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Julia Lurie

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He Fled Boko Haram and Helped Build an Award-Winning Restaurant. Now He’s Facing Deportation.

It was Father’s Day, and Suya Joint, a celebrated West African restaurant in Boston, was slammed. Normally, Cecelia Lizotte, the restaurant’s...

05.08.2025 10

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Watch: A Mother’s Journey Through a Devastating Adoption System

In the fall of 2018, Tia Goins was a new mother in crisis, facing eviction, unable to find room in a shelter, and confronting the prospect of...

11.07.2025 2

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The Trump Administration Is Shutting Down the National Suicide Hotline’s Program for LGBTQ Youth

The Trump administration is shutting down services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide hotline. Since the hotline’s launch in 2022,...

18.06.2025 6

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Trump Is Trying to Scrap Basic Protections for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

The Trump administration filed a motion Thursday to end the decades-old legal ruling that established basic standards for the treatment and release of...

23.05.2025 20

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HHS Plans to Cut the National Suicide Hotline’s Program for LGBTQ Youth

The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and...

23.04.2025 1000

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If Trump Cares So Much About Fentanyl, Why Is He Cutting Addiction Treatment Funding?

In the name of reducing fentanyl overdoses, the Trump administration has gone to the extreme—levying tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China;...

14.04.2025 40

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Trump Ousts Multiple Government Watchdogs in a Late-Night Purge

In a sweeping move, President Donald Trump ousted at least a dozen inspectors general on Friday night, purging major federal agencies of independent...

26.01.2025 10

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Accused of Sexual Assault, Drunkenness, and Financial Mismanagement, New Defense Head Is Confirmed

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as defense secretary on Saturday morning after a confirmation process mired in allegations of sexual assault, public...

25.01.2025 8

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When Orphans Aren’t Actually Orphans

Pop culture is full of lovable orphans. There’s Annie, of course, and Harry Potter, and the Boxcar Children, and James (with the Giant Peach), and...

25.01.2025 7

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The Other Big Election Winners? Private Prisons

Sue Ogrocki/AP Donald Trump’s win on Tuesday has sent private prison company stocks soaring as investors anticipate that the president-elect’s...

10.11.2024 10

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