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July 21, 2018

After Jerusalem Republicans Move to Support Israeli Annexation of Syria’s Golan

Bryant Harris Al-Monitor

An Israeli soldier in Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

After President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, congressional Republicans are rallying around the Netanyahu government’s next big ask, sovereignty over Syria’s Golan Heights. Could the annexation of the West Bank be next?

July 21, 2018

NFL Anthem Policy, Union Grievance on Hold

Danny Heifetz The Ringer

Just hours after apparent confusion over the Miami Dolphins’ disciplinary-policy proposals sparked outcry, the league and the NFLPA announced on Thursday that no new rules related to the anthem “will be issued or enforced”

July 20, 2018

American Arithmetic

Natalie Diaz Verse Daily

“I am doing my best to not become a museum,” writes Native American poet Natalie Diaz of complexities of preserving her identity as a person among people.

Parkland Survivors Come to Kansas City

July 20, 2018

The March for Our Lives bus tour came to Reardon Convention Center in Kansas City, Kan., on Monday. Parkland shooting survivors joined with local high school students to address gun violence and urge young people to vote.

'Sister Survivors' Accepting Arthur Ashe Courage Award

July 20, 2018

The 2018 ESPYS Arthur Ashe Award for Courage is presented to representatives for the 'sister survivors' who spoke out against sexual abuse by their former team doctor.

Key Moments From Obama's Mandela Lecture

July 20, 2018

In what has been described as his most significant speech since leaving office, Obama used the Nelson Mandela annual lecture in front of a 15,000-strong crowd in Johannesburg to warn 'the politics of fear, resentment, retrenchment' are on the move 'at a pace unimaginable just a few years ago'