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STRIPES - Pentagon unfurls America 250 flag for Armed Forces Day | Stars and Stripes

The flag will also be flown to celebrate Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day. Patriot Day, Constitution Day and Veterans Day.

NYTIMES (Yan Zhuang) - Americans Among Those Affected by Ebola Outbreak, C.D.C. Says

A small number of U.S. citizens have been directly affected by the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the C.D.C. said on Sunday.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Michael Ramsey) - Epstein jailer to meet with House Oversight panel Monday

Conspiracy theories persist that Jeffrey Epstein was silenced to protect powerful people.

NPR (The Associated Press) - Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant highlighting risk of renewed war

A drone strike sparked a fire on the edge of the United Arab Emirates' sole nuclear power plant on Sunday in what authorities called an "unprovoked terrorist attack."

NPR (The Associated Press) - Peru's electoral board confirms June 7 presidential runoff

Authorities confirmed on Sunday the official results of the first round of the presidential elections in early April, with Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez advancing to the runoff on June 7.

NYTIMES (The New York Times) - Oil Prices Edge Higher as Cease-Fire Remains Tenuous

Oil prices rose after President Trump issued a new warning to Iran, calling into question the tenuous cease-fire in the war.

NYTIMES (Kate Andrias) - Tech Workers Have Fears About A.I., Too. They Can Do Something About It.

Even the developers of A.I. want regulation. They’re starting to take action.

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Eldar Mamedov) - Africa Offers More than Liberal Moralists Know

On my trip to Mozambique, I learned what real economic development can look like. The post Africa Offers More than Liberal Moralists Know appeared first on The American Conservative .

There are holiday discoveries that slip your mind, and then there’s the kind that follows you home and won’t leave you. This one started on a balmy evening in Maputo, the capital of the southeastern African nation of Mozambique, on the grand terrace of the Polana Serena Hotel—that dazzling colonial belle of the early 1920s, with her peach walls, elegant arches, and sweeping Indian Ocean views. The city hummed below, a charming mash-up of Portuguese heritage—tiled facades of old villas in disrepair, the railway station, a fortress, the currency museum—and raw, vibrant African rhythm. That night, the rhythm came live to Polana: a local band layering African tunes over sultry jazz. An energetic black singer stepped up to the mic.…Open