Turkey’s “Cold War” With ISIS May Be Warming

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Turkey’s surprise military operation in Syria this weekend highlighted its precarious balancing act with the ISIS militants dug in along its border. View this image › A Turkish tank before a military operation inside Syria late Feb. 21. Stringer/Turkey / Reuters ISTANBUL — Turkey’s decision to launch a surprise military operation into Syria this weekend […]

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She Was Dying From Distemper, But This Amazing Family Saved Her Life

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It’s a shocking statistic: of the 7.6 million animals that enter shelters in the U.S. every year, about 2.7 million of them are euthanized. Their stories are all different — some are suffering from incurable diseases, others are deemed too aggressive, and then there are those who could be saved but aren’t given a second […]

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‘Telephone apology tour continues’: Joe Biden calls UAE to ‘clarify’ remarks

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http://twitter.com/#!/AbdulHamidAhmad/status/518848000840323072 Depending on whom you ask, Vice President Biden called the crown prince of the United Arab Emerites either to apologize for or to clarify remarks made last week at Harvard University. #Flash: @VP Joe Biden Called UAE Prince on Sunday to clarify remarks he made at Harvard, “I didnt mean that” http://t.co/QQqby8w6qD — ilhan […]

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Here’s What You Should Think About Before You Go To Cuba

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Rick Steves, travel expert and author of Travel as a Political Act, spoke with BuzzFeed News about how to travel responsibly to socially and politically complex places. View this image › A Cuban flag hangs from a building in Havana on Dec. 27, 2014. REUTERS ENRIQUE DE LA OSA Long-embargoed Cuba is about to become […]

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