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Rumbila Abdullahi and her husband, Ibrahim Abdi, hold their newborn son, Nabeel, outside their home in Springfield, Massachusetts.

This refugee’s academic success in the US comes with plenty of complications — and joy

On Course

Rumbila Abdullahi was born in a refugee camp in Kenya. Today, she’s on her way to becoming a doctor. In many ways, she was an outlier, and her school journey came with immense pressure to succeed.

Muslims pray in a mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr holiday, a feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide, in Grozny, Russia, on Thursday, May 13, 2021.

The world celebrates Eid — including some of The World’s listeners

Religion
Health care workers gather for lunch purchased by members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD)

Pandemic raises fears for immigrant doctors whose status in the US is uncertain

COVID-19
a man with goggles and a protective helmet points to the factory behind him

In Springfield, Massachusetts, bracing for uncertainty from Trump’s trade policies

Business, Economics and Jobs
A model of a new Orange Line subway car that will be built by CRRC MA. The new cars should start rolling out in 2019.

Bostonians will soon ride on Chinese and American-built subway cars

Business

A Massachusetts mayor wants to say ‘no’ to more refugees

Conflict & Justice

Domenic Sarno, the mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, says refugees are draining the city’s limited public services. He’s asked the State Department to freeze refugee resettlements to Springfield, but refugee advocates say the newcomers are being turned into scapegoats.Domenic Sarno, the mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, says refugees are draining the city’s limited public services. He’s asked the State Department to freeze refugee resettlements to Springfield, but refugee advocates say the newcomers are being turned into scapegoats.

Mass. community puts Afghan-style counter-insurgency tactics to use against gangs

Global Politics

Springfield, Mass., had a problem with gangs. Has. A Harvard professor and former soldier in Afghanistan has taken some of the tactics developed to fight the insurgency in Afghanistan and applied them to dealing with Springfield’s gangs.

Titanic history preserved in letters

Arts, Culture & Media

It’s been little more than a week since the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912. Edward Kamuda, who runs the Titanic Historical Society, shared some of the memories of Titanic survivors he had corresponded with since childhood.

Debating Lincoln

Arts, Culture & Media

Celebrate the 200th birthday of “Honest Abe” with a fresh look at the man, the myth and what he means today.

For the Love of Lincoln

Is it just us, or is Abraham Lincoln everywhere these days?  With the new Steven Spielberg biopic “Lincoln,” Louis CK’s Abe Lincoln parody for Saturday Night Live, the big budget summer release “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” lots of new Lincoln books, and the 150th anniversary of the civil war, it seems the 16th president is hotter […]