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Ukraine’s booming surrogacy industry

<p>Surrogacy is a multimillion-dollar, global industry. More American women are choosing to go abroad for what's referred to as "reproductive tourism." One of the top destinations is Ukraine. Its booming baby business is raising ethical questions about whether the industry is improving women's lives or exploiting them. From our Across Women's Lives desk, Allison Herrera has the story.</p>

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Follow-up on a 6 year old from El Salvado

<div>An audio clip released by the investigative news organization, ProPublica captured the disturbing reality of the Trump administration's now-rescinded family separation policy. It contains the cries and pleas of 10 Central American children being held at a US Customs and Border Protection facility after being separated from their families. ProPublica's Ginger Thompson has been following the journey of one of those children, a 6-year-old girl from El Salvador, as she attempts to reunite with her mother.</div>

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Travel ban waivers

<div>The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of President Donald Trump's travel ban. The ban includes a waiver process that the administration says travelers from affected countries can use to ask for exceptions. But some say the waiver process is only for show. The World's Carol Hills talks to former Foreign Service Officer Chris Richardson, who recently submitted a sworn affidavit raising red flags about the waiver process.</div>

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What happens when abortion is a crime?

<div>Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement could be a game-changer for reproductive rights in the US. Scholar Michelle Oberman has looked at several countries where abortion has been criminalized. She talks with host Carol Hills about the battles being waged worldwide over women's access to birth control and abortion.</div>

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Mexico elections

<div>Election day in Mexico is right around the corner. According to most polls, candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador is the favorite to win. Who is he and what would his potential presidency mean for US-Mexico relations? KJZZ's Jorge Valencia speaks to Carol Hills from Mexico City.</div>

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Short history of Latin America in one song

<p>Host Carol Hills shares one song from Canadian-Mexican artist Boogat. The song is called Aquí. The lyrics are all about Latin America's complicated history, and the tangle of poverty, corruption and colonialism that have shaped the region for centuries.</p>

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Ukraine's booming surrogacy market, travel ban waivers and abortion around the world post-Kennedy

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