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Free Peru party presidential candidate Pedro Castillo, from left, daughter Alondra, son Arnold and wife Lilia Paredes, pray before eating breakfast, in their home in Chugur, Peru, April 16, 2021. Castillo, a rural teacher, who has proposed rewriting Peru'

Peru polarized by two social conservatives in presidential runoff

The two will go head-to-head in a second round of voting on June 6, with a majority of voters disappointed in their options.

Peru polarized by two social conservatives in presidential runoff
Three women walking on the sidewalk.

A family of lawyers fought to clear their name. Now their story is in an Oscar-nominated documentary.

A family of lawyers fought to clear their name. Now their story is in an Oscar-nominated documentary.
Iranian American census

Arab Americans lobbied for their own US census box. Will it backfire?

Arab Americans lobbied for their own US census box. Will it backfire?
JFK wildlife collection

Wildlife trafficking is on the ballot in Oregon

Wildlife trafficking is on the ballot in Oregon
Kashmiri girls stand on a roadside

How the US distributes $1.3 billion in aid for women around the world

How the US distributes $1.3 billion in aid for women around the world
Donald Trump

How Donald Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric divided a city

The city councilors in Brockton, a city in Massachusetts, have decided to wait until after the presidential election to vote on a measure to make life easier for undocumented immigrants.

How Donald Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric divided a city
Levele Pointer attends the #CLOSERikers rally on September 24.

Activists, citing a history of problems, want to see New York's Rikers Island closed

A group that included a number of former Rikers inmates gathered near the bridge to the island to call for changes for New York City's most well-known prison.

Activists, citing a history of problems, want to see New York's Rikers Island closed
Many of us take borders for granted,

An argument for (more) open borders

Who we are is less about what we say, than about what we do — who we include and exclude, who we tolerate. Chandran Kukathas, head of government at the London School of Economics, argues in the wake of anti-immigrant sentiments in the United States and Europe, these "free" societies could and should do better about walking the talk.

An argument for (more) open borders
Donor blood tests

Law enforcement DNA databases draw scrutiny, controversy

Collection process and scientific rigor are just two things cited as reasons to be skeptical of local law enforcement DNA databases.

Law enforcement DNA databases draw scrutiny, controversy
An HB2 headline in the Raleigh News and Observer.

North Carolina's governor says 'basic etiquette' is behind the state's bathroom bill. Not so fast.

The Civilist host Steven Petrow is an expert on etiquette — and he can't find anything in etiquette rules that supports HB2.

North Carolina's governor says 'basic etiquette' is behind the state's bathroom bill. Not so fast.
An exterior photo shows a privately operated US government detention facility in rural Karnes County, about 60 miles southeast of San Antonio, Texas, July 31, 2014.

DHS will review its relationship with private prison companies, but there are many questions about what comes next

In the wake of the US Department of Justice deciding to end its relationship with private prisons, Homeland Security is considering a similar move. But whether it will happen is far from certain.

DHS will review its relationship with private prison companies, but there are many questions about what comes next
Couple looks at wedding officiant in ceremony

This is how an entire family that grows up together in the United States can end up with one person undocumented

This is how the US Immigration system works. There is no gray area.

This is how an entire family that grows up together in the United States can end up with one person undocumented
Fighters from Lithuania's army

Lithuania has built a fake town so it can practice fighting off a Russian invasion

Lithuania considers itself the frontline in ongoing tensions between Russia and NATO — and it worries any conflict could start in the Baltics. So its army is doing all it can to prepare for an invasion.

Lithuania has built a fake town so it can practice fighting off a Russian invasion
Cows in India

Stray cattle in India get glow-in-the dark horns to prevent crashes with vehicles

Police in central India are sticking glow-in-the-dark strips on the horns of stray cattle to prevent motorists from crashing into the animals as they wander across roads at night.

Stray cattle in India get glow-in-the dark horns to prevent crashes with vehicles
Firefighters battle the so-called Blue Cut Fire

The US Forest Service is being overwhelmed by all the fires it must fight

The agency's budget is now more than 50 percent dedicated to fighting forest fires, which takes away from what the agency could do for preservation and recreation.

The US Forest Service is being overwhelmed by all the fires it must fight