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There were more than 900 murders in Acapulco last year. Violence is so pervasive in this city, once a premiere Mexican tourist destination, that criminology has become a thriving new profession.

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Fleeing violence from her hometown in Honduras, Gabriela Rodriguez traveled thousands of miles with her daughter to the Mexico - U.S. border in Tijuana. This short documentary follows her as she weighed her options to cross into the U.S., hoping to leave behind her past.

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In Brazil, where a legal iPhone has the world's highest price tag, a smartphone black market has emerged to satisfy demand for the device.

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A California toddler learns to cope with the effects of a mysterious disease that paralyzes.

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In exchange for valuable tax breaks from the city five years ago, tech companies have been flocking to San Francisco's low-income Tenderloin and Mid-Market neighborhoods. As the area improves, will long-time residents get left behind?

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Police are increasingly investigating opioid overdoses as homicides and prosecuting addicts who procure drugs for others. Heroin user Fred Rebmann was recently sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. 

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As many schools around the country start the year virtually, residents in rural communities like those in West Virginia are asking why they don’t have reliable Internet service. The recent bankruptcy of Frontier Communications provides insight into how U.S. broadband policies have fallen short for many Americans.

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Violent confrontations between police and protestors during the 1999 World Trade Organization conference changed the way police respond to protests in the U.S. Here’s how we got to the militarized police tactics we see today.

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While the agriculture industry is increasingly taking improved coronavirus safety measures in the fields, H-2A guest farmworkers are often returning to crowded motels where coronavirus outbreaks have already spread. WSJ reporter Alejandro Lazo reports from Santa Maria, Calif.

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An area of Mexico City known as "Little L.A.," has evolved into a hub for migrants from the U.S. Israel Concha, who was deported after more than 30 years, now devotes his time to helping other deportees rebuild their lives in a place they hardly know. 

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Wayne Hage may be the last cowboy in his family, ending a tradition of cattle ranching that started during the Civil War. The Hages have been fighting with the federal government over grazing rights on Nevada public lands.

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Brazil's largest landfill closed this month leaving thousands of scavengers, and the 35,000 people living nearby, fearing more poverty and an increase in crime while the economy struggles to provide jobs. We followed Sandra Montes and her husband Emerson Oliveira de Souza as they trawled through tons of waste just days before the site closed. 

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California wildfires cost insurance companies more than $24 billion over the past two years. As those insurers look to cover their losses, here’s a look at how homeowners like Grass Valley resident Christy Hubbard are paying the price.