The U.S. refugee program
Since 1980, about 3 million people, including the Tsarnaev family, have been admitted into the U.S. under a refugee program for those who are persecuted or fear persecution because of race, religion, nationality, or political opinion.
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Brothers team up on terrorist plots
A surprising number of terrorist plots involve brothers. Six of the 19 hijackers in the 9/11 attacks were brothers, with each sibling team working together on separate planes; three of the conspirators in the 2007 plot to bomb Fort Dix were brothers; and last year, two brothers from South Florida were accused of plotting to use a weapon of mass destruction in New York City. Counterterrorism experts say brothers can create a closed world where radical beliefs and actions become justified.
Slate.com
Skin cancer and sunscreen use
More than one out of three Americans do not ever use sunscreen, including 27.3 percent of people who were previously diagnosed with a form of skin cancer.
NBCNews.com
The growing power of the filibuster
During Franklin Roosevelt’s 12-year tenure as president, the Senate used the filibuster a total of six times, including twice in the 1930s to block anti-lynching legislation. In the past six years, the Republican minority has used the filibuster to block or stall legislation or presidential nominees more than 170 times.
Salon.com
The cruelest month
April really can be the cruelest month. The Boston bombings, the Deepwater oil spill (2010), the Virginia Tech shootings (2007), Columbine (1999), the Oklahoma City bombing (1995), and the Branch Davidian tragedy (1993) all occurred between April 15 and April 20.
The Washington Post
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Savages: a tragi-comedy set in a 'quirky handcrafted world'The Week Recommends This new animated film by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Claude Barras is undeniably political, but it has a hopeful message
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Why 'faceless bots' are interviewing job huntersIn The Spotlight Artificial intelligence is taking over a crucial part of recruitment
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Who will win the battle for the soul of the Green Party?An ideological divide is taking root among the environmentalists
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Very rich and very poor in California, and morefeature California is home to 111 billionaires, yet it also suffers the highest poverty rate in the country.
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Arctic cold kills tree insects, and more
feature This winter’s arctic temperatures have had at least one beneficial impact: They’ve killed ash borers, gypsy moths, and other tree-eating insects.
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Congress's poor record, and more
feature The 113th Congress is on course to pass less legislation than any Congress in history.
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Gender differences in employment, and more
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A first for West Point, and more
feature For the first time, two male graduates of West Point were married at the military academy’s chapel.
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A God given land?, and more
feature More white evangelical Protestants than U.S Jews believe that Israel was “given to the Jewish people by God.”
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Jailing the mentally ill, and more
feature American prisons have replaced state mental hospitals as a place to warehouse the mentally ill.
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Treating Internet addiction, and more
feature Treating Internet addiction; Freshman virgins at Harvard; A salary handicap for lefties; Prices for vintage automobiles soar; Gun permits for blind people