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U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon will not give in to Israeli demand to ‘get out of harms way’
With tensions simmering after several incidents over the past week, the United Nations has insisted it will not withdraw its peacekeepers from southern Lebanon despite repeated demands by Israel for them to move out of the area where its military is operating against the Hezbollah militant group. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIL)…
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Crisis pregnancy center’s forms give rare insight into anti-abortion practices
A free family planning center in Twin Falls, Idaho, asks its visitors for sensitive, private information, including nonmedical questions about religion and financial status, according to documents obtained by NBC News. While the Sage Women’s Center promises to protect the information of its clients, it isn’t bound by medical privacy laws and may be misleading…
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China’s economic woes give its markets a week to forget, and its public little cause for optimism
BEIJING — A wave of optimism swept Chinese markets recently when Beijing announced a stimulus package many hoped would pave the way for a wave of investment to help fuel a recovery for the world’s second-largest economy. Traders rushed to buy Chinese stocks, sending the top Shanghai and Hong Kong indexes soaring. But the measures…