Renata Teodoro

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This video shows a 104-story leap of faith in New York City

March 26, 2014
Global Scan

What's it like to jump off a 104-story building? Let us show you. Plus would you get a haircut like your national leader? What if you had no choice? That may just be the case in North Korea. Those stories and more in today's Global Scan.

This video shows a 104-story leap of faith in New York City
Renata Teodoro (left) visits her mother, Gorete, in southern Brazil. Teodoro, 26, and her mother were photographed on the front page of the New York Times in June 2013 as they embraced through a metal fence on the US-Mexico border.

For a young, undocumented immigrant, a new program lets her live in the US and even visit her deported family

March 25, 2014
Global Politics
For a young, undocumented immigrant, a new program lets her live in the US and even visit her deported family

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