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Syria’s once-empowered Alawite minority faces uncertain future after fall of Assad

As Syria emerges from decades of dictatorship, people in the Assad family’s ancestral home of Latakia province are both overjoyed and anxious. Assad and his family are Alawite, an offshoot of Shia Islam, and the people of his former region

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Mexico’s President Sheinbaum gives sarcastic retort to Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ comment

Standing before a global map in her daily press briefing, Sheinbaum proposed dryly that North America should be renamed “América Mexicana” because an 1814 founding document that preceded Mexico’s constitution referred to it that way.

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WATCH: Rev. Andrew Young remembers Jimmy Carter’s legacy pursuing equality

Young, a prominent civil rights leader and former United Nations ambassador who served under Carter, began his eulogy at Carter’s funeral Thursday with a simple declaration: “Jimmy Carter, for me, was something of a miracle.”

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As L.A. burns, Trump blames Newsom — and California governor pushes back – The Washington Post

As L.A. burns, Trump blames Newsom — and California governor pushes back  The Washington Post Fact check: As wildfires rage, Trump lashes out with false claims about FEMA and California water policy  CNN Donald Trump Responds to LA Wildfire Catastrophe the Only

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Acknowledgments

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Richard Wike, Director, Global Attitudes ResearchMoira Fagan, Research AssociateChristine Huang, Research AssociateLaura Clancy, Research AnalystJordan Lippert, Research Analyst Dorene Asare-Marfo, Senior Panel ManagerPeter Bell,

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Methodology

About Pew Research Center’s Spring 2024 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on telephone, face-to-face and online interviews conducted under the direction of Gallup, Langer Research Associates, Social Research Centre and Verian. The results are based on

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Appendix A: Economic categorization of high- and middle-income countries

For this report, we grouped countries into high-income and middle-income categories based on definitions from the World Bank. The post Appendix A: Economic categorization of high- and middle-income countries appeared first on Pew Research Center.

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Appendix B: Political categorization

For this analysis, we grouped people into two political categories: those who support the governing political party (or parties) in their country, and those who do not. These categories were coded based on the party or parties in power at

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3. Views of children’s financial future

Across the nations we surveyed, people are generally pessimistic about the financial future of the next generation in their country. A median of 57% say children will grow up to be financially worse off than their parents, compared with a

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Ted Cruz defends Trump’s pitch to acquire Greenland – The Texas Tribune

Ted Cruz defends Trump’s pitch to acquire Greenland  The Texas Tribune Can Trump buy Greenland? Technically, yes. Here are his options.  POLITICO Column | Don’t underestimate the power of a president to push for invasion  The Washington Post ‘Here We Go Again’: Trump’s

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