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HuffPost Rise: What You Need To Know On April 12

The Huffington Post 




Welcome to the HuffPost Rise Morning Newsbrief, a short wrap-up of the news to help you start your day.

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Syrian Refugees Face Crippling Isolation Months After Moving To America

The Huffington Post 

The Huffington Post is chronicling the experiences of the Darbis, a Syrian refugee family that settled in New Jersey almost one year ago. The "Meet the Darbis" series -- which began in October -- examines what life in America is like for a family that is starting over after fleeing war and persecution. The last installation looked at the difficulties associated with assimilation, compounded by the fervent Islamophobia that arose after the Paris and San Bernardino attacks. The latest piece in the... Читать дальше...

Press Release from Business Wire : Liquidnet

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

NEW YORK, (BSW) -Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced record global performance in its EMEA, APAC and Canada regions, while also posting strong results in the US.

Zalmay Khalilzad's 'The Envoy'

NPR (npr.org) 

As U.S. ambassador in Iraq and Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad was unique — "a son of the soil" — as he puts it in his new memoir "The Envoy." He talks to Renee Montagne about his book.



Presidential Candidates Revive Discussion On Torture

NPR (npr.org) 

The 2016 presidential election has re-opened the discussion on torture. In the past, the CIA has used enhanced interrogation techniques, but Congress and President Obama banned those practices. Renee Montagne talks to former Democratic Representative Jane Harman about the possibility of forms of torture now illegal in the U.S. being authorized by a future White House. Harman now heads the Woodrow Wilson Center.

10 financial mistakes you will regret at age 50

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Investing in insurance, choosing the wrong investment vehicle or putting money in dubious schemes are some of the mistakes you could commit.

Demand for SUVs boosts China auto sales by 10 pct in March

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

HONG KONG (AP) — Industry data show that Chinese auto sales rose by nearly 10 percent last month, led by strong demand for SUVs that more than offset slipping passenger car sales. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said Tuesday that 2.06 million sedans, SUVs and minivans were sold in March in the world's biggest auto market.

Fire Crews Get Creative To Rescue 120-Pound Dog Stuck In Tree

The Huffington Post 




Cats regularly get stuck in trees, but a 120-pound dog?


Wes McGuirk's enormous Great Dane Kora became stranded 20 feet above the ground outside their Louisville, Nebraska, home on Saturday night. He had no idea how Kora managed to get up there, but she really didn't want to come back down.


"I would never thought it was possible. Not a Great Dane," McGuirk told KETV. 


So he called the Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Department for help. 


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U.N.-Back Government Tries To Take Power In Libya

NPR (npr.org) 

For the last five years, Libya has been trying to recover from its civil war. A new unity government, backed by the U.N., is trying to take power. Renee Montagne talks to reporter Aidan Lewis of Reuters in the capital Tripoli about the U.N.-backed government.

A Small Town In Italy Embraces Migrants And Is Reborn

NPR (npr.org) 

The southern Italian village of Riace had an aging, dwindling population. That was before it was reborn as a global village following the arrival of thousands of migrants from more than 20 countries.

Medical cannabis now legal in Victoria

News Herald Sun 

MEDICINAL cannabis has been made legal in Victoria and will be grown and supplied to patients in Victoria as early as 2017.

Astoria Characters: The Clown Juggling a Double-Fun Life

The Huffington Post 

David Ellis can't stop the clowning around.

His 4-year-old daughter, the so-called Lady S, is looking down on him, longingly, from the second-floor bedroom window.

Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling
David, serious for a second.

She's dying to be outside with him, but she's suffering from the sniffles, so he's making funny faces to make up for her sequestration.

He sticks out his tongue, flies his fingers from his nose like a bird and bulges his big brown eyes until they nearly pop through his wire-rim glasses. Читать дальше...





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