficulty in Unifying Armed Forces

New York Times Sectarian-driven killings of civilians this month displayed the government’s weak control over both its own forces and affiliated fighters, experts said. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/world/middleeast/syrias-struggle-to-unify-military-was-evident-in-outburst-of-violence.html

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Some Federal Office Leases Restored After Pushback to Musk Team’s Cuts

New York Times The chaotic effort to reduce the government’s real estate portfolio is another example of the setbacks the administration has faced as officials try to carry out President Trump’s agenda. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/musk-doge-lease-terminations.html

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Trump Administration Revives Detention of Immigrant Families

New York Times Two facilities in South Texas are being readied for undocumented parents and their children. One site began receiving them earlier this month. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/family-detention-immigrants-trump.html

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DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts

New York Times Firings and buyouts hit the top-secret National Nuclear Safety Administration amid a major effort to upgrade America’s nuclear arsenal. Critics say it shows the consequences of heedlessly cutting the federal work force. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/federal-job-cuts-nuclear-bomb-engineers-scientists.html

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Wind and Solar Firms Have a Pitch for Trump: ‘You’re Going to Need Us’

New York Times Electricity demand is soaring and gas-burning power plants are in short supply. The renewable industry sees an opening — even if Washington is souring on green energy. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/climate/renewable-energy-trump-electricity.html

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How to Reduce Gun Deaths? One Group Teaches Young People How to Use Them.

New York Times An organization in Chicago is trying to apply a strategy used for fighting drug addiction to reduce gun violence. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/gun-violence-deaths-harm-reduction.html

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