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Impeachment Just Got Less Likely And 6 Other Takeaways From The Barr Letter

Attorney General William Barr leaves his home in McLean, Va., Friday before the Mueller report on Russian interference and potential Trump campaign collusion was handed over to him. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Analysis

Impeachment Just Got Less Likely And 6 Other Takeaways From The Barr Letter

Attorney General William Barr's letter to Congress about the Mueller Russia probe is a big short-term win for the president, but it doesn't "exonerate" him totally, and Democrats want to see more.
British Prime Minister Theresa May Faces New Pressure To Quit As Brexit Deadline Looms

British Prime Minister Theresa May attends a church service on Sunday in Aylesbury, England. May is reportedly facing pressure from within the Conservative Party to quit over her handling of the Brexit process. Jack Taylor/Getty Images hide caption

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Europe

British Prime Minister Theresa May Faces New Pressure To Quit As Brexit Deadline Looms

British newspapers reported on Sunday that senior members of May's cabinet could resign in order to force her to leave. May has until the end of next week to get a Brexit deal through Parliament.
Michael Abels, Composer Of Jordan Peele's 'Us', Balances Terror With Empathy

"His skill set is immense, and he has mastered many different genres of music," Jordan Peele says of composer Michael Abels (center). Suzanne Hanover/Universal hide caption

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Music Interviews

Michael Abels, Composer Of Jordan Peele's 'Us', Balances Terror With Empathy

Abels was a music teacher who had never scored a film when he was hired for Jordan Peele's Get Out and now Us. Peele hired him after a fruitless search for an African-American film composer.

Michael Abels, Composer Of Jordan Peele's 'Us', Balances Terror With Empathy

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For A Healthier Planet, Eat These 50 Foods, Campaign Urges

Just three crops — wheat, corn and rice — make up nearly 60 percent of the plant-based calories in most diets, according to a new report. Above, a farmer inspects a stunted cob in her dry maize field on March 13, 2019, in Zimbabwe. Jekesai Njikizana/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Salt

For A Healthier Planet, Eat These 50 Foods, Campaign Urges

Global reliance on just a handful of crops for calories is hurting the environment — and wildlife, a new report says. It urges the world to diversify its diet to save plant and animal species alike.
Need A Can't-Miss Wheel Of Cheese? Try Playing It Some Hip-Hop

University of the Arts in Bern student, Simon Walker, checks a small music speaker placed directly bellow a wheel of Emmental. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Research News

Need A Can't-Miss Wheel Of Cheese? Try Playing It Some Hip-Hop

Researchers exposed cheese to different genres of music for 24 hours a day over six months to find out that hip-hop might create the tastiest cheese.

Need A Can't-Miss Wheel Of Cheese? Try Playing It Some Hip-Hop

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55 Years Later, Lawyer Will Again Argue Over Redistricting Before Supreme Court

Attorney Emmet Bondurant holds a map of Georgia's congressional districts around the early 1960s, exhibit #9 in the Wesberry v. Sanders case he argued before the Supreme Court as a young lawyer. Johnny Kaufman/WABE hide caption

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Law

55 Years Later, Lawyer Will Again Argue Over Redistricting Before Supreme Court

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When he was just 26 years old, Emmet Jopling Bondurant II argued and won a foundational voting rights case in the Supreme Court. This week, he returns to take on partisan redistricting.
With The Collapse Of The ISIS 'Caliphate,' A Camera Lens Lingers On Those Left Behind

Women and children evacuated out of the last territory held by Islamic State militants wait to be screened by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the desert outside Baghouz, Syria, on Feb. 27. Felipe Dana/AP hide caption

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The Picture Show

With The Collapse Of The ISIS 'Caliphate,' A Camera Lens Lingers On Those Left Behind

As U.S.-backed forces fought in recent weeks to reclaim the last territory held by ISIS in Syria, photographer Felipe Dana turned his lens on the thousands of civilians rushing to evacuate.

With The Collapse Of The ISIS 'Caliphate,' A Camera Lens Lingers On Those Left Behind

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This Refugee Was A Daydream Believer When It Came To College

John Awiel Chol Diing, who grew up in refugee camps, is now studying agricultural science at Earth University in Costa Rica. Above: He visited Washington, D.C., last week as a 2019 Next Generation Delegate, a program run by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. "To be dedicating his life to giving back — his was a voice we had to have," says Marcus Glassman of the council. Olivia Sun/NPR hide caption

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Goats and Soda

This Refugee Was A Daydream Believer When It Came To College

John Awiel Chol Diing and his family fled South Sudan when he was 4. He grew up in camps but always hoped he'd find a way out of the "end zone."
How Bob's Red Mill Company Became A Gluten-Free Giant Ahead Of Its Time

Bob Moore, founder of Bob's Red Mill and Natural Foods, inspects grains at the company's facility in Milwaukie, Ore. The pioneering manufacturer of gluten-free products invests in whole grains as well as beans, seeds, nuts, dried fruits, spices and herbs. Natalie Behring/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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The Salt

How Bob's Red Mill Company Became A Gluten-Free Giant Ahead Of Its Time

Before there was widespread treatment for people with celiac disease, and options for a gluten-free diet were few, the now 90-year-old founder of the Oregon-based business had his eye on the market.
Small Donors Hold The Key To Campaign Buzz And The Democrats' Debate Stage

Sen. Bernie Sanders, appearing at a campaign stop in Concord, N.H., raised about $6 million in the first day of his 2020 presidential campaign, which was evidence that he's maintained strong grassroots support. Steven Senne/AP hide caption

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Politics

Small Donors Hold The Key To Campaign Buzz And The Democrats' Debate Stage

The Democratic National Committee wants to avoid a crush of candidates in TV debates during the presidential primaries. So it set a qualifying threshold: 65,000 donors spread across 20 states.
Trump Turns To Higher Education; And A Selective New York City High School Struggles With Diversity

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Education

Trump Turns To Higher Education; And A Selective New York City High School Struggles With Diversity

Also in this week's roundup: the White House outlined its proposals on the Higher Education Act, and only 7 black students were admitted into one of New York's most selective high schools.
9 First-Person Perspectives Give Voice To 'The Other Americans'
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Author Interviews

9 First-Person Perspectives Give Voice To 'The Other Americans'

The narrators in Laila Lalami's new novel have one thing in common: They've all "had the experience of dislocation," Lalami says. Together, they form a mosaic of race and class in America.

9 First-Person Perspectives Give Voice To 'The Other Americans'

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