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Acacia Johnson How Long Until Alaska’s Next Oil Disaster?
The compromise that passed the Inflation Reduction Act has Alaskans braced for catastrophe.
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John Moore / Getty After Ebola
The disease has left a terrible legacy—and another outbreak is likely.
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Havana and the Other Cuba
You don't have to get far past the capital to see one economy end and another begin.
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Splendor Amid Poverty: Gallery Nights With Cuba's Gilded Elite
A photographer's inside look at the secret lives of Havana's super-rich, just down the street from its many poor, are a reminder that this supposed communist paradise is anything but equal.
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America's Hand in Chinese Drug Detox Prisons
Examining the role of U.S. scientists in research conducted at China's historically abusive treatment centers
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Why Are Tibetan Monks Setting Themselves on Fire?
The rising practice of self-immolation follows severe government restrictions, an ebbing Tibetan identity, and reports of torture
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Why Tibetan Buddhists Are Burning Themselves Alive in China
For monks, self-immolation has become an act of political protest
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Midnight at the Mall of America
What does the Mall of America look like at midnight on Thanksgiving?
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Thanksgiving-Like Holidays From Around the Globe
The American holiday isn't as uniquely American as you might think
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Travels in 'Twilight' Territory
A visit to Forks, Washington, where vampire fans and skeptics alike can buy a Bella Burger or a bundle of "Twilight" firewood
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Pipeline Protesters Still Have Faith in Obama—for Now
They may be drawing energy and support from the Occupy movement, but these activists aren't ready to give up on the President quite yet
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How Has the Internet Changed in the Last 5 Years?
Mary Meeker explains the latest trends in online advertising, globalization, and identity
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The Life and Rule of Muammar Qaddafi
From his 1969 coup to pan-Arabism, war with Chad, terrorism in the 1980s, later detente, and finally his downfall in the revolution that began this February
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Map: Some African Governments Doing Better Than You Might Think
The Ibrahim Index of African Governance, which measures the quality and success of African national governments, finds a few causes for celebration
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The Recession's Effects on Migration Patterns Within the U.S.
In the era of 'Funemployment,' many students are staying at home longer, or returning after graduation. But where are the ones heading out on their own going?
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In War Film, a Marine's Struggles In Afghanistan and at Home
"My intention was just to give an intensely personal, subjective experience of what it's like to go to war -- and what it's like to come home from it," director Danfung Dennis says of his new documentary, Hell and Back Again
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Conclusion of the Washington Ideas Forum
To conclude the Washington Ideas Forum, Dick and Liz Cheney talk about the former vice president's favorite job and Henry Kissinger explains why the U.S. shouldn't be afraid of China
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Interviews at the Washington Ideas Forum
Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker John Boehner, and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf speak at the Washington Ideas Forum
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Talking Politics at the Washington Ideas Forum
Katie Couric discusses her interview with Sarah Palin, Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks, rails against bipartisan politics, and Rex Tillerson, CEO of ExxonMobil, address jobs and the economy
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Newsmakers at the Washington Ideas Forum
An afternoon of interviews at the Newseum with some of the most influential people in the nation
