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What lies ahead for Cuba after the Castros?
For 59 years, someone with the last name of Castro ruled Cuba. But all that changed this week as President Raul Castro stepped down, decades after the 1959 revolution that...
USA: Oklahoma's unrelenting quest for more school funding
In the US, Oklahoma's two largest school districts continue their strike for a second week, demanding more funding for public education. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has already...
Taking stock, 50 years after Martin Luther King's death
Fifty years ago, the black civil rights activist Martin Luther King was fatally shot on the balcony of a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. As news of his assassination spread, African...
USA: Pro-arms lobby NRA under heavy fire
This week, thousands of students and activists marched across the United States, calling for tighter gun control and the repeal of the second amendment, which protects the right...
Emma Gonzalez, a US teen activist against gun violence
In the United States, students themselves are now advocating for gun control. One of the most compelling young activists is Emma Gonzales, a senior at the Florida school where 17...