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Focus Growing up during a heroin epidemic
In some corners of America, the lives children and teens are being shaped by heroin and opioid abuse. In turn, they could help reshape how America sees addiction.
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Storming Iraq's Green Zone: Wake-up call for political reform?
The protests had a staged quality, but they speak to Iraq's entrenched inequalities – and the popular thirst to address them.
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Saudi plan to end oil ‘addiction’: How will it change the kingdom?
Such a shift has the potential to reshape the country’s regional profile – though it is unclear if would play a productive role or expand its proxy wars against Iran.
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The evolving ethics behind the L.A. e-mail scandal
The resignation of a much-lauded police official in Los Angeles County is evidence of how standards for the private lives of public servants are rising. That's especially true for police departments now.
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Decoder Bernie Sanders says superdelegates are unfair. True?
In his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sanders argues that the free-to-choose 'superdelegates' should align with the voters within their own states. But their role wasn't conceived that way.
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Welcome to the home of the toughest 'bathroom bill' in America
The Oxford, Ala., City Council passed an ordinance that punishes transgender people with up to six months of jail for using the bathroom that matches their gender identity. The move draws support – and questions.
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Voters' dilemma: What happens if it's Hillary vs. Trump?
Many voters aren't enthused about the prospect of a Clinton vs. Trump election. So, will they fall in line and back one – or not?
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‘Accept it’: GOP’s opposition to Trump is fading
Mainstream Republicans have fought to slow Donald Trump's momentum, but now some GOP insiders are embracing his potential nomination.
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How Freddie Gray's death changed Baltimore, and its election
This week, the citizens of Baltimore voted – and their numbers exceeded even the primary election that led to America’s first black president.
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In northern Iraq, longstanding tensions surge even as ISIS is pushed back
Kurdish forces and Shiite militias, nominal allies in the battle against Islamic State forces, are trying to control disputed territory – often violently.
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As college prices soar, poorest students fall further behind
The college attainment gap between higher and lower income families is huge and growing. Affordability plays a big role.
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Less nationalism? In poll, majority see themselves as 'global citizens'
For the first time, an 18-nation survey finds 51 percent lean toward a global view of themselves. The trend is most notable in large developing countries.
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Decoder These numbers show the GOP is more worried about itself
Two polls show that Republicans are worried about how their party looks from the inside and the outside.
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Monitor Breakfast New encryption technology is aiding terrorists, intelligence director says
New, commercially available encryption software 'had and is having major, profound effects on our ability' to collect intelligence, 'particularly against terrorists,' James Clapper told reporters at a Monitor-hosted breakfast.
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Monitor Breakfast Obama's Asia trade deal still alive, top economic adviser says
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is opposed by both leading candidates, is a key element of President Obama’s effort to increase US engagement with the Pacific region and help offset China’s rising influence.
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Monitor Breakfast EPA administrator: 'We're going to keep reducing greenhouse gas emissions'
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to finalize rules to curb methane emissions from the oil and gas sector this spring, EPA administrator Gina McCarthy said Tuesday.
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Passcode Will emotions be hackable? Exploring how cybersecurity could evolve (+video)
At a Passcode event, the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity at the University of California, Berkeley unveiled a series of scenarios exploring the various alternate futures of the Internet.
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Passcode Thousands of New Yorkers named as apparent Islamic State targets
An online group claiming Islamic State ties threatened 3,600 New Yorkers and distributed their personal information last week on a secure messaging app.
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Passcode Dutch art project exposes extent of surveillance, tests limits of law
The arts collective known as SETUP built a detailed catalog of the population in the Netherlands based on open data sources. The information it collected proved so revealing that making it public would violate privacy laws.
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Change Agent Tired of conditions in their city, Romans adopt a 'do it yourself' approach
Rome's residents are filling potholes, yanking weeds, and bagging trash. In doing the work, they're experimenting with what is a novel concept for many Italians: a sense of civic duty.
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Change Agent As immigrants move outside big cities, more US schools create welcome programs
Foreign-born students now make up 6 percent of the total US public school population. Experts say schools can be a place for integration.
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Change Agent Shipping containers make headway as housing options (yes, with windows)
With many people struggling to pay rent, a surprising solution could be as close as the nearest port. But shipping-container housing is a sore subject for some local governments.
May 2, 2016
Photos of the Day 05/02
A circus clown cries as she watches the performing elephants prepare for their final show on Sunday for the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
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