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What do Kerry and Obama think they are gaining with last-minute shots at Israel? - Israel's settlements are proof it was never sincere about peace talks.
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- The assassination of Russia's ambassador to Turkey is symbolic of the chaos that plagues Turkey and its foreign policy.
- Sept. 21 was The International Day of Peace, sometimes called World Peace Day. Since 1982, it has been celebrated annually by many nations, military groups, political groups, peoples that are anti-war, and for a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone. In New York City, the United Nations Peace Bell is rung. I was surprised to learn that children from mostly all the continents donated coins to cast the bell with the inscription: "Long live absolute world peace."
- As the U.N. General Assembly meets to discuss the worst refugee crisis in history, humanitarian agencies based in Baltimore are joining the call to overhaul the way the world comes to the aid of people forced from their homes by wars and disasters.
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- Today in History
Today is Monday, Sept. 19, the 263rd day of 2016. There are 103 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
O - Every year there are an estimated 5 million aging adults who are abused, neglected or victims of exploitation.
- If the constant chatter about food trends bugs you, just wait for this one. It's got legs to stand on and has taken flight in recent years.
- The U.S. shouldn't belong to a U.N. that condemns Israel
- Perhaps this babble of bigotry we hear in America today is simply the price one pays for living in a democracy; after all, no one ever said that free speech had to be free of ignorance and stupidity. But having spent most of my professional life in Africa and witnessed the Rwandan genocide, I know something about tribalism and where it can lead.
- Bethesda-based Marriott International Inc. may lose its bid to become the world's biggest hotel operator after a Chinese company increased its offer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. to more than $14 billion.
- As Easter dawns Sunday, Catholic Relief Services and other humanitarian relief agencies in Baltimore and across the U.S. are reaching out to Christians and other religious minorities facing persecution in the Middle East. This month Secretary of State John Kerry declared that Islamic State attacks on Christians and other minorities constitute genocide.
- With the president's visit to Havana, Cuba, his apology tour, begun in 2009, has come full circle.
- Maryland must end the universally condemned practice in its prisons that is tantamount to torture.
- Today in Paris during the United Nations climate change talks, three U.S. governors committed to climate leadership by signing a memorandum of understanding with the French Embassy.
- Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is headed to Paris next week for the United Nations' climate change conference
- The president's favorite rhetorical trope is to justify withdrawing from the world on the grounds that the "international community" will fill the vacuum created by our abdication, says Jonah Goldberg. But only the bad actors step up.
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- Pope Francis may speak to the political issues of the day, but his conclusions of faith cannot be substituted for secular conclusions of law.
- Jews should feel disrespected by Pope's visit on Yom Kippur and those who want U.S. to accept Syrian refugees
- This week 33 years ago, Scott Fahlman posted the first emoticons (on a message board at Carnegie Mellon University); NFL players began a 57-day strike; the first International Day of Peace was proclaimed by the United Nations; "E.T." topped the box office and the following songs were the most popular in the U.S., according to the Billboard Hot 100 chart archive.
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- Nicole Tingler and her family members passed through various stations set up in McKeldin Square on Saturday to raise awareness about the world's refugee crisis.
- A legislative panel tasked with reforming police in Maryland following the death of Freddie Gray is considering whether state law should more strictly define the circumstances in which law enforcement officers can use deadly force.
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- Reducing poverty, hunger and climate change can be as simple as going vegan
- Emma Halley, a senior at Glenelg High School, was chosen to serve as a Girl Delegate for the United Nations 59th annual Commission on the Status of Women.
- Maryland should put an end to life-with-out parole sentences for minors
- As ESOL population grows at Lansdowne High School in Baltimore County, teachers struggle to meet the needs of students.
- Anti-Israel actions are signs of growing European anti-Semitism.
- The international community has not developed a coordinated communication strategy as force-multiplier against ISIL. Mindful of this dynamic, there are now demands for the United Nations to enhance its ability to deal with the threat more effectively and provide leadership and strategic direction on countering violent extremism.
- Some 69 years ago on Oct. 24, 1945, the United Nations charter was ratified by the permanent members of the Security Council and by a majority or the original 50 signatory member nations; thus, the world peace-keeping organization officially came into existence.
- Roland Park Country School salutes International Day of the Girl
- Climate change has been in the news a lot lately, but one key development was missed: President Obama issued a new executive order that may prove to be a turning point for efforts to advance climate preparedness around the world and for U.S. foreign aid planning.
- With broad public doubts about the wisdom and tactics of Mr. Obama's new and more muscular initiatives against the Islamic State, a congressional debate seems inevitable, and should be held, even in a demonstrably dysfunctional Congress.
