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This story is part of a group of stories called Finding the best ways to do good. Made possible by The Rockefeller Foundation. It seems like something out of dystopian fiction. Unfortunately, it’s reality. China has been secretly installing a…
Anyone who has ever lived in a house or apartment infested with cockroaches knows what stubborn pests they can be. They’re just really, really hard to kill. If you try to hit them with a rolled-up newspaper, they’ll scamper away.…
For people with felony convictions in Florida, the fight for voting rights wages on. The state is now facing four lawsuits over a newly enacted measure that critics say undermines one of the largest expansions of voting rights in recent…
Since the first Democratic debate, national polls have shown former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead shrinking and Sen. Kamala Harris rising. And now, a new poll suggests a similar dynamic is at work in the nomination process’s first contest: the…
US Customs and Border Protection is investigating the “disturbing social media activity” of current and former Border Patrol agents, following a report by A.C. Thompson at ProPublica on Monday that uncovered a private Facebook group in which current and former…
In May, Washington barred the Chinese tech giant from buying US-made equipment, including chips, citing security concerns. Many other countries have also introduced measures targeting the company. “It is very important to recognise that there can be significant benefits to…
