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A group that included a number of former Rikers inmates gathered near the bridge to the island to call for changes for New York City's most well-known prison.

And it has nothing to do with how sassy the candidates are.

And by Mexico, we also mean the million or so US citizens living there — the largest American population abroad.

Here are some initial reflections on a matter that demands further thought.

Like America before it, China is now reeling from its own exodus of low-skill factory jobs.

The news from Aleppo is grim, which leads to a big question for US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump: What would they do about the war in Syria?

There was a special connection between Jose Fernandez and the city of Miami. And his recent death of the Miami Marlins pitcher is hitting the community hard.

Chimpanzees, death certificates, and trade figures show why humans, over time, seem to be on track to build a more peaceable future.

The peace accord will end a half-century-long civil war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people.

It's the second anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students from Ayotzinapa, Mexico. The group El Changui Majadero is based in LA and recorded a song about it for their self-titled, debut album.

Many characterize the "presidential debates" more as joint appearances or joint press conferences, rather than debates. And the Byzantine rules that cover the debates go back decades.

The shooting of an unarmed black man by a white Tulsa police officer is just the latest example of that city's trouble racial past.

Global demand for seaweed is rising — and that could be a good thing for everyone, if we do it right.

We make snap judgments about our drinks before they ever reach our lips, which can change the way we perceive taste.

A new book chronicles how a smallpox epidemic, the knowledge of a slave and political unrest changed US history and medical science.

The legal director at the ACLU of Southern California was awarded a MacArthur Foundation grant for his work expanding the rights of immigrant detainees.

One of this year's recipients of the MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants" is Jose Quinonez, recognized for his work connecting low-income immigrants to mainstream financial services. His nonprofit tracks informal loans and builds credit history.

It started out by putting stickers over street signs in the Canadian City of Toronto. Printed on those stickers were indigenous names of the streets and area those streets run through.

The ancient border that separates Europe and Asia has, over the millennia, stayed roughly in the same place. But the identities of the continents have taken on rich and enduring cultural and political meanings.

Craving meat, but trying to go vegan? Well, one company's got a burger for you.

Thousands of Norwegians eat tacos every Friday. The tradition even has a name: Fredagstaco. In other words, Norway is awesome.

Even though he's been dead for over 30 years, El Santo remains an icon for many Mexicans. Here's what you need to know.

Amr Koura is a businessman in Cairo. He fears a Clinton presidency more than Trump.

What does it sound like to forgive someone who murdered your brother? Hear Rana Sodhi’s full conversation with Frank Roque, who committed the first known hate-driven murder after 9/11.

The Afghan government has given a full pardon to a warlord whose nickname is "The Butcher of Kabul." Despite the deal, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar remains a wanted terrorist in the US. His name brings terror to many Afghans.

The US used to be the largest agricultural exporter to Cuba. Not anymore — exports to the island have fallen off a cliff. And many American farmers say the US needs to fix that.

Mohammed Badran was 19 when he was forced to flee Syria. He wants the world to treat refugees like people.

The fashion reality show "Project Runway" posed a creative challenge to its 16 designers, including Venezuelan Roberi Parra: Design a beautiful dress out of balloons, glitter, and other party supplies.

After a devastating earthquake in central Italy, a special rescue unit is working to recover the town of Amatrice's cultural heritage: the centuries-old paintings, art and religious objects in the town's damaged or collapsed libraries, museums and churches.

The problem of drug-resistant superbugs is growing, but can a political body like the United Nations change the stakes?

Brazil's popular former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was indicted this week for corruption and could face decades in prison. Meanwhile, lawmakers tried to vote to protect themselves from prosecution.

“If we write about Clinton and Trump, it’s much easier to run a picture of Trump."

Who we are is less about what we say, than about what we do — who we include and exclude, who we tolerate. Chandran Kukathas, head of government at the London School of Economics, argues in the wake of anti-immigrant sentiments in the United States and Europe, these "free" societies could and should do better about walking the talk.

The US has approved the biggest arms deal in history: a $38 billion agreement to supply Israel with jets, bombs, missiles and military support for the next 10 years. And now that the paper is signed, look for arms deals with Israel's Arab neighbors to proceed.

If Missouri’s race is as close as recent polls suggest, some observers think it could be St. Louis’ “Bosnian vote” that gives the state’s 10 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton.

Forty years ago, Orlando Letelier, a former Chilean diplomat, and, Ronni Moffitt, his assistant, were killed when a bomb taped beneath their vehicle detonated. Francisco Letelier, the diplomat's son, revisits the murder on Washington's Embassy Row.

"Pure serendipity" reunited a Canadian journalist with a Syrian family she has profiled in Damascus two years before. Now she has their news from Toronto.

France becomes the first country in the world to ban plastic cups, plates and cutlery. But is replacing plastic with compostable items the best way to go?

The brothers are close and talk on the phone almost every day. Lately, because of persistent drought in their home country of Honduras, they've been having the same conversation over and over again: whether it's better to leave or better to stay in Honduras.

After spending years in an Israeli prison, these two Palestinian men are giving entrepreneurship a try. They're hoping their concept for an urban food truck catches on in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

With 200,000 potential votes up for grabs, US citizens living in Israel could make a difference in a tight 2016 race for the White House.

The EU-Turkey deal has turned Lesbos into an open-air prison.

Active duty military and veteran votes will be crucial to win North Carolina’s hotly contested electoral votes. Perhaps no state is closer in the polls, or harder to predict, than North Carolina.

There's been a second day of violent unrest in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, in central Africa. Unrest erupted after authorities delayed the presidential elections.

Vehicle sharing businesses are exploding — electric scooters are just the latest version.

Balbir Singh Sodhi was killed at his Phoenix gas station four days after 9/11. He was a Sikh American but his killer thought he was a Muslim. Fifteen years later, his brother keeps on telling his story.

The construction of Brutalist-style featureless apartments hastened the loss of cohesion in Syrian society, according to Homs architect Marwa al-Sabouni, whose book "The Battle for Home" and accompanying TED talk offer a new vision.

But it’s made of ... plastic?