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April 04, 2019

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Cars are lined up across the entire distance of the photograph — in line to cross to El Paso, Texas.

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Immigration

Tough commute? Try crossing the US-Mexico border to go to school

The World

April 04, 2019

Students at the Lydia Patterson Institute in El Paso, Texas, are getting up extra early to make it to class on time — because about 70 percent of the student body lives in Mexico and crosses the US-Mexico border every day.

Archivists race to digitize slavery records before the history is lost

The World

April 04, 2019

The era of the trans-Atlantic slavery is documented in archives in former colonies around the world. Now, just as there’s the most potential to use those documents to fill in large gaps in history, some of those archives are at risk of being lost.

Arts, Culture & Media

El Peso Hero protects both sides of the border — from a comic book panel

The World

April 04, 2019

He's got an emblazoned belt and cowboy boots in lieu of a cape, but El Peso Hero is a guardian of our times. Creator and comic artist Héctor González Rodríguez created this superhero, who protects the powerless on the US-Mexico border.

Arts, Culture & Media

How a Japanese girl-group empire is conquering Asian pop

The World

April 04, 2019

When the group debuted in the mid-2000s, AKB48 was more easily dismissed as a novelty act. But in recent years, the group has expanded into a bona fide musical empire — one that has spread across Asia.