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Newly arriving Jewish refugee from the Nazi Holocaust wave from the ship "S.S. Awarea" as it pulls into Haifa port on April 6, 1948.

Deporting asylum-seekers without giving them a chance to make their case would violate US and international laws

President Donald Trump’s tweets show an “ignorance of the law,” says immigration attorney Charles Kuck.

Deporting asylum-seekers without giving them a chance to make their case would violate US and international laws
The heated rhetoric between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un shows no signs of abating.

What happens if Trump decides to launch a nuclear weapon, and his advisers disagree?

What happens if Trump decides to launch a nuclear weapon, and his advisers disagree?
Youth in Istanbul, Turkey protest the results of a referendum on their president's powers.

Turks vote by a slim margin to expand their president's powers, and dissent erupts on social media

Turks vote by a slim margin to expand their president's powers, and dissent erupts on social media
Americans started drawing parallels between Orwell's realities and the Trump Administration as early as his first day in office, when Press Secretary Sean Spicer berated and lied to the media in his first briefing.

In our Orwellian reality, reach for 'Animal Farm' with your '1984'

In our Orwellian reality, reach for 'Animal Farm' with your '1984'
President-elect Donald Trump, seen Friday on his USA Thank You Tour in Florida

'Unpresidented' Trump tweet on China sets off deluge of mockery

'Unpresidented' Trump tweet on China sets off deluge of mockery
Three men on seats on stage, with word ATLANTA behind them

Hashtags might not get your favorite actor the part, but studios do hear your pleas

#MakeMulanRight. #RyanPotterForTimDrake. #AAIronFist — these campaigns don’t always work perfectly, but they do get people’s attention on diversity.

Hashtags might not get your favorite actor the part, but studios do hear your pleas
Twitter and terror

Twitter cuts off 235,000 accounts in terror crackdown

The latest account suspensions raised to 360,000 the total number of accounts sidelined since the middle of 2015 and was helping "drive meaningful results" in curbing the activity, according to the San Francisco-based company.

Twitter cuts off 235,000 accounts in terror crackdown
Sebastian Cevallos

Tweets land political leader a jail term

A few tweets about an alleged case of nepotism in Ecuador's government earned Sebastian Cevallos a sentence of 15 days in jail.

Tweets land political leader a jail term
Paris Attacks: Sydney's Opera House

World shows its support for France after deadly attacks

From light shows to stirring words to strong images, the world poured out its backing for the French people after attackers struck Paris late Friday.

World shows its support for France after deadly attacks
A picture of the slain journalists at a memorial outside of WDBJ7

How do you talk about a gunman who wants to go viral (and knows how)?

The disgruntled former employee who shot and killed two reporters live on air Wednesday morning wanted his crime to go viral. Knowing that, how should we talk about it on social media?

How do you talk about a gunman who wants to go viral (and knows how)?
Organizers initiated the feline festivities with -- what else -- a Facebook event.

Watch out, Donald Trump: Italians dealt differently with an anti-immigrant politican. They used cats — lots of cats.

Some Italians thought a leader of a political party known for its xenophobic views was taking life too seriously, so they decided to shower him with more than a little feline love.

Watch out, Donald Trump: Italians dealt differently with an anti-immigrant politican. They used cats — lots of cats.

Five Things You Had To See Online This Week

Beckyoncé mashups, Billy Eichner yelling at FLOTUS, and Norm Macdonald's SNL tweets stole the internet's collective heart this week. 

Five Things You Had To See Online This Week
Veiled women walk past a billboard that carries a verse from the Koran urging women to wear a hijab in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa.

Western young women who join ISIS can't fight, but they sure can tweet

British researchers are studying Western women from afar who have migrated into ISIS territory to join the jihadist group. The women jihadists post often on social networks. And some say they aren't content to be militant wives and mothers. They are itching to fight for the Islamic State.

Western young women who join ISIS can't fight, but they sure can tweet
#2014in5Words

Can you describe 2014 in five words?

When we saw the trending hashtag #2014in5Words, we wondered what our listeners and fans thought of the year in global news.

Can you describe 2014 in five words?
The digital activist

Meet one of Turkey's original digital protesters — and see how she's keeping up the fight for change

"Meryem" was a force on Twitter during the Gezi Park protests, tweeting news and information in Turkish and in English. She was covering the protests 22 hours a day — but that's a difficult pace to maintain when protest movements lose steam.

Meet one of Turkey's original digital protesters — and see how she's keeping up the fight for change