UN Considering Deployment of Peacekeepers in Mali on July 1

UN considering deployment of peacekeepers in Mali on July 1

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A senior U.N. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the operation would be the fourth largest U.N. peacekeeping force and cost up to $ 800 million annually. France, aided by some 2,000 troops from Chad, began a military offensive in … Read more on Reuters AlertNet

Gary Trent, once a burly NBA power forward, is now a burly school …

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Trent briefly dropped out of high school as a freshman and began selling crack cocaine. "It's generational dysfunction," he said. "It's the people before you that don't lay that groundwork properly for you … Trent was selected 11th overall by the … Read more on Yahoo! Sports (blog)

How Chess Saves Lives

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It costs far less to protect and educate children than to send in soldiers and cruise missiles to kill them after they have been abandoned and then recruited by thugs into violence and terror. An educated population is far less vulnerable to propaganda … Read more on Daily Beast