Sunday, March 27, 2016

May We Have This Dance?

President Obama accepted an invitation to tango in Argentina. We hope you'll accept ours this week — with stories on medicine, prison and one moving moment of redemption.
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May We Have This Dance?

WATCH: Obama's first tango in Buenos Aires

We could explain how the president first demurely declined, then accepted, the outstretched hand of a dancer. We could describe his (kinda) fancy footwork. We could — but, well, it's probably best you just watch the video.

Seriously, just watch

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For those with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease, or AERD, aspirin can be a life-threatening substance. Trouble is, it's also the disease's best treatment — and no one seems to know why.

Inside the riddle

Busting The 'Intractable'

Can Israelis And Palestinians change their minds?

The rival positions are so entrenched that change can seem impossible. But it is possible – and we want to figure how.

Here's what we found out

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