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Marco Werman: A Cold War baby visits Putin's Russia

Marco Werman visited Russia for the first time earlier this year. In Moscow, he saw the careful editing of Soviet history and the rise of Western commercialism.

Brazil’s first transgender Afro Brazilian lawmaker says she’s a 'rebuke' to the country’s history

In countries where right-wing leaders have come to power, like Brazil, many new young, diverse leaders are choosing to run for office. São Paulo has elected the country’s first transgender Afro Brazilian lawmaker.

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A Trump supporter reacts to the president's comments

A Latino Trump voter in Georgia weighs in on the latest controversy surrounding President Trump's comments aimed at four congresswomen of color. And, we meet Brazil's first Afro Brazilian transgender lawmaker who's calling out her country's history of homophobia and racism. Plus, a look at France's plans to expand its national defense strategy into space.

Latino Trump voter July 18, 2019
Brazil’s first transgender Afro Brazilian lawmaker says she’s a 'rebuke' to the country’s history July 18, 2019
US sanctions on Myanmar military rulers July 18, 2019
Chimpanzee sanctuary July 18, 2019
DR Congo has been fighting Ebola for a year. What does the WHO declaration change? July 18, 2019
UK leadership race July 18, 2019
France to add a space force to its military July 18, 2019
Puerto Rico's 'chat-gate' stirs outrage July 18, 2019
Three sisters in Israel pay tribute to their great grandmother from Yemen July 18, 2019

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DR Congo has been fighting Ebola for a year. What does the WHO declaration change?

The emergency declaration will increase funding and resources to tackle the Ebola epidemic in DR Congo, says Tariq Riebl, Ebola emergency response director for the IRC — and hopefully raise global attention to the crisis.

Bags of white powdery fentanyl on a table.

How the deadly drug fentanyl is making its way to the US

Fentanyl, a deadly drug 100 times stronger than morphine, is linked to complex international supply chains that traffic it into the US.

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Marine vet denied entry to US for scheduled citizenship interview

Border officials denied military veteran Roman Sabal entry to the US for a scheduled citizenship interview Monday. Sabal is one of seven deported veterans with pending citizenship cases.

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El Chapo gets life in prison

Mexican drug cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been sentenced to life in prison— plus 30 years. A US veteran, originally from Belize, was unable to enter the US for a citizenship interview on Monday. Brazil's president wants to put more armed police officers in the country's public schools. And, we meet a dancer who is making the male-dominated tango scene in Buenos Aires a safer space for women.

Marine vet denied entry to US for scheduled citizenship interview July 17, 2019
British-Iranian moved to ‘psychiatric ward’ in Iran July 17, 2019
Red Cross heat wave guide July 17, 2019
Do armed police officers in schools make kids safer? Brazil’s Bolsonaro says yes. July 17, 2019
"El Chapo" sentenced to life July 17, 2019
When ‘treasure’ is a missing person's remains July 17, 2019
Remembering South African singer Johnny Clegg July 17, 2019
Agreement in Sudan July 17, 2019
Argentina's feminist tango July 17, 2019

Mirna Nereida Medina Quiñones searches for the remains of her missing son.

When ‘treasure’ is a missing person's remains

A group of searchers goes out every week to look for the missing in Mexico. After Mirna Nereida Medina Quiñones found her son's body, her group has helped to find and identify more than 100 disappeared people in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico.

Do armed police officers in schools make kids safer? Brazil’s Bolsonaro says yes.

Jair Bolsonaro targets teachers and supports having officers with guns in schools, raising fears of a return to Brazil’s days of dictatorship.

Mirna Nereida Medina Quiñones cuando encontró los restos de su hijo desaparecido

Cuando el ‘tesoro’ es el cuerpo de un desaparecido

Un grupo de rastreadoras sale semanalmente en busca de desaparecidos en México. Después de que Mirna Nereida Medina Quiñones encontró el cuerpo de su hijo, su grupo ha ayudado a encontrar e identificar a más de 100 personas en el Estado de Sinaloa.

Bolsonaro reignites decades-old fight over land between Indigenous people and farmers

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s support for commercial farming in the Amazon is reviving old tensions.

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