Humanitarian workers say the plight of starving people in the Syrian town of Madaya is heartbreaking and the worst they have witnessed during the country's nearly five-year-lo...
http://www.voanews.com/content/aid-workers-besieged-madaya-syria/3142013.html
If you want a passport in Pakistan, you wait in line – possibly for hours. You might get to the passport office at the crack of dawn to avoid the queue. The process might b...
http://blogs.worldbank.org/governance/when-emperor-reaches-out-citizen-s-new
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Click here [ht...
Jeez, the conservative media is really sensitive these days when it comes to Sen. Ted Cruz. On Friday night, New York Times columnist David Brooks, a mild conservative, and ...
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/01/david-brooks-david-corn-pbs-ted-rafael-cruz-satanic
Last night’s Golden Globes are emblematic of a larger problem. It didn’t take long for last night’s 73rd annual Golden Globes Awards to mock transgender people for exi...
A Dutch startup called the Vegetarian Butcher is taking on the fake meat world's greatest challenge: a big, juicy steak. Carnivores everywhere were shocked (shocked!) this Oc...
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Click here [ht...
http://okpolicy.org/know-state-finance-secretary-blasts-tulsa-chamber-leader-criticizing-tax-cuts
The first set of amicus briefs for Whole Woman's health v. Cole, a Supreme Court case that will determine the constitutionality of a Texas anti-choice law that severely limits...
http://feeds.mediamatters.org/~r/mediamatters/latest/~3/D5XnMA7HQO8/207895
Debate moderators have asked the presidential candidates more than nine times as many questions about the political horserace and other non-substantive issues as they have ask...
http://feeds.mediamatters.org/~r/mediamatters/latest/~3/Xjdg3Fd-l4k/207888
Looking for a place to eat this weekend? Every Saturday, Eater's editors will recommend a restaurant or two. JANUARY 9, 2016 SIETSEMA RECOMMENDS: QUEEN OF FALAFEL [Chickp...
http://ny.eater.com/2015/2/6/7992327/restaurants-to-try-new-york-city-this-weekend
Staying fit and healthy and losing weight are the two most common New Year's resolutions [http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2015/2015s-top-new-years-resolution-fitnes...
This story [http://www.wired.com/2016/01/new-us-health-guidelines-arent-great-news-for-the-climate/] originally appeared in Wired [http://wired.com/] and is reproduced here as...
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/01/nutrition-guidelines-climate-change