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  • UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - 2016/03/04: Ambassador Al-Mouallimi speaks to the UN press corps. Amid speculation based upon the previous day's Security Council session on the crisis in Yemen, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United Nations Abdallah Al-Mouallimi spoke at a press briefing to reaffirm his nation's position that the existing Council Resolution 2216 provides a sufficient framework for political discussions surround Yemen and to deny that Saudi forces have been responsible in any way for the humanitarian crisis there. (Photo by Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
    UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - 2016/03/04: Ambassador Al-Mouallimi speaks to the UN press corps. Amid speculation based upon the previous day's Security Council session on the crisis in Yemen, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United Nations Abdallah Al-Mouallimi spoke at a press briefing to reaffirm his nation's position that the existing Council Resolution 2216 provides a sufficient framework for political discussions surround Yemen and to deny that Saudi forces have been responsible in any way for the humanitarian crisis there. (Photo by Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

    Riyadh Beats Back U.N. Accusations of Yemen Abuses

    The United Nations had Saudi Arabia on a list of the world’s worst abusers of children. Riyadh just succeeded in getting itself taken off.

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    ISIS Is Training Indonesian ‘Cubs of the Caliphate’ to Kill for the Cause

    A video shows children as young as eight burning their Indonesian passports and learning to shoot.

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    Others VS All Flat 2

    The End of an Era … for White Males

    As demographics change, so does the definition of privilege.

  • Police frisk alleged members of the MS-13 gang  during a visit of participants in the Meeting of Best Practices on Peace Processes, Community Building, Intervention and Reintegration organized by the OAS in Ilopango, El Salvador on September 20, 2012.   AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS        (Photo credit should read Jose CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images)
    Police frisk alleged members of the MS-13 gang during a visit of participants in the Meeting of Best Practices on Peace Processes, Community Building, Intervention and Reintegration organized by the OAS in Ilopango, El Salvador on September 20, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS (Photo credit should read Jose CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images)
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 18:  Jars of Nutella are displayed on a shelf at a market on August 18, 2014 in San Francisco, California.  The threat of a Nutella shortage is looming after a March frost in Turkey destroyed nearly 70 percent of the hazelnut crops, the main ingredient in the popular chocolate spread. Turkey is the largest producer of hazelnuts in the world.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 18: Jars of Nutella are displayed on a shelf at a market on August 18, 2014 in San Francisco, California. The threat of a Nutella shortage is looming after a March frost in Turkey destroyed nearly 70 percent of the hazelnut crops, the main ingredient in the popular chocolate spread. Turkey is the largest producer of hazelnuts in the world. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

    If Your Name Is Isis, You’re Not Getting a Personalized Jar of Nutella

    A campaign to design your own Nutella label appears to be excluding anyone named Isis.

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    The Future of Accessibility Innovation

    FP Global Demographics Student Essay Contest, presented by AARP: As the global population ages, new technology is helping improve quality of life.

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    Climate Change Is Apparently Bad for American Sex Lives

    Americans have fewer babies 10 months after periods of 80 degree days.

  • Cpl. Jude Exantus, right smiles with Isabelle Tyson on top of an Assault Amphibious Vehicle April 4 during a United Service Organization Easter celebration on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa children and service members’ children came together to participate in Easter activities, such as egg dyeing, making rabbit masks and an egg hunt. The Camp Schwab USO plans to organize this Easter celebration annually. Exantus is a native of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and AAV crew chief with Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Tyson, 4, is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Cpl. Jude Exantus, right smiles with Isabelle Tyson on top of an Assault Amphibious Vehicle April 4 during a United Service Organization Easter celebration on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa children and service members’ children came together to participate in Easter activities, such as egg dyeing, making rabbit masks and an egg hunt. The Camp Schwab USO plans to organize this Easter celebration annually. Exantus is a native of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and AAV crew chief with Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Tyson, 4, is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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    Child Sex Abuse and Blackmail: The Horrible Scandal Rocking a Pakistani Village

    Abusers reportedly forced children to participate in sex acts, taped, and sold the subsequent videos, and then blackmailed the children and their families.

  • Cpl. Jude Exantus, right smiles with Isabelle Tyson on top of an Assault Amphibious Vehicle April 4 during a United Service Organization Easter celebration on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa children and service members’ children came together to participate in Easter activities, such as egg dyeing, making rabbit masks and an egg hunt. The Camp Schwab USO plans to organize this Easter celebration annually. Exantus is a native of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and AAV crew chief with Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Tyson, 4, is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Cpl. Jude Exantus, right smiles with Isabelle Tyson on top of an Assault Amphibious Vehicle April 4 during a United Service Organization Easter celebration on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa children and service members’ children came together to participate in Easter activities, such as egg dyeing, making rabbit masks and an egg hunt. The Camp Schwab USO plans to organize this Easter celebration annually. Exantus is a native of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and AAV crew chief with Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Tyson, 4, is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    When we have children, will we support a decision by one of them to enlist?

    Every member of the Best Defense Council of the Former Enlisted has served in the armed forces in an enlisted capacity, and now returned to the civilian world. Tom has asked us to address this question: Given our experiences, would we recommend or support that our children enlist, as we did, 20 years from now?

  • Worshipers light candles in the shrine of El Rocio in El Rocio, Spain, on May 19, 2013 .
    Worshipers light candles in the shrine of El Rocio in El Rocio, Spain, on May 19, 2013 .

    Tongue Tied

    Pentecost — a holiday once celebrated on a scale rivaling Christmas or Easter — has faded into obscurity outside of Europe. Could it stage a comeback?

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    Nepal’s Renegade Strategy to Save Mothers

    The country's bold strategy to fight maternal mortality flouts conventional wisdom and relies on a controversial drug -- and in the wake of the devastating earthquake, it could be more important than ever.

  • Pakistani children sit on a tank as they enjoy the park during a public holiday ahead of National Day celebration in Rawalpindi on March 22, 2015.  AFP PHOTO / Farooq NAEEM        (Photo credit should read FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images)
    Pakistani children sit on a tank as they enjoy the park during a public holiday ahead of National Day celebration in Rawalpindi on March 22, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Farooq NAEEM (Photo credit should read FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images)

    Democratize Pakistan’s Youth

    Most of Pakistan's population is under 29. Pakistan needs to engage them in the democratic process through student government associations in colleges.

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    Violence Continues In Central African Republic

    New Hope for Children in Ongoing Central African Republic Conflict

    Eight rebel groups in the Central African Republic have agreed to release children they held captive during the country's bloody sectarian conflict.

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    A Congolese woman walks on September 3,

    A Miserable Mystery in Congo

    Dozens of female infants and girls in a single town have been abducted and raped in the middle of the night. Could witchcraft be to blame?

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