How Mexico Has Been Using Checkpoints And Deportations To Address Migration
The U.S. is pressuring Mexico to crack down on Central Americans trying to come north. But migrants say they’ve already been facing a maze of checkpoints and Mexican law enforcement on their efforts to find a safe home.
Who’s an employee? California ruling updates debate for the gig economy
The California Supreme Court this week handed down a ruling that makes it harder for employers to classify their workers as independent contractors. The ruling, handed down Monday in a case involving drivers for Southern California courier company Dyn…
Using Marx’s birthday to recall progress toward peace
Seven years ago, Harvard University scholar Steven Pinker wrote a book that concluded, through analysis of historical data, that “the world is less violent now than at any time in history.” In 2018 peace is still not yet a universal norm. The #MeToo a…
For ‘accidental Americans,’ the hidden costs prove taxing
Tom Wallis was born in France to a French mother and American father. Apart from one year he spent working in the United States, Wallis has spent little time tending to his American roots – he thinks of himself as French. “We had to tell the French b…
As Israel-Iran rivalry burns, Russia’s Tehran ties may get singed
As Israel and Iran increasingly square off against each other amid Syria’s multi-dimensional war, it is Russia that finds itself between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Russia has managed to maintain good relations with both Iran and Israel, eve…
Failed MH370 Search May Have Solved Mystery Of 19th-Century Shipwrecks
The search for the Malaysian Airlines flight — lost in 2014 with 239 passengers and crew — turned up two shipwrecks. Maritime historians think they’ve discovered the identities of the vessels.
Morning News Brief
The NRA opens its annual conference Friday in Dallas, where there are 20 acres of displays of firearms and hunting accessories. And, it appears North Korea may soon release three American detainees.
Administration Officials Wrap Up 2 Days Of Trade Talks In Beijing
David Greene talks to Amy Celico — a China specialist at the U.S. Trade Representative’s office under President George W. Bush — about what might have been achieved.
3 Americans Held In North Korea May Be Released Soon, Trump Tweets
Rachel Martin talks to Anna Fifield, Tokyo bureau chief at The Washington Post, about President Trump’s hint on Twitter that 3 Americans held in North Korean labor camps might be released soon.
When A Mystery Outbreak Strikes, Who You Gonna Call?
It all started with a funeral in Liberia. Guests fell ill but no one knew why. Time to summon the “disease detectives.”
Former Volkswagen CEO Indicted Over Emission Testing Scandal
A U.S. grand jury has charged Martin Winterkorn, VW’s former CEO and 5 other ex-executives on felony charges of conspiracy. In 2015, VW admitted installing cheat devices in its diesel vehicles.
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