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If U.S. attacks North Korea first, is that self-defense?
President Trump’s apocalyptic admonishment to North Korea over its threats to annihilate America suggested that he might be closer than ever to ordering an attack — without waiting for Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, to strike first.
Greece’s disappearing whistled language (VIDEO)
For some 2,500 years, residents of this mountainous village have used an astonishing language that only they understand. But there are only six people left who can ‘speak’ it.
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Trump removes Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director
White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has been removed from his job after just 10 days in a move that has only increased the sense of chaos at the heart of the Trump administration.
Macron Meets Rihanna and Bono
The American singer Rihanna was accepted by French President Emmanuel Macron in the Elysée Palace. She said that the one hour conversation was "incredible". Reports BGNES.
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One Year After
Since the bloody coup attempt of July 15, are we a better nation? Are we more unified? Have the dangers and pitfalls in governance decreased?
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Scientists Store Information in Live Organism for the First Time
Scientists have already used plain old DNA to encode and store all 587,287 words of War and Peace, a list of all the plant material archived in the Svalbard Seed Vault, and an OK Go music video. But now, researchers have created for the first time a living library, embedded within, you guessed it: E. coli.
Mr. Ziadeh, Qatar and all the others
The New York Times story of a Syrian political opponent, Radwan Ziadeh, who was denied political asylum in the U.S. (June 24-25), says a lot about the evolution of the Syrian affair.
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To avoid getting tongue-tied onstage, switch to “verbal” thinking (here’s how)
Picture this: you’re on vacation on a beautifully exotic island surrounded by lush greenery miles away from gnarly traffic jams and endless
Why the White House is reading Greek History
The Trump White House isn’t known as a hot spot for Ivy League intellectuals. But last month, a Harvard academic slipped into the White House complex for an unusual meeting.
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Slovenia as a learning laboratory?
This made me think about Slovenia. What is the unique value that we can offer potential graduates to set them up for success that goes beyond "generic" business education? How different is Harvard beyond the asymmetry in resources, supporting infrastructure and the esteemed brand?
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