April 20, 2025
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The National Security Establishment Needs Working-Class Americans

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. The National Security Establishment Needs Working-Class Americans President Trump has an opportunity to unleash underutilized talent in tackling dangers at home and abroad. By Scott B. Winton , a founder of the U.S. Department of

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White House Freeze on Federal Grants, Foreign Aid Causes Chaos

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] World Brief FP’s flagship daily newsletter, catching you up on 24 hours of news in five minutes. Delivered weekdays. Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and to receive email correspondence from us. You may opt

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Make America Highly Pathogenic Again

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Make America Highly Pathogenic Again If RFK Jr. gets to helm HHS, global health is at risk. By Angela Rasmussen , a virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of

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What Drives Elon Musk?

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Insider Your all-access pass to FP What Drives Elon Musk? His wealth, political power, and support for far-right parties are setting off alarm bells. By Cameron Abadi , a deputy editor at Foreign Policy , and Adam Tooze , a columnist at Foreign Policy and

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How Great-Power Rivalry Hurts Ordinary Americans

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Excerpt How Great-Power Rivalry Hurts Ordinary Americans Fighting with China won’t bring jobs home. January 31, 2025, 2:30 PM Comment icon View Comments ( 0 ) By Van Jackson , a senior lecturer in international relations at Victoria University of Wellington, and Michael Brenes ,

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TotalEnergies se démène pour relancer son projet au Mozambique

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] PARIS — A l’occasion de la présentation des résultats du groupe TotalEnergies, son PDG s’est montré confiant pour l’avenir du projet gazier de la major au Mozambique, mis en pause après une flambée de violences dans la région. Le projet gazier est “de nouveau sur

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Macron becomes first EU leader to speak with Syria’s new president

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron became the first European Union head of state to speak directly with Syria’s new president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, on Tuesday. Macron’s office said that he “took the initiative” to call al-Sharaa, who served as the de facto Syrian leader after

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UK’s attorney general called Trump an ‘orange tyrant’

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] LONDON — Keir Starmer’s top legal adviser once branded Donald Trump an “orange tyrant,” in the latest awkward comments to be unearthed from Britain’s Labour government. The Times reported Thursday morning that Attorney General Richard Hermer used a podcast before starting his government job to

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First Mirage 2000 fighter jets arrive in Ukraine

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] PARIS — The first French-made fighter jets donated to Kyiv reached Ukraine today, the French government announced. “On June 6, 2024, [President] Emmanuel Macron announced the delivery of French Mirage 2000s to Ukraine. The first of them arrived in Ukraine today,” Armed Forces Minister Sébastien

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Colombia’s president: Legalize cocaine, it’s no worse than whiskey

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Colombian President Gustavo Petro said during a government meeting that cocaine is “not worse than whiskey” and that it’s only illegal because it comes from Latin America. Colombia, the world’s largest producer and exporter of cocaine, has spent decades fighting drug trafficking, but the country’s

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