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President Macron has appointed En Marche! party chief and ex-presidential spokesman Christophe Castaner as his new interior minister in a major reshuffle in the wake of a series of high profile resignations. Sputnik offers a summary of what you need…
Far-right nationalist parties that emphasize anti-immigration and (to a lesser extent) anti-trade themes have gained ground in elections across the Western world. This is a fact of life that requires a political response from progressive forces. But an unfortunately large…
The vast majority of American parents vaccinate their kids. But the latest national data shows that the minority of kids under the age of 2 who aren’t protected by any vaccines has quadrupled over the past two decades, according to…
Finding the best ways to do good. Made possible by The Rockefeller Foundation. There’s a bizarre-seeming paradox sitting at the heart of research into early childhood education. On the one hand, there’s a sizable body of research suggesting that kids…
A mysterious creature works hard to make new friends in Sara Litzenberger’s lively animation. The animator Sara Litzenberger, who is twenty-three, is not yet famous, but she has recently been receiving a lot of attention: her début film, “Undiscovered,” a…
The German economy is in for a mild slowdown stemming from an expected drop in exports, officials in Berlin say, but some economists point to a likely rebound staring as soon as next year – once Brexit-related tensions subside, and…
