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Jun 10

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Costa Rica's Biodiversity

Farmers in Costa Rica are encouraged to set aside part of their land from production to help maintain biodiversity and prevent deforestation.

John F. Kennedy delivers a commencement address that became known as a "strategy of peace" speech at American University on June 10, 1963. Photo courtesy of American University. Only a small plaque at an athletic field on the outer…

A look inside the NSA Threat Operations Center located at Fort Meade, Maryland. "They quite literally can watch your ideas form as you type." That's the memorable closing quote from an unnamed "career intelligence officer" who provided the Washington Post…

Jun 07

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Why Three Syrians Fled to Lebanon

Boys stand outside a camp settlement of 35 Syrian families in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Photos by Saskia de Melker. BEIRUT -- The odds that you'll see a Syrian refugee in Lebanon are high. Nearly 500,000 Syrian refugees reside in this…