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Mim Akter Tania, 22, thought she was getting a job as a hospital custodian in Saudi Arabia. Instead, she says, she ended up as a domestic servant with an abusive boss.

They Pump $15 Billion A Year Into Bangladesh's Economy — But At What Cost?

Bangladeshis who want to work abroad can pay thousands of dollars for a permit. The reward is a chance for a job that allows them to send cash back home. But there's a potential for abuse as well.

Incident In Charlottesville Will Make Us Stronger, Gov. McAuliffe Says

David Greene talks to Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe about the protests in Charlottesville. Some say the police didn't do enough to prevent the attack by a white nationalist that left one person dead.

Mary Rich, the mother of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich, gives a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 1, 2016. Seth Rich was gunned down walking through a D.C. neighborhood in July 2016. Some have theorized, without proof, that his death was related to his DNC work.

Unproved Claims Re-Emerge Around DNC Staffer's Death: Here's What You Should Know

Seth Rich was a young staffer at the Democratic National Committee, shot near his home in July 2016. Here's why the story — and the conspiracy around it — keep resurfacing.

A worker disinfects shoes outside the Ebola security zone at a hospital in Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

From The Front Lines Of The Ebola War: Never Stop Going, Take It Slow

Leah Feldman was on the Doctors Without Borders team in the 2014 outbreak. Now she's helping fight the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — and literally sweating in her boots.

More than 2,100 drug felons were denied SNAP benefits in West Virginia in 2016. The number has more than tripled during the past decade.

In Some States, Drug Felons Still Face Lifetime Ban On SNAP Benefits

The 1996 federal ban aimed to punish drug offenders, but research shows denying aid disproportionately affects the poor and increases recidivism. Many states have opted out or modified the policy.

Many fewer baby girls are born in India and China than the odds would predict.

Where The Girls Are (And Aren't): #15Girls

Most of the world's girls still face discrimination at nearly every point in their lives — in some cases, even before they are born.

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U.S troops leave Afghanistan's Bagram air base after nearly 20 years. President Trump's business and CFO are charged with tax fraud. And, the Supreme Court deals a blow to the Voting Rights Act.

As 2020 Ends, Let's Remember The Politics Of It All

NPR's Don Gonyea talks with Mark Barabak of The Los Angeles Times, Kathleen Gray of The New York Times and Holly Bailey of The Washington Post about covering politics during a year like none other.

The Easterday family owns wide swaths of agricultural ground and assets across the Columbia Basin, along with restaurants, produce processing facilities and a private plane.

Eastern WA 'Cattlegate' Continues: Bankruptcy Complicates Creditors' Claims To Easterday Empire

Updated Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, 5 p.m. PT The Easterday family spread unfurls across the Columbia Basin — yawning onion farms, massive potato sheds, huge...

Leaving Washington, D.C., behind, the Trumps board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Jan. 20, hours before President Biden's inauguration.

Could Trump Make A Comeback In 2024?

There is little precedent for a former president running again, let alone winning. But since when has the lack of precedent bothered Donald Trump?

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