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An internally displaced Syrian girl wears a face mask as members of the Syrian Civil defence sanitize the Bab al-Nour internally displaced persons camp, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Azaz, Syria, March 26, 2020. 

Families in limbo as refugee resettlement is suspended due to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced refugee resettlement worldwide to grind to a halt, dividing families and stranding them thousands of miles from each other.

Families in limbo as refugee resettlement is suspended due to COVID-19
A preacher stands at the front of a mostly full church

A tale of two sanctuary churches: Congregants in Ohio and the Netherlands find ‘instant connection’

A tale of two sanctuary churches: Congregants in Ohio and the Netherlands find ‘instant connection’
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How a community in Ohio is stepping up when deportations split families

How a community in Ohio is stepping up when deportations split families
Somali Americans recently gathered at a banquet hall in Columbus, Ohio, to celebrate Somalia’s new president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.

Why some Somali Americans are cheering for their home country's new president

Why some Somali Americans are cheering for their home country's new president
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How one photographer captures changing immigrant families

How one photographer captures changing immigrant families

Want to find some rising stars of immigrant communities? Head to Georgia and ask a woman

Georgia's Latino immigrant community is growing, both in size and influence. In many cases, the community is looking to Latino women to lead its efforts.

Want to find some rising stars of immigrant communities? Head to Georgia and ask a woman

Study find certain U.S. regions can keep poor people poor

Geography, it turns out, is a key determiner in whether low-income children can improve their socio-economic status by the time they become adults. That's a key finding of a new research report from researchers at Harvard and the University of California, Berkeley.

Study find certain U.S. regions can keep poor people poor

Hot New Anthem Contest for Volcanic Caribbean Nation

Since the population of the island we want you to name was mostly evacuated or relocated to the northern region there has been an ongoing process of re-establishing a national identity. And that includes finding a national anthem. Can you name the island?

Hot New Anthem Contest for Volcanic Caribbean Nation

1979: The Birth of the Modern Age

1979: The Birth of the Modern Age

In New Mexico, students cross the border to get American education

Some 400 Palomas, Mexico, residents cross the border into New Mexico every day to go to school. These kids, all American citizens, are choosing to get an education in the U.S., rather than Mexico. But the border crossing comes with a price.

In New Mexico, students cross the border to get American education

The Drug War and Cross-Border Education in New Mexico

Some school districts in New Mexico have been educating students from across the Mexican border for decades. These kids are US citizens living in Mexico. But some critics say the practice should stop because of the expense and because of the drug war.

The Drug War and Cross-Border Education in New Mexico

'The Heavy' one more in a long list of British bands to take American culture as their own

You might recognize The Heavy by name, but you almost certainly recognize their music. Take their hit song 'How You Like Me Now,' which has been featured in Super Bowl ads, on TV and in Obama campaign appearances. But as all-American as those things are, the band is distinctly British — the latest Brit group to build on American Southern music.

'The Heavy' one more in a long list of British bands to take American culture as their own

Final Four set for Saturday with four heavyweights ready to take the floor

On Friday, coaches and players from the four NCAA men's basketball teams practices before the public and took questions from the media. On Saturday, it's time to bring the Final Four experience on the road, with the Kansas Jayhawks taking on the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Kentucky Wildcats set to take on the Louisville Cardinals.

Final Four set for Saturday with four heavyweights ready to take the floor

Tucson school district deeply divided over compliance with Arizona ban on ethnic studies

Tucson's school district was told that its Mexican-American Studies program violated an Arizona law barring ethnic studies, but they were never told how, or why. Now teachers say the school district is implementing draconian actions to try and stay in compliance with a law no one understands.

Tucson school district deeply divided over compliance with Arizona ban on ethnic studies

Arizona's Far-Reaching Ethnic Studies Ban

Arizona's Far-Reaching Ethnic Studies Ban