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Good communication is a key part of disaster response
Shannon A. Bowen, University of South Carolina Behind the scenes during hurricanes and other disasters, scores of public information officers…
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Dousing the sovereignty wildfire
By Jean Pisani-Ferry On the eve of the recent G7 summit in Biarritz, French President Emmanuel Macron described the Amazon…
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Venezuela land dispute with Guyana on front stage and Guaido accused of high treason
Venezuelan prosecutors said Friday they would charge opposition leader Juan Guaido with “high treason” for planning to renounce the country’s…
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For some children born abroad, US citizenship has never been a guarantee
Victoria Reyes, University of California, Riverside The Trump administration announced on Aug. 28 that it would revoke the longstanding policy…
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IMF supports Argentina and its temporary currency controls
The International Monetary Fund said it will stand by Argentina after the government authorized currency controls on Sunday in an…
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Should parents help their kids with homework?
Daniel Hamlin, University of Oklahoma Schools across the country encourage parents to help their children with homework. Parents are listening.…
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Brazil thanks Trump for being “on the same page” in the Amazon controversy: no foreign interference
Brazil and the United States believe the international community should have no say in confronting fires raging in the Amazon…
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Colombia’s peace process under stress: 6 essential reads
Catesby Holmes, The Conversation Three years after negotiating a landmark peace agreement with the Colombian government, a top commander of…
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Preparing for hurricanes: 3 essential reads
Martin LaMonica, The Conversation The National Hurricane Center forecast on Aug. 29 that Hurricane Dorian could make landfall this weekend…
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4 reasons why social media election data can misread public opinion
Joseph Cabosky, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill I often encounter myths and misunderstandings about political data, whether it’s…
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