affairs

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Orlando Ward, director of community affairs for VOA, said he wasn’t sure why the organization’s numbers were so high, but that helping people change detrimental behaviors “doesn’t happen overnight.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

He made a video call to Craig Deare, who was briefly in charge of Latin American affairs at the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The less other people know about your private affairs, the better.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Vladimir Putin’s understanding of world affairs is cold-blooded, but also rational enough on its own terms.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

He had taken a strong interest in Indian affairs in Oklahoma, and he was trusted by the Osage; a reporter described him as a “kind-hearted, white-haired man.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann