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America may be on hold, but bold moves are afoot in Somalia, Libya and the Arctic

Global Scan

Jokes about the US government weren’t just coming from the outside this week – a roast held for former VP Dick Cheney had some dark humor about waterboarding. And speaking of ex-leaders, did you know former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi had his own basketball team? An American player was even on the roster. That and more in today’s Global Scan.