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New American citizens celebrate at a naturalization ceremony in Newark, New Jersey.

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Trump’s USCIS Director Pick Could Tighten Restrictions on Immigrants Seeking Citizenship

If letters written by Lee Francis Cissna are any guide, he's poised to dismantle Obama-era policies like a humanitarian program for Central American children.

Marcelo Rochabrun

News in Brief

How Facebook Sees the World

By acknowledging the existence of an editorial compass, the technology giant tacitly accepts its role as a de facto censorship power—and opens itself to government attack.

Rotting newspaper

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How Newsrooms Are Trying to Make the Media Great Again

Public opinion of the media is at an all-time low. How do outlets regain Americans' trust?

A fruit vendor reads a newspaper as he waits for customers on a street in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 23rd, 2017.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Selling Fruit in Pakistan

A fruit vendor reads a newspaper as he waits for customers on a street in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 23rd, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Trump Praises Philippine Leader Duterte for Extrajudicial Killings

It's hard to tell how much of Trump's call was diplomacy and how much was genuine kowtowing.

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The Risks Associated With ‘Sexting’ Are Greatly Overstated

A new meta-study finds little evidence sexually charged communications are a precursor to unhealthy behaviors.

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Trump Reminds America That the Arts Have No Place in His Agenda

Trump's budget proposal would come at a cost to his core voter contingent.

news and updates

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White House Publishes Trump’s Budget

It asks for more money for the departments of defense, homeland security, and justice.

Texting alone

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The Unique Linguistic Effects of ‘Laughing Out Loud’

Historically, written language has been created to represent spoken language. For the first time, that dynamic is working in the opposite direction.

A welder constructs a temporary pontoon bridge over the Ganges River in Allahabad, India, on May 22nd, 2017.

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Viewfinder: Building a Bridge in India

A welder constructs a temporary pontoon bridge over the Ganges River in Allahabad, India, on May 22nd, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff