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Could Greenland Become the 51st State?

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Donald Trump has made clear that he wants Greenland, and is willing to upset allies to get it. After escalating threats, on Tuesday, Trump said  on Truth Social that he and the head of NATO now have a “framework” on a future Greenland deal and Trump said he would no longer impose punitive  tariffs, but offered no other specifics. Why is the acquisition of th ... Show More
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Orphaned Ukrainian Children Navigate Loss and Recovery Amid War
Russia’s war in Ukraine has orphaned some 2000 Ukrainian children, leaving them with physical and psychological wounds and adult responsibilities beyond their years. Journalist Anna Nemtsova interviewed orphaned children across Ukraine, many of whom witnessed a parent being kille ... Show More
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Jan 21
Should California Impose a Tax on Billionaires?
A California health care union is campaigning for a ballot measure that would impose a one-time “wealth tax” on the state’s roughly estimated 200 billionaires. The proposal is meant to shore upfunding for health programs facing severe cuts because of federal funding reductions. B ... Show More
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Jan 21
What the Closure of California College of the Arts and Vanderbilt Expansion Mean for the Bay Area
California College of the Arts’ announcement last week that it would close by the end of the next academic year stunned many in the Bay Area arts community. Nashville-based Vanderbilt University plans to open a satellite location in CCA’s San Francisco campus and also bought a sh ... Show More
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