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Lucky Boy

The novel ‘Lucky Boy’ and a timely story of immigration and motherhood

Shanthi Sekaran’s novel, a Global Nation Book Club pick, delves into privilege, motherhood and immigration, legal and not.

The novel ‘Lucky Boy’ and a timely story of immigration and motherhood
Roommates

Unlikely roommates: A Holocaust survivor and grandchild of Nazis share a home in California

Unlikely roommates: A Holocaust survivor and grandchild of Nazis share a home in California
Air conditioners being loaded onto a truck for delivery. Most of the world's AC units cool air with chemicals that are big contributors to global warming. A new agreement forged in Kigali, Rwanda, will phase those coolants out over then next 30 years.

Keeping our planet cooler just got a little easier

Keeping our planet cooler just got a little easier
This Pakistani woman lives in extreme poverty; 60 percent of Pakistanis live on less than $2 per person per day.

Can extreme global poverty end in this century? Here's why it looks promising

Can extreme global poverty end in this century? Here's why it looks promising
Can humans replicate this wonder of nature, to help in the battle against climate change? Leaves, and the photosynthesis that powers them, suck CO2 out of the air and turn it into a valuable raw material. Scientists are trying to do the same, and use the

Take air. Suck out CO2. Make fuel. A lab advance hints at a future for artificial photosynthesis

Take air. Suck out CO2. Make fuel. A lab advance hints at a future for artificial photosynthesis
STREET VIEW OF PRAGUE — The red dots are recordings taken from those locations. Aporee has the equivalent of 63 days worth of sound uploaded from all over the world.

Here's what a map of the world sounds like

Want to hear the sound of London's Millennium Bridge or the sound of metal workers in Kathmandu? You can do both on the sound map Aporee.

Here's what a map of the world sounds like
The Truong family arrived to the United States not long after fleeing Vietnam in 1975, when the then-capital of South Vietnam, Saigon, fell to the North Vietnamese army. Thu-Thuy Truong, far right, places bunny ears above her brother, Sy.

New to America, this young Vietnamese refugee wanted to ‘erase’ his past

A brother and sister remember their abrupt start to a new life in America after they fled collapsing South Vietnam. It's one story among the many collected by StoryCorps from Vietnamese refugees whose lives were changed by the fall of Saigon in 1975.

New to America, this young Vietnamese refugee wanted to ‘erase’ his past
Two women speaking to the camera

Not all Muslims agree on Ramadan's start and end date

Some Muslims look to the night sky for signs indicating the start and end of Ramadan. Others look to astronomical calculations for an answer. Reporter Hana Baba says the two methods peaceably coexist.

Not all Muslims agree on Ramadan's start and end date

Why Rutgers Professor Hooshang Amirahmadi is Running for President of Iran

This year's Iranian presidential election may be headed for a town near you. 65-year-old Iranian-American Hooshang Amirahmadi is running for president of Iran.

Why Rutgers Professor Hooshang Amirahmadi is Running for President of Iran

Bollywood Dance-Off in Berkeley

Indian-American college kids pay tribute to Bollywood and bring their Indian and American identities together in a Bollywood Dance-Off.

Bollywood Dance-Off in Berkeley
The World

Head economic adviser Christina Romer resigns

Christina Romer, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers has resigned. Chrystia Freeland, global editor in chief of Reuter says that it is fairly common to see big moves when there is a midterm election on the horizon.

Head economic adviser Christina Romer resigns