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Wealthy donors and even officials in Muslim nations like Iran, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have tolerated terrorist groups that attack religious foes in other nations. Inevitably, the extremists lash back, seeking to control the minds and hands that feed them. Such is the case with the self-proclaimed caliphate known as the Islamic State, also known as IS, ISIS or ISIL, which controls extensive...

The high cost of electricity and imported manufactured goods from the US rings the alarm for a future energy crisis in the Caribbean Islands and Central America. Electricity costs in some islands are about three times higher than those in the US. An alternative proposal based on green energy and other natural resources, such as natural gas, could help reduce carbon emissions, improve living...

Ukraine has signed an association agreement for trade with the European Union – despite threats from Russia, its neighbor to the east, including more intervention by militants, encouragement of separatists, higher tariffs and refusal to sell gas. A ceasefire remains in effect. “The document signed Friday was the same one that was rejected in November by Ukraine’s then-president, Viktor Yanukovych...