01Apr2014
The Crackdown Along the US-Mexico Border Is Causing More Migrants to Die
The New Republic
While many aspects of the U.S. immigration system have stayed static in recent years, border security has tightened, contributing to a growing number of deaths.

01Apr2014
Catholic Leaders Celebrate Mass in Shadow of Border Fence, Call for US Immigration Reform
Associated Press
Roman Catholic leaders made a rare visit to the border and celebrated Mass in the shadow of the fence separating the U.S. and Mexico, offering Holy Communion through the steel barrier to people on the Mexican side as they sought to bring attention to the plight of immigrants.

01Apr2014
MATCH International: This Is What Funding for Women's Rights Looks Like
MATCH International Women's Fund
Somewhere among our conversations about the role of women and girls in international development, we have lost our way - as women are increasingly portrayed as tools for economic progress or, worse, marketable commodities filling the pages of holiday brochures.

01Apr2014
Cuban Parliament OKs New Foreign Investment Law
Cuba Standard
Hoping to boost lagging GDP growth, the National Assembly approved a new foreign investment law that promises less government control, more flexibility - including 100-percent ownership by foreigners - lower taxes, and more guarantees to foreign investors.

01Apr2014
Mermaids & Angels Rise Up from Acapulco Beach
Belfast Telegraph
Mermaids, angels and even the Eiffel Tower rose up from the beaches of Acapulco as part of an annual sand sculpture competition.

01Apr2014
Poll: Web Brings More Freedom and More Surveillance
BBC News
After the cascade of GCHQ and NSA leaks - facilitated by whistle-blower Edward Snowden - it should come as no surprise that so many people believe they could be subject to government surveillance.

01Apr2014
Are Vigilante Groups the Answer to Combat Drug Cartels in Mexico?
Fusion
After years of being fed up with the violence and corruption in Mexico, the state of Michoacan now has a vigilante group or "autodefensas." Nathaniel Parish Flannery reports for Fusion Live from the front lines of these self-defense groups.

01Apr2014
Here's What Happens to Kids When They Get to Eat Before School Every Day
Upworthy
If you feed kids breakfast before school, they have a much better chance of doing well for their entire lives.


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