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A school boy looks at a burning barricade during a demonstration on January 14th, 2019, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Angry protesters barricaded roads with burning tires and rocks after the government more than doubled the price of fuel in a bid to improve supplies as the country battles its worst gasoline shortage in a decade.

Viewfinder: Zimbabwean Demonstrators Barricade Roads to Protest a Hike in Fuel Prices

Angry protesters barricaded roads with burning tires and rocks after the government more than doubled the price of fuel in a bid to improve supplies as the country battles its worst gasoline shortage in a decade.

Pacific Standard Staff

Flames from the Camp Fire burn near a home atop a ridge near Big Bend, California, on November 10th, 2018.

As PG&E Files for Bankruptcy, Who Is Liable for California’s Wildfires?

Climate change and development have undoubtedly increased fire risk in California, but if utilities don't pay the damages, someone else will.

Emily Moon

A Philadelphia Judge Blocks the Trump Administration’s Birth Control Regulations

The two regulations, which would have let employers with "religious and moral objections" deny employees cost-free birth control coverage, briefly took effect Monday.

Kelley Czajka

Americans Are Now More Likely to Die of Opioid Overdoses Than Car Crashes

Overdoses on opioid drugs—including heroin, prescription painkillers, and certain street drugs—were the top cause of unintentional, preventable deaths in the United States in 2017.

Francie Diep

People wait at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry bridge to turn themselves in to U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for asylum consideration on January 13th, 2019, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

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Emails Reveal How the Trump Administration Backed Down on Asylum Restrictions

After a judge blocked the administration's attempt to categorically deny asylum to those fleeing domestic violence and gang violence, administration officials acquiesced and sent out new guidance to asylum officers and immigration judges.

Jack Herrera