Dozens of U.S.-born children with their undocumented parents on July 28, 2010.
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Regulators and the British bank Standard Chartered reach a settlement over money laundering | Listeners respond to our Summer in the Parks Series with their own stories | American cities now accepting applications for the Department of Homeland Security's deferred action program for immigrants | Early Facebook investors can start selling shares Thursday | Facebook's 51st employee on quitting the social network | Young undocumented immigrants begin the legal fight for a chance to stay in the United States | What would happen to immigration policy in a Romney White House? | Animals and humans alike can identify the smell of fear | Filmmaker and remixer Kirby Ferguson on his viral Ted Talk "Everything is a Remix."
Standard Chartered has agreed to pay $340 million — a paltry sum next to the total figure linked to the banks Iranian clients. Jessica Silver-Greenberg, a reporter for The New York Times, explains the significance of the settlement.
We're wrapping up our series on national parks with your experiences. Listeners from all corners of the country have texted, posted, and phoned in their favorite memories of national parks.
And as hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants begin applying for temporary legal status today, dozens of cities around the country have already begun changing their immigration policies. Adolfo Hernandez, director of Chicago’s Office of New Americans, shares what his city is doing to improve immigrants' lives.
When they do, the markets could be overwhelmed with a deluge of Facebook shares. Henry Blodget, CEO and editor-in-chief of Business Insider, explains what's in store.
Facebook has forever changed our real-world interactions. The social media company keeps us connected, but what happens with that connectivity comes at the expense of our privacy? At what point do these virtual friendships start to replace — or hamper — our real friendships?
For the first time in this country, as many as 1.7 million young undocumented immigrants will be eligible to apply for deferred action status, an ambitious immigration initiative by President Obama goes into effect today. Angy Rivera and Yohan Garcia will begin the application process, in a major step to move out of the shadow of their undocumented status.
President Obama’s landmark immigration initiative which would defer deportation of some young immigrants who were brought to the United States before they were sixteen goes into effect today. Would it survive in the Romney White House?
If you've ever worried that an animal could smell your fear, you could be right. You might still be right if that animal was a fellow human, like your boss or your date.
Think about the last time you did something creative. Did you have help? If the answer is no… the answer is still yes.
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P is for Prison: Sesame Street and Overpopulation in America's Jails
Overpopulation of Prisons, The History of Privacy & Democracy, Will Snowden Be Extradited?
A Bumpy Road? Karzai Walks Away From Peace Talks, Junteeth, FEMA Flood Maps Have Big Consequences
Arming the Syrian Rebels, Voices Against the War on Drugs, The Eiffel Tower as a Musical Instrument
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