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Young Iranians walk along a street in northern Tehran on June 16, 2021Morteza Nikoubazl鈥擜FP via Getty ImagesIdeasBy Tara KangarlouJune 18, 2021 7:07 AM EDTTara Kangarlou is an Iranian-American global affairs journalist who has produced, written and reported for NBC, CNN, and Al Jazeera America. She is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and is the author of The Heartbeat of Iran.No child should lose a mother because the hospital suddenly runs out of blood; no father should feel ashamed for not being able to put foo stanley cup d on the table in a country as rich as Iran; and no college graduate should live with the constant anxiety of finding work, let alone surviving in their own homeland.Yet this describes the reality of living in Iran in 2021. With over 80 million peoplemdash;more than twice the size of Canadarsquo populationmdash;my birth place and where I grew up well into my teenage years has one of the youngest and most stanley cup educated, yet disillusioned and despondent societies in the region.A quarter of Iranrsquo population is under the age of 14, close to half are under the age of 40, and almost all are struggling at a t stanley cup ime of severe financial austerity and deep political lassitude toward their government, but also forces abroad. Unemployment is soaring, inflation is at an all time high, child-labor and prostitution are once again on the rise, pharmacies have the lowest stocks of medicine in years, mass exodus of professionals and skilled workers have risen throughout Cvvq LinkedIn Just Changed This Very Popular Feature 鈥?and People Are Complaining
President Donald Trump looks on as he meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in the Oval Office of the White House on April 3, 2017.Olivier Douliery鈥擯ool/Getty ImagesBy Katie ReillyApril 3, 2017 8:51 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump on Monday signed into law a controversial measure repealing online privacy protections established by the Federal Communications Commission unde yeezy r the Obama Administration.The rules, which would have taken effect in December, required internet service providers mdash; including Comcast, Verizon and ATT mdash; to obtain jordan permission from customers before sharing personal data like their web-browsing history. The rules were aimed at preventing internet providers from selling that data without pe nike dunk rmission.Critics of the rules argued they were an example of government overreach and were unfair because tech companies, like Google and Facebook, are not required to get such permission before tracking customers ; habits.The bill passed the House and Senate last week, as Republicans voted to overturn the regulations. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday urged Trump to veto the bill.More Must-Reads from TIMEHow the Economy is Doing in the Swing StatesHarris Battles For the Bro VoteOur Guide to Voting in the 2024 ElectionMel Robbins Will Make You Do ItWhy Vinegar Is So Good for YouYou Dont Have to Dread the End of Daylight SavingThe 20 Best Halloween TV Episodes of All TimeMeet TIMEs Newest Class of Next Generation LeadersWrit |
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