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immigration

EXCLUSIVE: Mexican officials are extorting thousands of dollars from migrants applying for asylum

Corrupt officials and cartels demand as much as $3,500 just for the privilege of standing in line.
Emily Green
3.13.19
Music

We Asked Wedding DJs How They Feel About Playing Michael Jackson's Music

“If some of us don’t take a stand as professionals, we’re kind of enabling him.”
Noel Ransome
3.13.19
Paul Manafort

Manafort’s second sentence means he’ll spend more than 7 years in prison

Now Manafort, who turns 70 next month, looks set to spend a big chunk of his retirement in prison — unless President Trump pardons him.
Greg Walters
3.13.19
Democrats

Freshman Democrats and Nancy Pelosi aren’t exactly on the same page on impeaching Trump

"I'm going to move forward, obviously," said Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Democrat of Michigan.
Matt Laslo
3.13.19
Premieres

Dexter Story’s Stunning ‘Bahir’ is a Love Letter to East African Music

The Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist and composer enlists a wealth of marquee guests like Sudan Archives on his rich, genre-blending third LP.
Josh Terry
3.13.19
Technology

Spotify is going to war with Apple

The music-streaming service has long been frustrated about the way Apple handles subscriptions in its App Store.
David Gilbert
3.13.19
Policing

How Canadian Police Try To Get You to Confess to a Crime

We spoke to an RCMP investigator about the psychology behind the modern approach to “interviewing” suspects.
Nick Rose
3.13.19
The Nice Guide to Right Now

Everything Sucks Except This Video of a Guy Saving Two Dogs from a Frozen Lake

Watch a good man rescue some good boys.
River Donaghey
3.13.19
Homelessness

The Full Story Behind That Letter Telling a Person with Mental Health Issues They're 'Resilient' Enough to Be Homeless

We called Torbay Council to ask for an explanation.
Ben Charlie Smoke
3.13.19
Opportunity

NASA Releases Opportunity Rover’s Final Panoramic View of Mars

Opportunity spent its final months building this panorama of its location, which is now its gravesite.
Becky Ferreira
3.13.19
College admissions scam

How the college-admission scammers did it

“It’s truly stunning, it’s almost comical,” said an expert on economic inequality in higher education. “You wonder if it’s an anomaly.”
Rex Santus
3.13.19
privacy

T-Mobile Reveals More Location Data Abuse Following Questions from Senator Wyden

“It is now abundantly clear that you have failed to be good stewards of your customers’ private location information,” Senator Wyden wrote in a letter addressed to AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon.
Joseph Cox
3.13.19
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