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US Army recruits in assumed position, wearing black t-shirts that have "ARMY" written across in bold yellow letters

The US military faces challenges on the homefront as recruitment shortages continue

April 3, 2023Military

The US Army missed its target by 25% during the past fiscal year. Other branches of the military are also seeing a drop in recruiting.

A person wears colorful, pride-themed boots as they await the start of a queer liberation march for Black Lives Matter and against police brutality

A queer nature photographer on the great outdoors and hiking in 6-inch heels

October 30, 2020Lifestyle & Belief

A boy sits in a living room at a desk and watches a TV with a lesson airing on it.

Math at midnight: Students stuck in US struggle with remote learning at Chinese schools

September 23, 2020Education

Fedex Field, home of the Washington's NFL team in Landover, Maryland, is seen from Air Force One, 2013.

Washington NFL team retires racial slur from its name and logo

July 14, 2020Sports

Four Black American women activists wearing yellow shirts and holding protest signs stand in a field near a fence.

From Louisiana to Taiwan, environmental activists stand up to a major plastics company

July 9, 2020Conflict & Justice

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Visa restrictions on Chinese students will disadvantage US, says Queens College president

July 8, 2020Immigration

Chinese students make up a third of international students in the US. Under new Trump administration rules, they will not be allowed to enter or remain in the US if their colleges and universities are online-only this fall. “America risks losing its competitive advantage,” says Frank Wu, president of Queens College in New York.

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Nantucket businesses struggle without seasonal summer workers

July 7, 2020Business, Economics and Jobs

Nantucket summers are usually packed with tourists and foreign seasonal workers who help out during the high season. But this year, J-1 visa suspensions means no seasonal workers — and Nantucket businesses are struggling to get by.

Racial justice movement spurs a Texas city council to bar fracking expansion

July 3, 2020Environment

With the spotlight now on institutional racism, the city council of Arlington, Texas, took a historic stand by bucking a state law and refusing to expand a gas well complex close to a preschool for Black and Latino children.

Colleges brace for steep drop in international enrollment this fall

June 24, 2020Education

Nearly 90% of colleges expect international enrollment to decrease next semester due to the pandemic.

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Author Mira Jacobs reflects on raising a brown boy in America today

May 3, 2019Books

Mira Jacob’s new book, “Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversation,” explores the themes of interracial marriages, racism, and raising a brown child.

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