People wearing protective masks leave the Cook County jail complex in Chicago, Illinois.
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Half of incarcerated individuals have either a chronic medical or a mental health condition. But social distancing and rigorous hygiene are unattainable for many US jails and prisons.
Syrians board a dinghy bound for Greece.
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The war in Syria has reached a crisis point, with close to 400,000 deaths and more than 11 million people displaced.
Many American women are having children later in life.
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The number of births in the United States have been falling for the last three decades, reaching their lowest number in 32 years.
The ABA has called for states to curtail ‘gay panic’ and ‘trans panic’ defenses.
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In a handful of cases, defendants in murder cases have said that they were defending themselves from a same-sex pass or attempted sexual assault.
The U.S. gives out relatively strong sentences compared to other western democracies.
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The US is unique in its criminal punishment policies – as the recent sentencing of neo-Nazi James Fields Jr. demonstrates.
Hotels and motels along major highways are common spots for sex trafficking.
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New England Patriots CEO Robert Kraft’s criminal charges in a suspected sex trafficking case draw new attention to this illicit underground economy.
U.S. federal government employees, contract workers and other demonstrators march during a ‘Rally to End the Shutdown’ in D.C. on Jan. 10.
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The current government shutdown is now the longest in American history, affecting about 800,000 federal employees.
An annual vaccine is your best protection against the flu.
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After Australia’s tough flu season, some experts predict that the U.S. is in for a few difficult months. What does that mean for you?
A page from the Quran.
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There are many myths around Sharia. A scholar explains the moral and ethical principles behind it, as also why there are different interpretations.
Open access allows users to download, copy, print and distribute works, without the need to ask for permission or to pay.
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To the mark the eighth annual Open Access Week, we asked our readers what they wanted to know about the initiative. Here are their questions with answers from our experts.
The highest IVF success rates are reported in women under 30 who have an around a 26% chance of having a baby.
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Thanks to IVF and donor conception, infertile couples, single women and lesbian couples now have a better chance of starting families. But while common, it’s rarely openly discussed.