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Simply No Other Choice: Why America Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Japan

The National Interest 

Tom Nichols

History,

"Truman and his advisers made the only decision they could have made; indeed, considered in the context of World War II, it wasn’t really much of a decision at all."

Every summer, as the anniversaries of the U.S. nuclear strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki approach, Americans engage in the painful moral exercise of wondering whether President Harry Truman should have ordered the use of nuclear weapons (or as they were called at the time, the “special bombs”) against Japan in August 1945. Читать дальше...

Internet Pioneer Yahoo Up for Sale Amidst Ongoing Financial Troubles

RIA Novosti  

For many, it was their first window into the era of the Internet, the company which started life as "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web" would go on to become the most popular starting point for early online users in the late 90s, as it developed into the iconic search engine Yahoo.

Kılıçdaroğlu yine haddini aştı

Sabah 

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Aile Bakanı Sema Ramazanoğlu hakkında "Önüne yattı" şeklideki skandal açıklamasında sonra bugünkü grup toplantısında da benzer bir skandala imza attı. Kılıçdaroğlu'nun "Bunlar hırsızların...Devamı için tıklayınız

Video | Ambtenaren uit Europa naar Enschede voor voorjaarsconferentie Eurocities

Tubantia 

ENSCHEDE- Deze week wordt de voorjaarsconferentie van Eurocities gehouden in Enschede. Ambtenaren uit heel Europa komen bij elkaar om ideeën en kennis met elkaar uit te wisselen. Dit doen zij door bedrijfsbezoeken, discussies en workshops. Het thema van de conferentie is dit jaar: ‘De innovatieve kracht van steden.’



Traffickers 'using less busy UK ports'

BBC 

Organised crime gangs are attempting to smuggle migrants into the UK at "less busy" ports after a security clampdown through routes to Dover and Folkestone, the National Crime Agency says.

Speculation over a Paul Ryan candidacy...

MSNBC 

NBC's Luke Russert talks about the speculation and whether recent actions imply that Paul Ryan will run for president or accept the nomination if it's pushed towards him.

Higbee’s lawyer says he acted in self defense

NBCSports.com 

Former Western Kentucky tight end Tyler Higbee recently was arrested for assault, evading police, and public intoxication. As to the most serious of the charges, he apparently has a compelling defense. Attorney Brian Lowder contends that Higbee acted in self defense. “He did strike the individual in an effort to defend himself as well as…

Proud prepared for 'peak performance'

BBC Sport 

Plymouth Leander coach Jon Rudd is confident British record-holder Ben Proud will produce "a peak performance" at the Olympic trials.

Visiting Arthur Avenue in the Bronx means Italian food

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Fresh mozzarella, handmade pasta and hero sandwiches loaded with ham, tomatoes, peppers and cheese — it's all here in the delis, restaurants, shops, cafes and bakeries along Arthur Avenue and East 187th Street. Some of the best-known places include Tino's Deli, Madonia Brothers Bakery and an old-school, family-style restaurant called Dominick's. A scrapbook on display at the deli shows photos of other famous visitors — including Robert DeNiro and Hillary Clinton — chowing down and posing with enormous hunks of cheese and whole salamis. Читать дальше...

EU Gives Greece Two Weeks to Form Border Plan

WSJ.com 

The European Commission has given Greece a two-week deadline to come up with concrete plans on how to improve the protection of the bloc’s external border.

This is the bright spot of the world economy, and every other country should take note

BusinessInsider.com 

Danish Ismail/Reuters

Here's some good economic news: India is doing everything right and setting itself up to be the next economic powerhouse.

Here's some better news: it could happen in countries around the world.

Or at least that's the way it appears to Jeff Kleintop, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab. In his opinion, India is the bright spot of the economic world and it's only looking better.

"India is booming and all of the growth that the country is... Читать дальше...

HBO released 3 new scenes from 'Game of Thrones' that tell us a lot about next season

BusinessInsider.com 

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for "Game of Thrones" season six.

In addition to a second "Game of Thrones" season six trailer packed with new footage, and an exclusive Jon Snow related snippet, HBO has released three new extended scenes. The first two are from episode one — "The Red Woman" — while the third is from episode three. 

Let's dive in. We'll start with the first clip, featuring Sansa and Theon.

Sansa and Theon are running frantically through the northern landscape. Читать дальше...





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