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When women got the right to vote in 50 countries

After years apart, they found their loved ones experiencing homelessness

Julie Crossman sitting on a stoop wearing a red long-sleeve shirt, is the sister of Nanie Crossman who she lost touch with, in Oakland on April 8, 2025

Trump is targeting sanctuary cities. But what is a sanctuary city, anyway?

People hold signs in support of sanctuary city mayors outside the U.S. capitol, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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Why Trump wants to ban barcodes on ballots, and what it means for voters and election officials

Election workers scan ballots at the scanning stations of the Philadelphia City Commissioners Office and Election Warehouse on Election Day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 5, 2024.

Without AmeriCorps rural communities will lose essential social services

Americorps reading tutor Kelly Meany, L, gives one-on-one reading instructions to 7-year-old 2nd grader Madissen Moody at C.W. Harris Elementary School in D.C where Corps members play a huge role in DC public schools, teaching kids to read and acting as role models, on Friday, September 19, 2014

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Monkeypox vaccine in the US: What public health experts know so far—and what they don't

A vial of the Monkeypox vaccine and syringe.

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How NATO has grown since 1997 and its changing relationship with Russia

NATO flag ceremony in Bucharest

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How US trees are powering Europe's renewable energy goals

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How US trees are powering Europe's renewable energy goals

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Countries spending the most on their militaries

National Guard troops stand along the street during the march against police violence over death of George Floyd.

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Countries accepting the most Ukrainian refugees

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Inflation, food shortages, and 8 other ways the coronavirus changed the supply chain

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Countries with the lowest income inequality

Cobblestone street and buildings in Bardejov, Slovakia

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Abortion laws around the world

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How the US aids Israel, from defense spending to agriculture