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Education
A French take on affirmative action relies on geography, not race
PRI's The World
December 05, 2016
One of France's elite universities has a program that's inspired by American-style affirmative action. But it's not based on ethnicity or color — and some students say that's for the better.
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Global Politics
Another time in history that the US created travel bans — against Italians
PRI's The World
October 02, 2017
In the 1920s, the US demanded that Italy help them vet immigrants. They created barriers for immigrants considered to be a threat — physically, culturally or politically.
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Economics
What turns some law-abiding Canadians into smugglers? The high price of imported cheese.
PRI's The World
March 02, 2018
Canada has tariffs and quotas on imported cheese, which results in higher prices and limited availability. So some Canadians resort to cheese smuggling.