March 17, 2016

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America’s first climate refugees, a Native American tribe in Louisiana, receives $48 million to relocate.

The story of Oyotunji, a West African village in South Carolina.

Kurdish-controlled area in Syria to declare autonomy.

Putin: If need be, Russia can re-up its armed forces in Syria to previous levels “within a few hours.”

Russia investigates Calvin Klein ad—two men on a pink bed—for “gay propaganda.”

Racist far-right European politicians speak adoringly of Trump.

Economist unit rates a potential Trump presidency as one of the top 10 risks to the world.

The Republican donor class may now disown vile language, but six years ago they were honoring it with trophies.

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Son of the manager of the Sex Pistols says he is planning to burn punk memorabilia worth £5 million.

Sixteen percent of Hong Kong’s domestic workers are in “forced labor.”

Booker T. Washington invited eugenicists to inspect his Tuskegee University students in the ‘30s.

Coates: Hollywood is particularly hard for black women, and even harder for women who look like Nina Simone.

Ousters of Anita Alvarez and Tim McGinty represent big success for Black Lives Matter.

After Justice Department sues, Ferguson City Council approves consent decree for federal oversight of police.

In today’s Tournament of Books, Daniel Wallace chooses between The Story of My Teeth and A Spool of Blue Thread.

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571 million print books were sold in 2015—a 17 million increase from the year before.

Now online: Searchable database of Hillary Clinton’s State Department emails.

What do you do when someone you cover as a journalist starts spreading lies about you under a pseudonym?

San Francisco city officials use encrypted messaging to bypass the Freedom of Information Act.