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Rainbow flags are seen at the Stonewall National Monument, the first LGBTQ national monument, dedicated to the birthplace of the modern lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer civil rights movement, on June 4th, 2019, in New York City.

The Trevor Project’s New Report Finds High Rates of Mental-Health Issues and Discrimination Among LGBTQ Youth

More than 75 percent of survey respondents reported that the current political climate has affected their mental health or sense of self.

Leah Dunlevy

A United States surveillance camera overlooks the international bridge between Mexico and the U.S. in Hidalgo, Texas.

The Data Breach on the Border Raises Concerns About a ‘Smart Wall’

Hackers got access to photos of border crossers and their license plates this week, raising questions about border authorities' plans to collect reams of sensitive biometric information.

Jack Herrera

Richard Stanek, sheriff from Hennepin County, Minnesota (left); Danny Glick, sheriff from Laramie County, Wyoming (center); and John Layton, sheriff from Marion County, Indiana (right), at a listening session with President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on February 7th, 2017.

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Black Sheriffs Are Less Likely to Pursue Low-Level Arrests Against People of Color

New research finds that black sheriffs have different priorities from their white counterparts.

Tom Jacobs

A Carl's Jr. Famous Star Beyond Meat burger is displayed at a Carl's Jr. restaurant on June 10th, 2019, in San Francisco, California. Plant-based burger company Beyond Meat has seen its stock price surge over 475 percent since its $25 IPO on May 1st.

Viewfinder: Beyond Meat’s Stock Price Surges 475 Percent Since IPO

The company's plant-based burger is now served at a number of fast food chains.

Pacific Standard Staff

Police patrol outside Columbine High School on April 17th, 2019, in Littleton, Colorado, as all Denver-area schools were evacuated and classes canceled after an active threat to the area.

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A ‘Morbid Fascination’ With Columbine High School Might Lead to Its Shuttering

The 20th anniversary of the massacre has prompted an increase in security concerns as devout "Columbiners" flock to the campus.

Brianna Provenzano

A woman speaks during a protest against recently passed anti-abortion bills at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta, on May 21st, 2019.

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Having an Abortion Is Not Harmful to a Woman’s Health

Women who sought but did not receive an abortion were in worse health five years later than peers who did get one, a new study finds.

Tom Jacobs

Viewfinder: The 18th Annual Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade

Participants to the 18th annual Jerusalem Gay Pride parade gather in the Holy City on June 6th, 2019.

Pacific Standard Staff

Cecil Joe, a member of the Navajo Nation, fills a water tank supplying one Navajo household on June 5th, 2019, in Thoreau, New Mexico. Due to a legacy of poverty, marginalization, and disputed water rights, up to 40 percent of Navajo families don't have clean running water at home and are forced to rely on visits to water pumps.

Drought Intensifies the Navajo Nation’s Ongoing Water Shortage (in Photos)

Although drought conditions are improving across most of the U.S., more than 40 percent of Navajo households still don't have running water at home.

Emily Moon

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin speak with then-President-elect of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in July of 2018.

The U.S. Is Using the Tariff Threat to Push Mexico to Accept Most Asylum Seekers

The Trump team is working on a "safe third country" agreement with Mexico, which would make migrants who travel through Mexico ineligible for asylum in the United States.

Jack Herrera