Social Issues

In an increasingly polarized America, is it possible to remain civil on social media?
Tyler and Larry have never met. Larry is a conservative living on the East Coast. Tyler is a liberal in Indiana. If for some reason they crossed paths on the street, they wouldn't recognize each other. But for the last few months, they've been getting into constant fights on Twitter.
Biden faces new scrutiny from Democrats over behavior with women
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Border officials are aiming to more than quadruple the number of asylum seekers sent back over the southern border each day, a major expansion of an effort to address the swelling number of Central Americans arriving in the country.
Trump seeks to cut foreign aid to 3 Central American nations
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Pope issues new edict requiring Vatican officials to report sex abuse allegations
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