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The Boston Globe

Here, the opioid crisis is bigger than politics. As rehab centers replace pill mills, an Ohio River city fights back

At a Michigan high school football field, impeachment is the political line of scrimmage for a suburb in flux

I’m from El Paso. Here’s what it’s like to go home after a mass shooting

In courting Latino voters, Joe Biden grapples with Obama’s history as ‘deporter in chief’

Looking for diversity in the presidential race? It’s with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other surrogates for the all-white top Democratic candidates

All the president’s sheriffs: How one law enforcement group became ardent Trump supporters

At a modest New York fund-raiser, ‘the Squad’ got its start

Joe Biden offers up fire and folksiness on his ‘No Malarkey’ tour in Iowa

On the road for Joe Biden, John Kerry seeks to rekindle his Iowa magic

How John Kerry’s mission to boost Joe Biden captures the internal struggle of establishment Democrats

Joe Biden fights to save his presidential bid in New Hampshire

Los Angeles Times

Beaten and raped in El Salvador, a domestic violence survivor finds little hope for asylum in U.S.

Why these California Republicans keep winning in Democratic-leaning districts

California wanted to bridge the digital divide but left rural areas behind. Now that's about to change

California passed a law boosting police transparency on cellphone surveillance. Here's why it's not working

Efforts to regulate bail companies have some unlikely allies: bail agents

More California inmates are getting a second chance as parole board enters new era of discretion

Most California sheriffs fiercely opposed the 'sanctuary state' law. Soon they'll have to implement it

A fight simmers in the Bay Area over protecting the privacy of immigrants here illegally

Anger, passion drive debate over more overtime pay for California farmworkers

In cycling-obsessed Colombia, he dreamed of glory. But first he needed a bike

 

Austin American-Statesman

Travis County's drug court is failing the population it was created to serve: black offenders

Domestic violence: New laws, same old cycle

Battling terror’s online threat: On the internet, extremist groups have found a vast platform where they can tailor their message

Indictment solves mystery of socialite couple’s disappearance

The Huitrons: Brothers with deep East Austin ties were caught in federal dragnet that swept up Zetas cartel members

Cartels’ influence in Austin growing in size, complexity

Digital forensics poses challenges for Texas law enforcement

Other publications

Convict couldn’t handle freedom

Does shipping drug cartel heads north work?

Born to be barred

Boy struggling for life now faces mom’s deportation

A night at Chico’s

The kings and queens of Brownsville

 

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