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Stavros Agorakis

Stavros Agorakis

Politics/Policy Intern

    Latest articles by Stavros Agorakis

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    Vox Sentences: Tomorrow’s big ballot initiatives, briefly explainedVox Sentences: Tomorrow’s big ballot initiatives, briefly explained
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    All the ballot initiatives you need to know about ahead of Election Day; armed men kidnap 79 schoolchildren in Cameroon.

    By Stavros Agorakis
    Politics
    The surge in early voting, explainedThe surge in early voting, explained
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    More than 20 million Americans have already cast a ballot ahead of Election Day.

    By Stavros Agorakis
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    Vox Sentences: Tanzania’s anti-gay crackdownVox Sentences: Tanzania’s anti-gay crackdown
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    A federal judge upholds a ruling that prevents many Native Americans in North Dakota from voting; a Tanzanian officer orders an anti-gay crackdown through mass arrests.

    By Stavros Agorakis
    The desperate demagogue
    Politics

    Trump has no choice but to escalate.

    By Laura McGann and Stavros Agorakis
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    Vox Sentences: Canada rolls out the welcome mat to immigrantsVox Sentences: Canada rolls out the welcome mat to immigrants
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    National Security Adviser John Bolton blasts three leftist Latin American governments at a Miami event; Canada announces it will admit 350,000 immigrants annually by 2021.

    By Stavros Agorakis
    Politics
    Poll: GOP voters blame news for division in America; Democrats blame TrumpPoll: GOP voters blame news for division in America; Democrats blame Trump
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    The Morning Consult/Politico poll comes a few days after Trump slammed the media as the “true Enemy of the People.”

    By Stavros Agorakis
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    Vox Sentences: Britain and Canada want answers from Mark ZuckerbergVox Sentences: Britain and Canada want answers from Mark Zuckerberg
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    The UK and Canada summon Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to face questions on fake news; the US and UK seek a ceasefire in the Yemen war.

    By Stavros Agorakis
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    Vox Sentences: Trump wants to executive-order his way out of the ConstitutionVox Sentences: Trump wants to executive-order his way out of the Constitution
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    President Trump says he wants to end birthright citizenship; floods in Italy submerge a big portion of Venice.

    By Stavros Agorakis
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    Vox Sentences: One of the deadliest days for Jews in AmericaVox Sentences: One of the deadliest days for Jews in America
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    The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter goes to court; Germany’s Angela Merkel will not seek reelection as chancellor.

    By Stavros Agorakis
    Politics
    A Financial Times editor calls for a Fox News advertiser boycottA Financial Times editor calls for a Fox News advertiser boycott
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    Edward Luce said sponsors “bankroll the poison.”

    By Stavros Agorakis