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...purple-state, heartland rep, large portions of Ohio are still very monochrome - which is to say white - and mostly untouched by on-the-ground experience with people not born in the U.S. Local opinions about immigrants would thus presumably be shaped mostly by what people read or see on TV, combined with a general sense of America's shared melting-pot history. "This makes Ohio ideal for understanding public attitudes ... largely unaffected by actual immigrant levels," the researchers wrote...
...main carers for dependent children. Close schools and many of those people would have to take time off, compromising the effectiveness of health services. Mass absenteeism could also damage already fragile economies. The U.S. government has said that the decision on whether to close schools will rest with local officials. In China, no plans to close schools have been announced, but the authorities have urged educators to limit all unnecessary travel and gatherings. But plans may change suddenly in countries that see infection rates soar, or if the virus mutates...
...hasn’t seen combat in roughly two centuries. A less widely known fact (at least in the United States): All able-bodied Swiss men are obligated to enroll in the military at the age of 18 and, after an initial training period of nine months, perform additional local training every year until the age of 30. Women may volunteer...
...government will have to try and win over some of the tribes who were too afraid to challenge the militants." Over the weekend, elders from the Mehsud tribe announced they were prepared to fight the Taliban if they received government backing. That challenge, in the form of a local tribal militia, is already paying off against other Taliban militants to the north of the Swat valley. In Waziristan, it may succeed where previous military operations have failed...
...Local outrage has been necessarily muted, what with 2,000 police and militiamen at the prison to prevent any protests. Since 2007, when monks led an abortive uprising, Burma's opposition has been all but neutralized by a pitiless campaign of arrests and lengthy sentences. (Read about the 2007 crackdown in Burma...