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...once they've got their bearings, many Iraqis placed elsewhere in the country make a beeline for Detroit. Some, like the Aljanabys, hook up with relatives: in a family-oriented culture, they can depend on the kindness of distant cousins for a roof over their head, food and help in finding jobs. Since those relatives are often themselves former refugees, they empathize with the newcomers...
...that the Administration's pivot on the issue smartly boxed Netanyahu into a negotiating process the Israeli leader would have preferred to avoid, by turning his own argument against him: if, as Netanyahu insists, settlements should be an issue for negotiation rather than a precondition because their fate will depend on future borders, then why not move straight to final-status negotiations over those borders...
...which are going on now, and so far, it appears that the risks of serious side effects are extremely low. That said, given rising skepticism about vaccines worldwide and a particularly dysfunctional health-care-distribution system in the U.S., the campaign will be hugely challenging. Whether it works will depend partly on science and partly on our ability to navigate the shadowy negotiations going on inside our heads...
...Felix has never fought in the jungles of northeastern Burma, where a rebel army is preparing for war with one of Asia's largest militaries. With no heavy artillery and little more than flip-flops and used flashlights to give their recruits, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) can only depend on guerrilla tactics to deter soldiers of the Burmese military regime. The 24-year-old cadet at the KIA's military academy, deep in the monsoon-drenched hills of Kachin state, juts his chin out, blinks back tears and announces he is ready for deployment. "I am shaking very hard...
...Crimson signal callers stress that the offense will depend on the players surrounding them, primarily the talented wide receiver corps. Including Luft and Iannuzzi, Harvard returns six of its top seven receivers from a year ago. Together, the group accounted for 2,150 yards and 15 touchdowns last season...