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Ed Follis was the US Drug Enforcement Agency's Afghanistan Attache in the aftermath of 9/11
Conflict
Afghanistan’s Taliban and ISIS have the same funding model: Drugs
A relief worker walks among refugees in Lesbos
Conflict
From one refugee to another: ‘study, get educated — then come help the people’
Berry pickers in Finnish Lapland from the province of Ubon Ratchathani in northeast Thailand. The balaclavas keep the gnats, biting flies, and mosquitoes away.
Economics
Thai berry pickers in Nordic Lapland take home cash and antlers
A child from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, sits on the ground at Bajed Kadal refugee camp, southwest of Dohuk province August 23, 2014.
Belief
Religious freedom is under threat worldwide, but what about the US?
Gulwari Passarlay in London
Conflict
He crossed nine countries to flee war. And he was just 12 years old.
Chicago Cubs
Sports
The hapless Cubs have cultivated ‘a slightly elevated form of mediocrity this year’
Danish newspaper headline: "Presidential candidate loves Denmark: In the US, Denmark was praised by Bernie Sanders during yesterday's presidential debate, and it is not the first time that US Senator has cited Denmark as a good example"
Global Politics
What’s so great about Denmark?
Members of the Buena Vista Social Club performing at The White House.
Music
The next big gig for Cuba’s Buena Vista Social Club? The White House.
Sanja Golubovic (r) and her friend Branka Saric (l) at a rally demanding the Danish government accept more refugees and migrants. Both came to Denmark as refugees from Bosnia.
Conflict
A former refugee in Denmark says she’s embarrassed by her adopted country’s stance on refugees
Jim Webb, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley and Lincoln Chafee attend the first debate in Las Vegas, Nevada October 13, 2015.
Global Politics
What is America’s greatest threat? For many, the answer is climate change.