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Trump Administration to Collect DNA From Immigrants Taken Into Custody Privacy Concerns

Trump Administration to Collect DNA From Immigrants Taken Into Custody

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration plans to begin taking DNA samples from migrants crossing the border or held in detention for use in a federal criminal database, a significant expansion of immigration laws that is certain to raise privacy concerns.The new rule, posted by the Justice Department on Friday and set to…
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March 6, 2020
How Humanity Could Last Forever Climate Change

How Humanity Could Last Forever

Forever WeekForever WeekThis week we're exploring all things eternal, endless, and infinite.Our species will face no shortage of existential risks in the coming decades, whether it be from nuclear war, climate change, a bioengineered pandemic, artificial superintelligence, molecular nanotechnology, or threats we have yet to conceive. Despair, cynicism, and misanthropy…
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March 6, 2020
Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah – but not yet the hajj Mecca

Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah – but not yet the hajj

Due to concerns over the global spread of the coronavirus – especially in nearby Iran – Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended travel to its holy sites. Millions of Muslims visit the Saudi kingdom around the year for pilgrimage. The current travel restrictions prevent the entry of both overseas pilgrims and…
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March 6, 2020
Why it took Congress 40 years to pass a bill acknowledging the Armenian genocide Hrant Dink

Why it took Congress 40 years to pass a bill acknowledging the Armenian genocide

Between 1914 and 1921, the Ottoman Empire carried out an extended campaign to expel or kill the Armenians living in Turkey and its border regions. From massacres to death marches, 1.5 million of Turkey’s historic Armenian population was murdered. Since 1923, Turkey has denied perpetrating what came to be called…
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March 6, 2020
Why it took Congress 40 years to pass a bill acknowledging the Armenian genocide Hrant Dink

Why it took Congress 40 years to pass a bill acknowledging the Armenian genocide

Thousands of Armenian-Americans gather to commemorate the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Los Angeles, California on April 24, 2018. Ronen Tivony/Nur via Getty ImagesBetween 1914 and 1921, the Ottoman Empire carried out an extended campaign to expel or kill the Armenians living in Turkey and its border regions. From…
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March 6, 2020