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21 September 19
Garrison Keillor | An Elaboration on the Sufficiency of the Muffin
Garrison Keillor, Garrison Keillor's Website
Keillor writes: "There was a cranky grandma in front of the supermarket on Friday, yelling at a baby in a stroller, 'Don't ask for another muffin when you have one in your hand! Eat that one before you ask for more!'"
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What had brought so many teens to Foley Square, in Manhattan, for the New York climate strike? Everyone's answer was the same, the only one possible: a sense of existential threat. (photo: Jonno Rattman/The New Yorker)
Garrison Keillor, Garrison Keillor's Website
Keillor writes: "There was a cranky grandma in front of the supermarket on Friday, yelling at a baby in a stroller, 'Don't ask for another muffin when you have one in your hand! Eat that one before you ask for more!'"
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What had brought so many teens to Foley Square, in Manhattan, for the New York climate strike? Everyone's answer was the same, the only one possible: a sense of existential threat. (photo: Jonno Rattman/The New Yorker)
'Our House Is on Fire.' Global Climate Strike Draws Out Hundreds of Thousands of Protesters in New York, DC
Doug Stanglin, Grace Hauck and Janet Wilson, USA TODAY
Excerpt: "A boisterous crowd of at least 200,000 people turned out to chant and march in Manhattan on Friday, joining hundreds of thousands - possibly millions - of protesters from Australia to Thailand to London in Global Climate Strike rallies."
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Saudi Arabia's vice minister of defense, Prince Khalid bin Salman, and U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, walk to a meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, 29 August. (photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
Doug Stanglin, Grace Hauck and Janet Wilson, USA TODAY
Excerpt: "A boisterous crowd of at least 200,000 people turned out to chant and march in Manhattan on Friday, joining hundreds of thousands - possibly millions - of protesters from Australia to Thailand to London in Global Climate Strike rallies."
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Saudi Arabia's vice minister of defense, Prince Khalid bin Salman, and U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, walk to a meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, 29 August. (photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
US to Deploy More Troops to Saudi Arabia After Attack on Oil Industry
Associated Press
Excerpt: "The Pentagon on Friday announced it will deploy additional US troops and missile defense equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as Donald Trump has at least for now put off any immediate military strike on Iran in response to the attack on the Saudi oil industry."
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Nneka Uwudia shades herself behind a sign as she waits for Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders to speak at a rally. (photo: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
Associated Press
Excerpt: "The Pentagon on Friday announced it will deploy additional US troops and missile defense equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as Donald Trump has at least for now put off any immediate military strike on Iran in response to the attack on the Saudi oil industry."
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Nneka Uwudia shades herself behind a sign as she waits for Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders to speak at a rally. (photo: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
Young Women Actually Make Up More of Bernie's Base Than Men Do
Marie Solis, VICE
Solis writes: "New findings from The Economist show that women under 45 make up a larger share of Bernie Sanders' base than do men in their same age group."
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U..S Customs and Border Protection is running out of space. Not just for people - who have been cramped in overcrowded facilities for a while now - but also for the goods they need to support those people. (photo: QZ)
Marie Solis, VICE
Solis writes: "New findings from The Economist show that women under 45 make up a larger share of Bernie Sanders' base than do men in their same age group."
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U..S Customs and Border Protection is running out of space. Not just for people - who have been cramped in overcrowded facilities for a while now - but also for the goods they need to support those people. (photo: QZ)
US Immigrant Detention Centers Are So Crowded Border Patrol Is Running Out of Storage Space
Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Merelli writes: "Immigration at the southern US border has been marked in recent years by an increase in individuals and families with children seeking asylum. They are mostly fleeing violence and other harsh conditions in Central America."
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Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Merelli writes: "Immigration at the southern US border has been marked in recent years by an increase in individuals and families with children seeking asylum. They are mostly fleeing violence and other harsh conditions in Central America."
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Unarmed protesters face militarized police in Port au Prince, Haiti, as fuel shortages are rampant across the country. (photo: Reuters)
Haitians Mobilize Again Against Fuel Shortages
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Opposition parties in Haiti held on Friday general mobilization against fuel shortages, on the day that also marks the 261st anniversary of the birth of Haiti's independence leader, Jean-Jacques Dessalines."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Opposition parties in Haiti held on Friday general mobilization against fuel shortages, on the day that also marks the 261st anniversary of the birth of Haiti's independence leader, Jean-Jacques Dessalines."
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A pelican spreads its wings on San Cristobal Island. (photo: Getty Images)
Ecuador 'Allows US Military Planes to Use Galapagos Island Airfield'
BBC
Excerpt: "US aircraft will be able to use San Cristobal airport, Ecuador's defence minister Oswaldo Jarrin has been quoted as saying."
BBC
Excerpt: "US aircraft will be able to use San Cristobal airport, Ecuador's defence minister Oswaldo Jarrin has been quoted as saying."
They will "fight drug trafficking" under a deal with Ecuador's government, Mr Jarrin said.
The reported deal has prompted concerns over the potential impact on the environment and Ecuador's sovereignty.
The aircraft involved include a Boeing 777 and a Lockheed P-3 Orion, Latin American TV network Telesur reports.
The Galapagos Islands, 563 miles (906km) west of continental Ecuador, are a Unesco World Heritage site renowned worldwide for their unique array of plants and wildlife.
Tourists across the globe travel there to see its biodiversity, which inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Legislators in Ecuador's parliament have called on Mr Jarrin and environment minister Marcelo Mata to explain the scope of co-operation with the US in the islands.
They have asked them to elaborate on proposals to extend the runway at San Cristobal airport, daily El Universo reports.
Lawmaker Marcela Cevallos said the plan would be alarming for conservationists, it reported.
Opposition congressman Carlos Viteri said the agreement with the US was "unacceptable" and should be prohibited if "it intends to cede an inch of Ecuadorian territory".
Under Article 5 of Ecuador's constitution, the country is "a territory of peace" and the "establishment of foreign military bases or foreign facilities for military purposes shall not be allowed".
Ecuador's former president Rafael Correa also reacted angrily, tweeting (in Spanish) that the island was "not an aircraft carrier" for the Americans.
Mr Jarrin assured critics that "there will be no permanence of anyone" on the island.
He said any modifications to the airfield would be paid for by the US, Telesur reported.
"Galapagos is for Ecuador our aircraft carrier, it is our natural carrier, because it assures us permanence, replenishment, interception facilities and it is 1,000 kilometres from our coasts," he said.
The BBC has contacted the US Department of Defense for comment.
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