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Turf Fight Is New Front In Mexico's Drug War

Police unload packages of marijuana confiscated in January in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration estimates half of all Mexican marijuana is smuggled into the U.S. through South Texas. Two drug cartels are now fighting for control of the area. Raul Llamas/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Americas

Turf Fight Is New Front In Mexico's Drug War

by John Burnett

4 min

Turf Fight Is New Front In Mexico's Drug War

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In Marjah, Rooting Out The Taliban Is Only The Start

A U.S. Marine officer with the 1/3 Charlie Company guards an Afghan family in Trikh Nawar on the northeastern outskirts of Marjah in February. Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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World

In Marjah, Rooting Out The Taliban Is Only The Start

by Tom Bowman

4 min

In Marjah, Rooting Out The Taliban Is Only The Start

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'Top Secret': The Power And Struggle Of The Press

The cast of the New York Theatre Workshop's production of Geoffrey Cowan and Leroy Aarons' Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers. Joan Marcus hide caption

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Theater

'Top Secret': The Power And Struggle Of The Press

by Margot Adler

5 min

'Top Secret': The Power And Struggle Of The Press

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As U.S.-Israel Relations Sink, Who Will Blink First?

Israeli police detain a left-wing Israeli activist during a protest Friday in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah against Israeli settlements and occupation. The protest came after Israel announced controversial plans to build new homes for Jews. Alessio Romenzi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East

As U.S.-Israel Relations Sink, Who Will Blink First?

by Michele Kelemen

4 min

As U.S.-Israel Relations Sink, Who Will Blink First?

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County Stuck In Information Superhighway Slow Lane

Sarah Supahan, superintendent of Burnt Ranch Elementary School, says the school paid almost $50,000 for a satellite link — and it doesn't work well. Laura Sydell/NPR hide caption

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Technology

County Stuck In Information Superhighway Slow Lane

by Laura Sydell

5 min

County Stuck In Information Superhighway Slow Lane

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