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MIAMI HERALD -- Thousands of miles from Miami, Dolphins fans find a community in Germany

BY BENJAMIN BATHKE (FGJ '16) -- When Danny Johnson left Germany in 2003, he had long been a die-hard Dolphins fan but had never attended a game. READ MORE.

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VOX -- How to make your indoor air better when it’s smoky outside

BY KEREN LANDMAN (FGJ '16) -- When the outdoor air hangs thick with wildfire smoke, indoor air gets increasingly foul, too. That’s because the air quality inside buildings is a direct reflection of outdoor air quality, said Ian Cull, an environmental engineer and air quality expert based in Chicago. Few buildings (with the notable exceptions of some health care and laboratory settings) are hermetically sealed to prevent them from sharing any air with the outdoors. So people breathing air inside eventually end up breathing whatever’s on the outside. READ MORE.

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VOX -- Smoky air puts everyone at risk — but it’s worse for some

BY KEREN LANDMAN (FGJ '16) -- When wildfires send billows of smoke into the air for days on end, people even thousands of miles downwind often notice the change in air quality in their eyes and airways — and it’s a big strain on health. READ MORE.

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THE LITHUANIA TRIBUNE -- The great reluctance – how can Germany’s lack of leadership vis-a-vis Russian aggression in Ukraine be explained?

BY BENJAMIN BATHKE (FGJ ‘16) -- Germany’s indecision following the Russian invasion of Ukraine has tarnished its reputation. Centre – and Eastern European countries, in particular, have grown frustrated in view of the German government’s slow pace of delivering heavy arms and weaning itself off Russian energy imports. This is an attempt to explain German attitudes toward Russia by someone who grew up in Germany, Benjamin Bathke writes. READ MORE. 

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REUTERS -- Forced into exile by Putin's war, Russian journalists are rebuilding their lives in Riga

BY BENJAMIN BATHKE (FGJ ‘16) -- It’s a Friday evening in late April, and the auditorium of the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga feels like a microcosm of Russia’s media scene. Around 50 journalists have gathered here for the first welcome and networking event put on specifically for them since many Russian reporters started arriving in the Latvian capital around two and a half months ago. READ MORE. 

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FOREIGN POLICY -- Estonia’s Prime Minister: ‘We Need to Help Ukraine Win’

BY BENJAMIN BATHKE (FGJ ‘16) -- Perhaps no European politician (other than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky) has taken a more uncompromising stance on Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine than Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. Her resolute attitude and clear convictions, including that Putin ought to be tried as a war criminal, as well as the unmatched per capita support of the Baltic nation for Ukraine have caused Kallas’s popularity to soar. READ MORE. 

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THE WASHINGTON POST -- A megafire raged for 3 months. No one’s on the hook for its emissions.

BY AMANDA COLETTA (FGJ ‘16) -- There’s no question the Elephant Hill fire happened. From the first spark near a large rock outcrop in July 2017, it exploded into a beast of unceasing ferocity, forcing thousands from their homes as it devoured acre after acre of the British Columbia interior. READ MORE. 

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JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY -- Former intelligence officer convicted in first use of Romania’s law against Holocaust denial

BY FRANK ELBERS (FGJ ‘16) -- A former Romanian intelligence officer has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for Holocaust denial in the first-ever conviction under the country’s 2002 law. READ MORE.