Baltimore

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Drought, frost takes a massive toll on coffee crops in Brazil

You may see coffee prices rising at your local café: Brazil, the world's largest exporter of coffee, faced extreme weather this year that has taken a toll on coffee crops across the nation.

Drought, frost takes a massive toll on coffee crops in Brazil
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Black churches, powerful cultural forces, set their sights on food security

Black churches, powerful cultural forces, set their sights on food security
Bats have a specialized thin skin that allows their wings to change when a muscle is activated with every beat cycle of the wings.

Researchers explore the fascinating biomechanics and neuroscience of bats

Researchers explore the fascinating biomechanics and neuroscience of bats
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Childhood lead poisoning remains a widespread problem in America

Childhood lead poisoning remains a widespread problem in America
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A Baltimore student led a drive against an incinerator in her neighborhood. Now she's won a major award.

A Baltimore student led a drive against an incinerator in her neighborhood. Now she's won a major award.
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A year after Freddie Gray's death, kids turn Baltimore’s uprising into art

After Freddie Gray’s death, Baltimore photographer Devin Allen’s photo landed on the cover of Time magazine. Today, he’s teaching local youth how to use cameras to tell their own stories.

A year after Freddie Gray's death, kids turn Baltimore’s uprising into art
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At one Baltimore school, students are easing racial tensions by learning from each other

One year after a burst of violent attacks, Digital Harbor High launched a program to bring Latino and African-American students together.

At one Baltimore school, students are easing racial tensions by learning from each other
Last month around 100 activists associated with Justice League NYC and other civil rights groups marched down historic US Route 1 through Baltimore as participants in an event named #MARCH2JUSTICE.

How African Americans and immigrants in Baltimore find common ground in police reform

When protests broke out in Baltimore, some immigrants there saw connections — how their relationships with police are similar to the relationships between cops and African Americans.

How African Americans and immigrants in Baltimore find common ground in police reform
Baltimore residents gather at the corner North and Pennsylvania Avenues on May 1, 2015 to cheer the news that six police officer will face charges in the death of Freddie Gray.

Baltimoreans cheer the unexpected indictment of six police offcers over Freddie Gray's death

State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced on Monday that the city will prosecute six officers over the death of Freddie Gray, with charges rising all the way to second-degree murder. The decision sparked immediate and mostly positive reaction from the city.

Baltimoreans cheer the unexpected indictment of six police offcers over Freddie Gray's death
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Not just Baltimore: Where police are whiter than those they serve

The frightening scenes of urban unrest in Baltimore, and in Ferguson Missouri before that, reflect a long-smoldering distrust of police in African-American communities nationwide. A lot of departments, Baltimore’s among them, have made substantive strides in recent years increasing diversity. But Census Bureau statistics also indicate that police in many of America’s largest cities still don’t reflect the makeup of the communities they serve.

Not just Baltimore: Where police are whiter than those they serve
A row of abandoned houses in Baltimore, Maryland. Much of the city's housing stock is old and in disrepair, hurting the city's ability to retain its citizens.

How housing and discrimination have long fueled Baltimore's anger

Baltimore's population has long been segregated by race and class, even as a matter of formal government policy. And while those discriminatory practices are no longer law, they've created a legacy of poor housing that still harms poor, overwhelmingly black residents.

How housing and discrimination have long fueled Baltimore's anger
Baltimore city firefighters walk past a West Baltimore residence that was set ablaze after the funeral of Freddie Gray on April 28, 2015.

As Baltimore burns, community leaders condemn violence but urge reform

No one is happy about the violence that shook Baltimore on Monday, with politicians condemning the rioting and the family of Freddie Gray saying they're "appalled." But others in the city also want to point out the deep social problems that help fuel the anger.

As Baltimore burns, community leaders condemn violence but urge reform
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Guess who's coming to Cuba? A New York soccer team

For the first time since 1999, a US sports team will play in Havana. New York's soccer team will play Cuba's national team in June.

Guess who's coming to Cuba? A New York soccer team
Trash generated on land is flowing into the ocean at much higher rates than previous numbers suggest, according to a new study in the journal "Science."

Forget the floating Pacific garbage patch — new trash entering the oceans is much worse

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans generated 32 million tons of plastic waste in 2012. Much of that gets tossed into landfills, but some of it also finds its way into the ocean — much more than previous estimates of ocean-going trash have previously suggested.

Forget the floating Pacific garbage patch — new trash entering the oceans is much worse
Migrant family crossing US-Mexico border on train

Why would any parent send their kids on the deadly trip to cross the Mexico-US border? Here's why.

A young couple from El Salvador explains why they crossed illegally into the US and how rising danger in their homeland forced their children on the dangerous trip north to join them.

Why would any parent send their kids on the deadly trip to cross the Mexico-US border? Here's why.