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LBJ's War
September 14, 2017
Historians still argue about what exactly happened in the Gulf of Tonkin in August of 1964. What’s not in dispute is the aftermath: A resolution from the Senate passed by a vote of 98 to 2 authorizing President Lyndon Johnson to use whatever force he thought he needed against North Vietnam. The resolution was a major escalation of US involvement in Vietnam and helped Johnson win the presidential election. But it was built on a lie.
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This Arizona family is moving to Nicaragua to get away from Trump's America
PRI's The World
February 17, 2017
Kristina Krump and her husband don't want to raise teenage boys in this country, in the current political climate, so they're starting a new life south of the border.
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'Controversial' nuclear deal signed by Japan and India
Agence France-Presse
November 11, 2016
Japan and India signed a controversial civil nuclear deal on Friday that will allow Japanese companies to export atomic technology to the Asian giant as the two countries deepen economic and security ties.
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Young, undocumented and worried. What's next for those who received DACA.
PRI's The World
November 09, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to dismantle DACA — a federal program that offers temporary reprieve to undocumented immigrants brought to the US as minors. We spoke to DACA recipients about how they see their future under a Trump administration.
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Chile's forest fires have been raging for weeks. What caused them?
GlobalPost
February 10, 2017
Conspiracy theories are raging about what's behind the “greatest forest disaster” in Chilean history.
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Indian court rules that men need protection from women making unsubstantiated domestic harassment claims
GlobalPost
August 15, 2017
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Women’s rights groups are furious at what they see as a regressive judgment that prioritizes keeping children in families over the rights of the woman.
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Members of Congress scoring personal loans from political supporters
The Center for Public Integrity
August 29, 2017
Repayment terms often undisclosed, transactions together worth millions
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How Trump is changing TV
Innovation Hub
April 21, 2017
The Trump phenomenon was built, in large part, by television. Michael Schneider tells us how the former star of "The Apprentice" is shaking up Hollywood — and creating some unexpected winners.
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The Vatican is 'all words, no action' on addressing child sex abuse
PRI's The World
March 16, 2017
Marie Collins was sexually abused as a child by a Catholic priest in Ireland. In 2014, she joined the Vatican's commission for the protection of minors, hoping to help make changes. Now, she has resigned in frustration.
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Thousands of DACA recipients are scrambling to make the Trump administration’s ‘unworkable and cruel’ deadline
PRI's The World
September 15, 2017
DACA recipients would have to file 5,000 applications per day for everyone eligible to renew by Oct. 5. Which advocates say is impossible.
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From gutting sardines to shipping pregnant cows, this Maine port wants your business
PRI's The World
August 08, 2017
Eastport, Maine, used to be the sardine capital of America. When the industry dried up, the town did, too. But the city still has a big asset: the deepest natural harbor in the continental United States.