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Why a recent Supreme Court decision on bonds is a ‘red flag’ for immigrants in detention

A battle is on over the constitutionality of indefinite immigrant detention.

Why a recent Supreme Court decision on bonds is a ‘red flag’ for immigrants in detention
Anti-government Russian demonstrators took to the streets in Decembe, 2011, increasing pressure on Vladimir Putin as he sought a new term as Russian president. The placard reads "Get tired! Leave!"

Putin's Cold War mentality explains a lot

Putin's Cold War mentality explains a lot
Cuban artist Tania Bruguera has been arrested by authorities in Havana three times in recent years.

Cuba's most controversial artist sketches the island's post-Fidel future

Cuba's most controversial artist sketches the island's post-Fidel future
Hiroshima residents release paper lanterns on the Motoyasu river facing the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome in remembrance of atomic bomb victims on the 67th anniversary of the bombing.

Japanese and Americans remember the closing chapter of World War II so very differently

Japanese and Americans remember the closing chapter of World War II so very differently

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Zookeepers win the internet by imitating Chris Pratt in "Jurassic World," Jeb's logo loses the internet with an exclamation point, and Vin Diesel finally reaches peak Diesel. 

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week
US President Barack Obama gets a tour of the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, Jamaica.

One Love: Obama, in Jamaica, pays respects to reggae superstar Bob Marley

President Obama is the first president since Reagan to visit Jamaica. And one of the first stops he made was to pay respects to a Reggae legend.

One Love: Obama, in Jamaica, pays respects to reggae superstar Bob Marley

Sideshow Podcast: Giving The Perfect GIF

The guru of GIFs says the animations express “the essential human emotions: hunger, love, and sadness. If you're feeling things other than that, you're wasting your energy."

Sideshow Podcast: Giving The Perfect GIF
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel listens as President Barack Obama announces Hagel's resignation.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is out — but whether it was his choice is less than certain

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has resigned. But did he jump or was he pushed? Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post says both sides can point at each other.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is out — but whether it was his choice is less than certain
Zin Mar Aung of Myanmar (center) receives congratulations from First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she receives a State Department 2012 International Women of Courage Award.

Myanmar's military regime says it's making way for democracy, but this activist says freedom is a long way off

Residents of Myanmar are welcoming President Barack Obama during his second diplomatic visit to the nation also known as Burma. While the country has taken modest steps toward ending military rule, activists like Zin Mar Aung, worry that Obama's trip might legitimize the slow pace of reform.

Myanmar's military regime says it's making way for democracy, but this activist says freedom is a long way off

Sideshow Podcast: Giving the Perfect GIF

The guru of GIFs says the animations express “the essential human emotions: hunger, love, and sadness. If you're feeling things other than that, you're wasting your energy."

Sideshow Podcast: Giving the Perfect GIF
Nuclear Security Summit, Washington

President Obama starts this week's trip to Europe in a country where his popularity is huge

The Dutch have the oldest and largest Obama fan club in Europe, according to an analyst there. The reason? He stands for diversity and cooperation with Europe —and the Dutch get his problems with the Tea Party.

President Obama starts this week's trip to Europe in a country where his popularity is huge

About that "Negro dialect"...

About that "Negro dialect"...

Bomb Scare

Bomb Scare