tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22316512502889809422024-03-18T23:58:31.648-04:00Starting PointsDaily news, analysis, and link directories on American studies, global-regional-local problems, minority groups, and internet resources.John A. MacDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574697773533471195noreply@blogger.comBlogger45585125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231651250288980942.post-31626973694555186732023-03-31T17:38:00.001-04:002023-03-31T17:38:49.774-04:00Al Arabiya English - Wikipedia<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Arabiya_English">Al Arabiya English - Wikipedia</a>: revealedJohn A. MacDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574697773533471195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231651250288980942.post-21521679013041062902023-03-31T17:34:00.001-04:002023-03-31T17:34:33.333-04:00What the new US-Canada border deal means for asylum seekers | Migration News | Al Jazeera<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/24/what-the-new-us-canada-border-deal-means-for-asylum-seekers">What the new US-Canada border deal means for asylum seekers | Migration News | Al Jazeera</a>: refugeesJohn A. MacDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574697773533471195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231651250288980942.post-79720198498216539852023-03-31T17:31:00.001-04:002023-03-31T17:31:16.529-04:00Singapore PM in China on week-long visit - News Today | First with the news<a href="https://newstodaynet.com/2023/03/28/singapore-pm-in-china-on-week-long-visit/">Singapore PM in China on week-long visit - News Today | First with the news</a>: SingaporeJohn A. MacDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574697773533471195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231651250288980942.post-78811273820936861722023-03-31T17:23:00.001-04:002023-03-31T17:23:30.288-04:00Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib loses final bid to review graft conviction | Reuters<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/jailed-malaysian-ex-pm-najib-loses-bid-review-graft-conviction-2023-03-31/">Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib loses final bid to review graft conviction | Reuters</a>John A. MacDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574697773533471195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231651250288980942.post-12884816324524839102023-03-31T17:16:00.001-04:002023-03-31T17:16:38.267-04:00Biden to Russia on reporter Evan Gershkovich: 'Let him go'<a href="https://nypost.com/2023/03/31/biden-to-russia-on-reporter-evan-gershkovich-let-him-go/">Biden to Russia on reporter Evan Gershkovich: 'Let him go'</a>: parentsJohn A. MacDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574697773533471195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231651250288980942.post-88025706309243861892023-03-31T17:12:00.001-04:002023-03-31T17:12:31.387-04:00Your Thursday Briefing: How Modi Wields Power - The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/29/briefing/narendra-modi-elon-musk-vanuatu.html">Your Thursday Briefing: How Modi Wields Power - The New York Times</a>: offeringsJohn A. MacDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574697773533471195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231651250288980942.post-24373833158800463512023-03-31T17:07:00.001-04:002023-03-31T17:07:39.229-04:00Trump and advisers caught off guard by New York indictment - The Washington Post<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/30/trump-indictment-suprised/">Trump and advisers caught off guard by New York indictment - The Washington Post</a>: hecklingJohn A. MacDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574697773533471195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231651250288980942.post-64302283548226013402023-03-30T11:12:00.001-04:002023-03-30T11:12:52.570-04:00In a Corner of the Former U.S.S.R., There’s Something for Everyone - The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/travel/georgia-former-soviet-republic-family-vacation.html">In a Corner of the Former U.S.S.R., There’s Something for Everyone - The New York Times</a>John A. MacDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574697773533471195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231651250288980942.post-44908961496874399022023-03-29T19:30:00.001-04:002023-03-29T19:30:13.620-04:00Language & Culture<a href="https://www.tourismthailand.org/Articles/plan-your-trip-language-and-culture">Language & Culture</a>John A. 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MacDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574697773533471195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231651250288980942.post-12557361594056704112023-03-29T15:55:00.001-04:002023-03-29T15:55:52.730-04:00Exiled Leader Says Tibet Faces 'Slow Death' Under China<a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/exiled-leader-tells-us-congress-tibet-faces-slow-death-under-china/7026138.html">Exiled Leader Says Tibet Faces 'Slow Death' Under China</a>John A. MacDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574697773533471195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231651250288980942.post-84213261652476113152023-03-29T15:32:00.000-04:002023-03-29T15:32:07.059-04:00Pope Francis hospitalized with respiratory infection, Vatican says - The Washington Post<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/29/pope-francis-hospitalized-with-respiratory-infection-vatican-says/">Pope Francis hospitalized with respiratory infection, Vatican says - The Washington Post</a>John A. MacDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574697773533471195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231651250288980942.post-75761721264435036772023-03-22T10:37:00.001-04:002023-03-22T10:37:34.855-04:00Heart Attack Warning Signs And Symptoms To Watch For | HuffPost Life<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/heart-attack-symptoms-warning-signs_l_641497ace4b01ea5cd8debb0">Heart Attack Warning Signs And Symptoms To Watch For | HuffPost Life</a>: riskJohn A. MacDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574697773533471195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231651250288980942.post-50645013444311955742023-03-22T10:29:00.001-04:002023-03-22T10:29:55.401-04:00Europe's unique trials in food 'social security' - BBC Future<a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230321-cost-of-living-europes-trials-in-social-security">Europe's unique trials in food 'social security' - BBC Future</a>John A. MacDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574697773533471195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231651250288980942.post-21348853324868318472023-03-22T10:24:00.001-04:002023-03-22T10:24:37.442-04:00Fauci Has Choice Words for Right-Wingers Who Want Him Killed<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/fauci-has-choice-words-for-right-wingers-who-want-him-killed">Fauci Has Choice Words for Right-Wingers Who Want Him Killed</a>John A. MacDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574697773533471195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231651250288980942.post-72085400195075610382023-03-22T10:12:00.001-04:002023-03-22T10:12:29.610-04:00Deadly fungal infection spreading at an alarming rate, CDC says<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/deadly-fungal-infection-spreading-alarming-000734788.html">Deadly fungal infection spreading at an alarming rate, CDC says</a>: DepartmentJohn A. 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