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Voters in the US don’t directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular will


To voters in many other democracies, the process of electing a president in the U.S. is a head-scratcher.

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@nytimes: In @nytopinion “Positive masculinity,” writes Ruth Whippman, “still draws on all the old trappings and anxieties of traditional manliness, the same belief that there is such a thing as a ‘real man’ and the same fears of falling short.” nyti.ms/3Nov9et



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@MailOnline: Child protection inquiries by councils at a record high – as more than 600 opened every day in England last year, figures show trib.al/9z8IbSq



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@thehill: “After Election Day, expect more questions than answers” (@TheHillOpinion) trib.al/ADARExK



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Trump has long blasted China’s trade practices. His ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles were printed there


Thousands of copies of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in China, a country that the former president has repeatedly accused of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade practices.

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In This Office, the Fading Dream of a Unified Korea Lives On


On paper, five South Korean officials are the governors of North Korean provinces. Their goal is reunification, but fewer and fewer Koreans share it.

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How Harrods of London Is Dealing With a Sexual Abuse Scandal


The 175-year-old department store is trying to make amends for alleged abuse by its former owner, Mohamed Al Fayed, even while shoppers seem undeterred.

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Climate Change Increased Rain and Wind Speeds of Helene


In cooler times, a similarly rare storm over the Southeast would have delivered less rain and weaker winds, a team of scientists concluded in an analysis.

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@Reuters: Hezbollah militants targeted Israeli soldiers near the Lebanese border village of Labbouneh with artillery shells and rockets, the group said in a statement, a day after Israel said it had killed two successors to Hezbollah’s slain leader reut.rs/3BCq7so



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L’OTAN s’inquiète de la faiblesse de la défense européenne face à la menace russe


Les objectifs assignés aux alliés ont été fortement rehaussés, selon des documents révélés par le quotidien allemand « Die Welt ». Au-delà du nombre de troupes, les responsables militaires de l’organisation insistent sur la nécessité de renforcer les capacités de défense antiaérienne des alliés.