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Fear of ‘the other’ begets acts of hate, With China, Japan needs to step out from the shadow of the US, Centrist infighting is an opportunity for extremists, The US should offer the Caribbean development assistance, Companies need to cut emissions, too

“The massacre [Oct. 27] at the Conservative Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, in which at least 11 people were killed by a right-wing extremist, has been described as the most deadly attack on the [US] Jewish community...,” states an editorial.

From nationalism to 'fake news,' legacies of World War I still relevant

As the world marks the centenary of the end of ‘The Great War,’ on Nov. 11, 1918, it is a time to reflect on the parallels between the politics, policies, and propaganda that emerged then and now. Today's Britain is a far cry from the globe-spanning empire that stood at the end of what Britons still call “The Great War.” But even as it struggles with Brexit now, it is both less globalized and more cosmopolitan than it was a century ago. CAMBRIDGE, England – At midday Sunday, thousands of bells will peal across Britain to celebrate the centenary of the end of World War I. On Armistice Day in 1918, those bells rang out over a country that was near the territorial peak of its empire.

More girls, African-Americans enroll in AP computer science. Why that matters.

The students listen to their teacher’s instructions and dutifully turn to their laptops, where the challenge awaits. The room fills with clicking sounds and hushed whispers as the students get to work on their challenge: Program the turtle to move along the square path. Brooke High School is a charter school located in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston with a student body that is more than 80 percent African-American.