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A new, forceful Pope Leo steps onto the world stage

By Joshua McElwee YAOUNDE, April 17 (Reuters) - Pope Leo has debuted a new, forceful speaking style on his four-nation Africa tour this week, issuing sharp denunciations of war and inequality that have sparked repeated attacks on the pontiff from U.S. President Donald Trump.

LACMA Got a Makeover

Photos from the revamped LA museum, impressions from MoMA PS1's “Greater New York,” Artnet and Artsy lay off dozens of workers, and a Lebanese artist’s balm for collective wounds.

Trump’s Turning Point USA stop to bolster young voters

President Trump is set to be the main speaker at Turning Point USA’s event in Arizona on Friday to bolster Republican turnout for the upcoming midterms. The “Build the Red Wall” event that will take place at a church in Arizona comes at a time where support among young voters

The invention of the soul

Humans weren’t given souls by God or genes. We made them ourselves with language – turning sentience into something sacred - by Nicholas Humphrey Read on Aeon

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Clarence Thomas Can’t Get American History Right

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the nation’s independence. Justice Clarence Thomas, the senior-most member of the Supreme Court, sought to honor that historic milestone this week by denouncing millions of his fellow Americans and claiming that their views were