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How infrastructure will help cure healthcare
Donald Trump's election has left many wary of how he'll respond to a campaign promise to dismantle Obamacare. It seems that select aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, will remain intact. Likely to remain are provisions that…
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The Untold Story of the Accidental Assassins of North Korea
Two women had the most audacious task. Killing the brother of the North Korean leader. Right out in the open, using deadly chemical weapons in an international airport. And the craziest thing? They had no idea what they'd gotten into. When Kim…
A Conversation with Northwestern University President, Morton Schapiro
Last Monday, I had a chance to sit down with Northwestern President, Dr. Morton Schapiro. Our conversation touched on the American political system, the importance of both safe spaces and uncomfortable learning, and why students need humility. I've…
Astronomers say they have detected another set of gravitational waves — ripples in the fabric of space and time traveling throughout the Universe. It's the fourth time this phenomenon has been measured by the scientists at LIGO, or the Laser…
Chad's Inclusion in Travel Ban Could Jeopardize American Interests, Officials Say
President Trump's decision to impose his updated travel ban on Chad came over the objections Pentagon and State Department officials, who argued that alienating the nation, one of America's more reliable counterterrorism allies…
FEAR is Wang Qishan's favoured weapon. As leader of the Communist Party's most sustained and wide-ranging anti-corruption campaign in its history, he often urges his investigators to be “frightening”. One story goes that at a meeting…