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french soccer players at the world cup

French national soccer players of immigrant ancestry face harsher critics at the World Cup

Sports

The synergy that has propelled the French national team to the title game in the most recent World Cup in Russia has been colorblind — but French citizens and fans have not.

an aerial view of a tent camp for detained migrant children in the US

Family separation under ‘zero-tolerance’ policy could leave lasting trauma in children, pediatric doctor says

Immigration
family members carry the coffin in a murdered political candidate in mexico

Unprecedented wave of political violence rocks Mexico

Media
Merkley in Texas

Oregon senator is denied access to a migrant children’s center in Texas

Immigration
An elderly Rohingya man in the Kutapalong camp in Bangladesh.

July’s monsoon will exacerbate a public health crisis in Rohingya refugee camps

President Trump caused headlines after referring to group of Latino immigrants as "animals" on Wednesday. He said he was only referring to members of the gang MS-13.

President Trump’s ‘animals’ comment points to a dark history of using dehumanizing language

Conflict & Justice

The terms President Trump has used to describe a group of Latino immigrants can have serious societal consequences.

Teacher Suzanne Sutton takes a selfie in front of rows of empty desks at her classroom.

In Oklahoma, some teachers try to make ends meet. Others move out of state for better pay.

Education

Suzanne Sutton watches her money carefully and works a second job after school. But Shawn Sheehan, who was named Oklahoma’s 2016 teacher of the year, took a teaching job in Texas.

Jahne Benthall organized a March For Our Lives in Newark, New Jersey.

A March For Our Lives activist in Newark wants communities of color to be listened to

Conflict

Jahne Benthall attended the March For Our Lives in Newark, N.J. While she’s proud of what she did, she wants more attention to be to the gun violence that some communities of color face every day.

Law enforcement personnel investigate the scene where the Texas bombing suspect blew himself up on the side of a highway north of Austin in Round Rock, Texas, March 21, 2018.

Manhunt ends after Texas serial bombing suspect dies in blast

Justice

Austin Police Chief Brian Manley told reporters early Wednesday morning that the motive for the bombings was still unclear.

Activists participate in a march to call for an end to violence against women during International Women's Day in San Salvador, El Salvador, March 8, 2018.

UN Women head: The time is now for gender equality

Conflict

The agency also hopes to build alliances between urban and rural women, since many can face similar challenges no matter where they are in the world.

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