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Dutch Voters Divided As Election Signals Another Test For Anti-Immigrant Populism

5:59pm March 12, 2017

Voters in the Netherlands go to the polls on Wednesday, March 15, for a general election. Much of the attention is on the anti-immigrant populist party led by conservative Geert Wilders.

La Belle Limonadiere, hand coloured etching (1816). Lemonade was ubiquitous in mid-17th century Paris. Where the limonadiers went, piles of spent lemon peels followed. As rats nibbled on the peels, they killed off plague-infected fleas, Tom Nealon argues

How Lemonade Helped Paris Fend Off Plague And Other Surprising 'Food Fights'

7:00am March 12, 2017

by Tove Danovich

Tom Nealon's new book searches through patchy historical records to trace subjects like how chocolate helped lead to war in the Caribbean, or the role a grain fungus played in the Crusades.

Supporters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walk to the Dutch consulate in Istanbul on Saturday. Turkey and the Netherlands escalated their spat on Saturday as the Dutch withdrew landing permission for the Turkish foreign minister's plane.

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Dutch Ban Turkish Official From Entry, Erdogan Hits Back With 'Nazi' Comment

11:40pm March 11, 2017

by Miles Parks

For the second time this month, the Turkish president compared a European Union ally's government to that of Nazi Germany.

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Poachers Kill White Rhino In French Zoo, Saw Off Horn

8:30am March 11, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon talks with CeCe Sieffert of the International Rhino Foundation about the poaching attack that occurred in a zoo outside Paris in which a white rhino was killed for its horn.

Anas Modamani, a refugee from Syria who posed for a selfie with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015, sued Facebook after his photo was shared in posts falsely accusing him of being a criminal and terrorist. This week, he lost his case in court. Some l

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In A Crucial Election Year, Worries Grow In Germany About Fake News

11:38am March 10, 2017

by Esme Nicholson

With elections this fall, Germany is bracing for an escalation of fake news. Trust in the traditional press is waning, but some outlets are fighting back.

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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Paul Selva (left) confirmed longstanding suspicions that Russia's new intermediate-range missile was operational. He told a House Armed Services Committee hearing this week that it can threaten alm

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U.S. Confirms Russian Missile Deployment Violates Nuclear Treaty. Now What?

11:15am March 10, 2017

by David Welna

A U.S. general says Russia has violated a longstanding arms control treaty by deploying new missiles. It was the first official, public assertion that these missiles are fully operational.

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Barcelona Defeats Paris-St. Germain In Stunning Champions League Comeback

4:36pm March 09, 2017

Over the course of two matches, the Barcelona soccer team pulled off a win for the ages as they climbed back from a 4-0 hole in the Champions League tournament to beat Paris-St. Germain 6-5 in aggregate.

Pentagon Confirms Russia Violated Nuclear Arms Treaty

4:36pm March 09, 2017

by David Welna

After weeks of reports that Russia is violating a nuclear arms treaty with the U.S., the Pentagon says that is indeed the case. Top nuclear arms officials are telling Congress that Moscow is deploying prohibited intermediate range nuclear weapons that could be used to attack Europe. It's another nuclear headache for a new administration also grappling with defiant nuclear weapons moves by North Korea.

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Louise Mensch, founder of the political site Heat Street and a former member of Parliament, wrote about the FBI's investigation into activities by Trump campaign figures with ties to Russia.

To Boost Trump Wiretap Claims, White House Leans On Unlikely Source

4:18pm March 09, 2017

by David Folkenflik

The White House has cited Louise Mensch's reporting to substantiate President Trump's claim that former President Barack Obama had ordered a wiretap on him. But Mensch never said that.

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A new study of the dental plaques of three Neanderthals reveals surprising facts about their lives, including what they ate, the diseases that ailed them and how they self-medicated (and smooched). (Above) An illustration of Neanderthals in Spain shows th

Some Neanderthals Were Vegetarian — And They Likely Kissed Our Human Ancestors

2:12pm March 09, 2017

by Rhitu Chatterjee

A new study of the dental plaques of three Neanderthals reveals surprising facts about their lives, including what they ate, the diseases that ailed them and how they self-medicated (and smooched).

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