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Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters Fear Is Driving Young Men Across the U.S. Border
Central American countries are losing a generation because of gangs.
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Why Are Venezuelan Prisoners Sewing Their Mouths Shut?
An extreme means of protest emerges in brutal conditions.
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The Women of Mexico's Drug War
For the incarcerated in Ciudad Juárez, it's a fine line between victim and perpetrator.
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5-Year-Olds With Cigarettes: Glamorous or Hideous?
A new photography exhibit aims to make viewers think twice about what smoking really means.
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Hoboken Passing: Photographing the Last Mom-and-Pop Shops
John Delaney's portraits capture men and women whose whole world is changing around them.
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Living Like a Hasid, Thinking Like a Heretic
Journalist Pearl Gabel documents Jewish men living double lives.
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New York's Red-Light District in Photos
A Wall Street trader quits his job to roam the toughest streets of the Bronx.
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First Nights in America: What Arriving as a Refugee Looks Like
An Italian photographer and an American journalist tell the stories in haunting images of displaced people as they resettle in the U.S.
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Why South Carolina Still Segregates HIV-Positive Prisoners
Jails across across the country have long since stopped putting inmates with the AIDS virus in separate housing. Here's why one state refuses to change its ways.
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'Good Samaritan' Laws Could Help Overdose Victims—If Only People Knew They Existed
In New York and other states, drug users are supposed to be granted immunity when they call 911 to save their friends' lives. But the police and the public have yet to get the message.
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Ng Han Guan / AP Transgender Rights in the Workplace Are Still Unclear
It's illegal to fire employees because of their sex. But switching genders can still cost people their jobs.
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In New York, a 20-Year-Old Policy Suddenly Prompts a Lawsuit
Since 1991, the Clean Halls program has allowed the NYPD to arrest apartment dwellers with little or no cause. Why is the city being so secretive -- and why are residents only now fighting back?
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The War on Drug Users: Are Syringe Exchanges Immoral?
Despite the data, some still struggle with the the idea of helping drug users inject, arguing that these programs encourage addiction.
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The Policy That Keeps Prostitutes From Carrying and Using Condoms
New York isn't the only place where cops can use condom possession to justify arrest, but sex worker advocates there are pushing a bill.
