To Kill, or Not to Kill; To Care, or Not to Care

PASTICHE:

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SYRIA


The Russia-Turkey-U.S. tussle to save Syria will still get very messy

Russia proposes to create four security zones Syria.

Trump and Putin discuss cease-fire in Syria in first conversation since U.S. airstrikes

Suicide attack on Syria-Iraq border kills 38

Syria safe zone plan hits wall as rebels quit talks

‘Jewish Nobel’ Cancels Ceremony Over Syrian Refugee Crisis 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES


Fujairah Ruler issues law banning disposal of granted lands, govt-built houses

Syrian mother panic over son in German refugee camp 
Caribbean Tourism Organization seeks to strengthen relationship with Emirates Holidays

Planning to go for Haj this year? Here's the new rule

Meet the Dubai lady who lives a plastic-free life 

OMAN


Solar projects to power up Oman energy sector

Ministry to follow up UAE ban on farm products

Farm owners warned

Meet on underwater life begins in Salalah

Cyber crime poses challenge to growth

YEMEN


Saudi-led military coalition arrests prominent Al Qaeda leaders, members in Yemen

Donor countries pledge millions to avert hunger catastrophe

Kuwait Distributes Shelter Aid to 400 Yemeni Families

UN, Russia warn against assault on main Yemeni port

Jamila: Dead Aged 7 as Famine Takes Hold of Yemen

QATAR


Create nuclear weapon free zone in M-E: Qatar

Doha Metro to be region’s fastest driverless trains

NAMA honours teachers, students for 'Sekik' project

45 new WCM-Q doctors receive MD degrees

Qatar University Annual Research Forum and Exhibition ends

ISIS


Three US soldiers wounded in Afghan ISIS bombing

US Drone Strike Kills 7 ISIS Militants in East Afghanistan

ISIS claims deadly attack on Russian intelligence office

Is ISIS importing Iraq-style sectarian tactics inside Egypt?

The Pentagon Will Now Get To Decide How Many Troops To Send To Fight ISIS

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

First Rex Tillerson decided to fire thousands of diplomats, now he's going to find out what they do

Tillerson calls for balancing US security interests, values

REX TILLERSON SPURNS AFRICA IN BOTCHED MEETING WITH AFRICAN UNION CHIEF

Tillerson to meet with ASEAN foreign ministers in May

What Rex Tillerson gets right about American values — and what he gets wrong OPINION

BUDGET


Why the next funding fight will be tougher for Trump and Congress

Budget Bill Preserves CPB, NEA Funding

The Budget Battle Shows That Trump Needs to Read the Fine Print

Despite Trump’s ‘Hire American’ pledge, budget bill would dramatically expand the number of foreign workers

House GOP Eyes Fast-Tracking $500 Billion in Federal Budget Cuts

141 House Republicans support repealing defense budget caps

Trump raises prospect of government shutdown to leverage better budget for GOP in fall

Congress agrees $1 trillion budget deal – but no money for border wall

Trump wants 2018 NIH cut to come from overhead payments

A budget primer — for Trump and everyone else OPINION

IMMIGRATION

‘Refugee processing has ground to a halt’: A group of senators wants to know why

How Teachers Can Help Immigrant Kids Feel Safe

Immigrants plan May Day rallies buoyed by Trump opposition

May Day protest: ‘I support immigrants. But closing businesses is really tough.’

Seven key players for Trump on immigration

Why the wall on the Mexican border won’t happen

CLIMATE CHANGE


Ivanka Trump to meet with EPA chief ahead of Paris climate pact decision

White House leaning toward exiting Paris climate pact

Do-or-die: EU pushes Trump to stick to Paris climate deal

Meet the Republicans Taking On Climate Change

Climate contrarians want to endanger the EPA climate endangerment finding

How a Warming Planet Drives Human Migration

Sanders: Trump couldn't be 'more wrong' on climate

MEDIA

Fox, Blackstone considering bid for Tribune Media

Trump administration still considering how to make it easier to sue the media, Priebus says

Ten 1804 boss Haitian influencers on social media you should know in 2017

Breitbart and Trump relationship: it's complicated

Committee rejects Breitbart application for congressional press credentials

Social media users rip Fox graphic on economy under Trump, Obama

FAMILY

Mixed Race in America PODCAST

Lead poisoning in American children reaches frightening levels—and only half get treatment

Five Ways to Reduce Racial Bias in Your Children

An emotional Jimmy Kimmel discusses newborn son’s heart disease, makes passionate health-care plea

HOW TO MAKE PLANE TRAVEL WITH KIDS EASIER

SCIENCE


BRAIN SWAP BY 2020 Controversial surgeon claims he’s just three years away from first human brain transplant

European Commission considering leap into open-access publishing

Why this zoo is putting gigantic, slimy ‘snot otters’ back in streams

Tyrannosaur’s sensitive skin may have helped it capture prey

Video: Cat mummy hides a small surprise

WHIMSEY


To Feed, or Not to Feed

5 of the World’s Most Mind-Bending Drug Cultures

A Park Reborn in Chicago's Chinatown

WORDS MATTER

"There is no doubt that our brother Mehdi and his friend Saidi, are eager for the emergence of the Imam Mahdi, thus, the whole planet must be set on fire so that the scene is ready for the epic re-emergence." -- Mashari Althaydi


Experience of creation of domestic security zones from the international community is, but it can not be called successful. One of the most unfortunate was an attempt to protect so the Bosnian Muslims.  -- Eleny Suponinoy,  Advisor to the Director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies 

NOTE: The news sources here vary.  Not all sources have the same credibility, but in an effort to share some different perspectives, they are included here.  This compendium itself cannot claim to be unbiased.  Please take into consideration where these different perspectives originate in assessing their value.  Thank you.