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Three Seahawks Greats and a New Chapter of Athlete Activism

A Q&A with Cliff Avril, Doug Baldwin and Michael Bennett, on their renewed efforts to give back and support grassroots nonprofits in Seattle.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 18, 2022

Woman, 21, on first night out since severe car crash, 'humiliated' at Be At One

Faith suffered extensive injuries which left her in intensive care for two weeks

Liverpool Echo · Mar 18, 2022

Don't be fooled: They still love Putin

Never mind the opinion polls and the Republican posturing. When the right sees Putin, they want what he's got

Salon · Mar 18, 2022

Violence and threats are taking a toll on American teachers, new survey finds

Nearly 40 per cent of school administrators reported instances of verbal and threatening violence from parents during the pandemic

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022

Fintan O'Toole on Ireland's reinvention

Talking to the author of "We Don't Know Ourselves" about the contradictions of Irish identity, past and present

Salon · Mar 17, 2022

Taoiseach Micheal Martin stuck in US as he goes into lockdown after testing positive for Covid-19

According to America's public health guidelines, once a person tests positive for Covid-19, they can not travel for 10 days.

Dublin Live · Mar 17, 2022

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s ordeal shows the uselessness of economic sanctions

This vacuous foreign policy weapon exacts a human price while failing to achieve any objective, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2022

Biden is walking a tightrope with Ukraine. What’s his next step?

America and Europe’s response to the war is already unprecedented in military, economic and political terms – what should they do now?

The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2022

‘That time is gone’: Americans are in an anti-war mood — but partisan differences are bubbling - Roll Call

Overall, the public approves of measures the U.S. is taking to counter Russia's war on Ukraine. But a partisan divide is bubbling under the surface.

Roll Call · Mar 17, 2022

South African universities are training their gaze on the United States. Why it matters

Three academic institutions in Africa have established units dedicated to the study of the United States. They are University of the Witwatersrand’s African Centre for the Study of the United States, the American Language Centre in Morocco , and most recently, the University of Pretoria’s African Centre for the Study…

The Conversation · Mar 17, 2022