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Domestic Violence

Use of genealogy website leads to New Mexico rape arrest

Source: Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — DNA evidence checked against a genealogy website led to a man’s arrest in a 2015 Albuquerque-area rape, Bernalillo County officials said. The arrest […]

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Domestic Violence Women's Rights

‘Not My Fault’: Women in Mexico Fight Back Against Violence

Source: The New York Times ECATEPEC, Mexico — Itan Flores was a young teenager when her first boyfriend imprisoned her for six weeks in a room furnished with just a […]

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Social Justice

Andrew Yang was moved to tears discussing gun safety at an Iowa town hall after a mother says her child was killed by a stray bullet

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang grew visibly emotional while discussing gun safety at an Iowa town hall on Saturday, after a mother described how her 4-year-old daughter was killed by […]

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Women's Rights

US Stance at UN a Backward Step on Women’s Rights

Source: Human Rights Watch Trump administration threatens to veto Security Council Resolution on sexual violence. (New York) – The United States’ threat to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution on sexual violence in […]

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Civil Rights

The U.S. Immigration System May Have Reached a Breaking Point

Source: Michael D. Shear, Miriam Jordan and Manny Fernandez/New York Times For years, there have been warnings that America’s immigration system was going to fail. That time may be now. SAN YSIDRO, Calif. […]

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Family and Children's Advocacy

Border Patrol Finds Abandoned Toddler with Phone Number on His Shoes

Source: Julia Ainsley/NBC News Agents have taken the 3-year-old boy to a U.S. border station and are trying to find his parents using the number written on his shoes, officials […]