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@GlobalPost introduces "A Friday In ..." →
Starting this Friday, GlobalPost’s Twitter feed will showcase the voices and personal experiences of our correspondents. In a project called “A Friday In …,” a different correspondent based internationally will take over the @GlobalPost account and tweet about his or her travels and daily activities. We invite you to ask our featured correspondent questions about...
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Devastating video by a crew from Britain’s Channel 4 News who managed to get to Myanmar’s Rakhine State and talk to Rohingyas displaced by the violence.
The unnamed correspondent says of the villages destroyed during the violence: “It’s like looking at the aftermath of a natural disaster, except human beings did this.”
Found the video from Robert Mackey at The New...
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Hillary Clinton on Being Asked about Her Clothes
There are so many great questions to ask of Hillary Clinton! What designer does she love? Not one of them.
bostonreview:
Interviewer: Okay. Which designers do you prefer?
Hillary Clinton: What designers of clothes?
Interviewer: Yes.
Hillary Clinton: Would you ever ask a man that question?
Interviewer: Probably not. Probably not.
[Via UniteWomen.org; State.gov]
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NY's Rainbow Room has a fading wish →
I have a memory of being a little girl and going to a family wedding or event at the Rainbow Room. I remember standing on Grandpa Al’s toes and dancing around the room with him.
Would love to hear others’ memories of the Rainbow Room.
neerajbhushan asked: How can I be of some assistance to you, for any developing news story from India, since you are no longer based in India.
tumblrbot asked: WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT ON YOUR PLANET?
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