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It only took seven months after my family and I moved to Baltimore in January for us to move out. We’re hardly the only ones leaving — in 2020, Baltimore lost more residents than did any other major U.S. city. At one point, my Brazilian husband remarked, “I thought America was a developed country.”His observation is particularly telling because, before coming to Baltimore, we spent five years living abroad in two of the most dangerous places in the world – Brazil and South Africa. In many ways, life in those countries was easier than life in Charm City.The residents of...

"What is the Islamic State? Where did it come from, and what are its intentions? The simplicity of these questions can be deceiving, and few Western leaders seem to know the answers. In December, The New York Times published confidential comments by Major General Michael K. Nagata, the Special Operations commander for the United States in the Middle East, admitting that he had hardly begun figuring out the Islamic State’s appeal. “We have not defeated the idea,” he said. “We do not even understand the idea.” In the past year, President Obama has referred to the Islamic State, variously, as...

BAGHDAD — Three representatives from police and fire departments in Austin, Texas, met with Iraqi emergency services officials Oct. 18 to discuss ways to improve existing Iraqi emergency medical systems here. David Carter, Austin Police Special Operations, Charles Johnson, Austin Special Weapons and Tactics Unit, and George Bratmore, assistant chief, Austin Fire Department, working with Multi-National Division – Baghdad, hope to establish a new and reliable Iraqi emergency service system over the next year. The group aims to eventually establish a system enabling police, fire and medical units to work together during emergencies requiring the assistance of all three services,...

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<p>Oakland, where waves of Asian and Latino immigrants have settled in the past two decades, unveiled a 24-hour hot line Wednesday that gives residents information on 500 city services in five different languages.</p> <p>City officials believe Oakland is the first in the nation to offer an automated phone system in more than two languages. Two years ago, the city became the first in California to adopt a law that requires hiring bilingual staff and translating city documents.</p>