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  Why do so few trials of police shootings end in convictions?

  In July 2016, a young black male named Philando Castile was fatally shot by police officer Jeronimo Yanez outside of St. Paul, Minnesota during a traffic stop due to a broken tail light. Continue reading →

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  With the economy in freefall, Venezuela faces humanitarian crisis

  With the combination of a failing economy and rapidly inflating food prices, many Venezuelans are currently starving to death. One recent study found that in the past year, 75 percent of Venezuelans lost an average of 19 pounds. The proportion of children who suffer from severe malnutrition increased by four percent in just four months. Continue reading →

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  Senate Republicans reveal health care bill, drawing unanimous Democratic opposition

  After weeks of drafting in secret, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the Senate version of the health care bill public on Thursday morning. It shares broad strokes with the House of Representatives bill, whose approval rating is underwater. Continue reading →

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  After weeks of secrecy, Senate health care bill to be released to public

  After spending weeks drafting a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act behind closed doors, Republican leaders in the Senate announced that they would release it to the rest of the Congress and the public on June 22, 2017. Continue reading →

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  Grounded airplanes and the unexpected consequences of climate change

  An extreme heat wave is currently affecting the western and southwestern United States. Continue reading →

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