David Leveille

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David Leveille

David Leveille

Members of the Islamic Center of Santa Ana lineup after sunset in front of a taco truck.

Muslim and Latino communities in Southern California mix during Ramadan — thanks to taco trucks

The simple but powerful idea of uniting communities by bringing a taco truck to mosques during Ramadan.

Muslim and Latino communities in Southern California mix during Ramadan — thanks to taco trucks
Hijabi by Mona Haydar

Syrian-American musician and activist tackles the daily struggles of wearing a hijab

Syrian-American musician and activist tackles the daily struggles of wearing a hijab
A simulation of the floating screens to be deployed by Ocean Cleanup to capture small plastic down to 1 cm, up to massive discarded fishing nets.

Two proposals to clean up our oceans of garbage: Will either work?

Two proposals to clean up our oceans of garbage: Will either work?
Bartali used training as a cover for secret efforts to rescue Jews.

The incredible story of Italian cyclist Gino Bartali, who risked his life to rescue Jews during the Holocaust

The incredible story of Italian cyclist Gino Bartali, who risked his life to rescue Jews during the Holocaust
A couple of the new friends Fadi BouKaram made on his US road trip to visit all the towns and cities named Lebanon.

Exploring America's towns named Lebanon, one at a time

Exploring America's towns named Lebanon, one at a time
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Gift Ngoepe became the first African-born player in MLB history.

Gift Ngoepe is the first African-born player to join baseball's major league

South African-born Gift Ngoepe debuts at second base for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Gift Ngoepe is the first African-born player to join baseball's major league
Guatemalan farmer and environmental activist Rodrigo Tot has won the prestigious Goldman prize.

A Guatemalan indigenous land rights activist wins the Goldman Environmental Prize

Rodrigo Tot helped his community win a landmark court decision that ordered the government to issue land titles to the Q’eqchi people and put environmental safeguards in place to stop destructive nickel mining in the region.

A Guatemalan indigenous land rights activist wins the Goldman Environmental Prize
Photograph shows video captured by a Google self-driving car coupled with the same street scene as the data is visualized by the car during a presentation at a media preview of Google's prototype autonomous vehicles in Mountain View, California.

What if someone could hack into a driverless car and slam on the brakes?

According to one leading automotive researcher, designing driverless cars is only half the challenge. These futuristic vehicles are also going to have to be safeguarded from hackers.

What if someone could hack into a driverless car and slam on the brakes?
Residents view the first iceberg of the season as it passes the South Shore, also known as "Iceberg Alley", near Ferryland Newfoundland, Canada April 16, 2017.

A tiny Canadian town has a new best friend: This massive, gorgeous iceberg

It's iceberg season in Ferryland, Canada. Check out the photos!

A tiny Canadian town has a new best friend: This massive, gorgeous iceberg
Youth in Istanbul, Turkey protest the results of a referendum on their president's powers.

Turks vote by a slim margin to expand their president's powers, and dissent erupts on social media

A razor-thin victory for Turkey's president seems to further destabilize a NATO ally.

Turks vote by a slim margin to expand their president's powers, and dissent erupts on social media
Ötzi the Iceman at the finding place.

Researchers may have cracked the case of how Ötzi the Iceman died

Ötzi, the 5,300-year-old iceman, was murdered. Archaeologists turned to a modern day Sherlock Holmes to figure out the circumstances surrounding the crime.

Researchers may have cracked the case of how Ötzi the Iceman died
The world, filtered through the Gall–Peters projection, is pictured here. Its imagery is a derivative of NASA’s Blue Marble summer-month composite with oceans lightened to enhance legibility and contrast. The image was created with the Geocart map project

Boston's public schools have adopted a new, more accurate world map

Boston's public schools are leading the way with the Gall-Peters projection world maps for its classrooms.

Boston's public schools have adopted a new, more accurate world map
A U.S. border agent patrols the U.S. border with Mexico in Nogales, Arizona, U.S., January 31, 2017.

Private prisons aren’t the only companies making a fortune off immigration detention

It's not just private prisons that stand to profit from immigration detention in the US. Business is booming for a US company that bails out undocumented immigrants, and some clients are alleging fraud.

Private prisons aren’t the only companies making a fortune off immigration detention
Members of the Girl Guides of Canada. Girl Guides of Canada via Flickr

Canadian schools and Girl Guides are nixing their trips to the US

Girl Guides of Canada has canceled all trips to the US until further notice because it fears problems at the border. High school class trips to Washington are also being canceled.

Canadian schools and Girl Guides are nixing their trips to the US
Germany's flashy new passport allows visa-free entry into 170 countries, new state-of-the-art security holograms to prevent counterfeiting, and art work visible only under ultraviolet light.

Every passport tells a story

If only passports could talk, they would have stories to tell. By digging into the historical aspects, the dates and the travel stamps, passport collector Tom Topol has made some interesting discoveries.

Every passport tells a story