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Russia’s growing presence in Syria involves a parallel war of information, with the Kremlin dead-set on controlling an increasingly unwieldy narrative.
Read MoreA series of tweets defending the musical Hamilton to the public.
Read MoreChris Hassaan Francke is annoyed that “F*ck ISIS Punch,” which comes with an optional bacon garnish, is his most famous invention.
Read MoreA short video co-produced with colleague Erica Wenig.
Read MoreA report issued by the State Department Thursday repeatedly refers to sex reassignment surgery in Iran as “gender-confirmation surgery.”
Read MoreDocuments published Friday by Wikileaks show that Osama bin Laden's son Abdullah tried unsuccessfully to obtain a death certificate for his father's 2011 death.
Read MoreA series of written and video interviews with the Greek Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo, Syria.
Read MorePrint, broadcast and Internet news have all had a bad week for identifying Arabs by name.
Read MoreA major study on religion in the U.S. released Thursday has Christians at 70.6 percent, a drop from 78.4 percent when the survey was last conducted in 2007.
Read MoreIslamic State militants in Raqqa, the group’s operations center in Syria, are succumbing to the flesh-eating parasitic disease leishmaniasis.
Read MoreHeader photo: inscription in the Alhambra, Spain. Taken by me; all rights reserved.
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