February 2020

160 Nations Ban These Weapons. The U.S. Now Embraces Them.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration, which came into office pledging to end “endless wars,” has now embraced weapons prohibited by more than 160 countries, and is readying them for future use. Cluster bombs and antipersonnel land mines, deadly explosives known for maiming and killing civilians long after the fighting ended, have become integral to the

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The U.S. Olympic Skateboarding Team’s Uniforms Are Very, Very Good

The U.S. Olympic Skateboarding Team’s Uniforms Are Very, Very Good | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Style & Beauty. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. At this point, it’s looking unlikely that we mere mortals and non-skateboarders are making the 2020 U.S. Olympic skateboarding team. And we had come to terms with that fact ―

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Unseen Charles Dickens letters open window into the life of a genius

Image copyright Getty/Charles Dickens Museum Image caption Charles Dickens gives advice to a fan about her “state of mind” Letters by Charles Dickens, revealing his state of mind while working on novels including A Christmas Carol, are to go on display for the first time. In one, he discloses: “I have been writing my head

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