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NYTIMES (Neil MacFarquhar) - A Modest Proposal for the Strait Dispute: A Shared Pact Among Gulf States

A London-based research group has invoked a now-defunct European pact on coal and steel to suggest forming a coalition of countries that would share control of the Strait of Hormuz.

NPR (The Associated Press) - Cuban artist and dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in US

A famous Cuban dissident artist and musician, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, arrived in Miami on Saturday after being released from a five-year prison sentence on the condition that he leave his country.

AMERICANGREATNESS (Roger Kimball) - ‘Art’ and the Pathology of our Age

What is it about the word “art”? Pronounce it, and the IQ of susceptible folk is instantly halved. (I’ve seen cases where it is diminished […] Source

NPR (Becky Sullivan) - MLS works to bring in a new generation of fans as the World Cup comes to an end

In 1994, the last men's World Cup the U.S. hosted sparked soccer fever, from youth leagues to TV broadcasts to the formation of MLS. Now, can MLS harness this World Cup for a new generation of fans?

AMERICANGREATNESS (Arthur Schaper) - Trump Is Righting Latin America

I am proud to be an American, not just because our nation has lasted 250 years with great success under the same charter, but because […] Source

NYTIMES (Bayliss Wagner, Sydney Cromwell and Tim Balk) - In Maine, Troy Jackson Gains Momentum in Bid to Replace Platner

Troy Jackson, a progressive former State Senate president, showed signs of significant strength, as half the state’s counties picked delegates to a convention where they will choose Graham Platner’s replacement.