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The community members of Villa Soldati, a slum on the southwest end of Buenos Aires’ sprawling outskirts, are stuck between a rock and a...

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In a recent Gallup survey, respondents ranked different professions according to perceptions of honesty and ethical standards. Nurses hit...

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There are many things that can give financial markets jitters, but only a few do so with clockwork regularity. The United States Federal...

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On November 21, only a week after terrorist attacks rocked Paris and left 130 dead, heavily armed gunmen streamed into a hotel in Bamako,...