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Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong addresses the crowd outside Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Monday, during a demonstration demanding that Hong Kong's leaders step down and permanently withdraw an extradition bill.

Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Is Freed, Says He Will Join Mass Protests

"Hello world and hello freedom," said the activist, who served a month on a contempt of court charge. Wong called on Hong Kong's leader to resign after protests over a controversial extradition bill.

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Rohingya refugees gather in the "no man's land" behind Myanmar's barbed-wire-lined border in Maungdaw district, Rakhine state, in 2018. Some 700,000 refugees fled into Bangladesh following a brutal crackdown by the Myanmar military in 2017.

Nearly 71 Million People Forcibly Displaced Worldwide As Of 2018, U.N. Report Says

The record number headlined the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees' annual "Global Trends" report published Wednesday, just a day before World Refugee Day.

Cassette Crews & Cosmic Cohorts: Seattle's Emerging Labels And Collectives

The city's labels and local collaboratives are catching the attention of the entire music community. Each has a unique sound and style that's captivated listeners.

Workers makes shoes at a factory in Jinjiang, in southeast China's Fujian province. Nearly all shoes sold in the U.S. are foreign-made. China's share has declined, but it's still a major source.

Why The American Shoe Disappeared And Why It's So Hard To Bring It Back

Footwear companies face big costs in potential new tariffs on more Chinese imports. Almost all shoes sold in the U.S. are made overseas. Only about 200 factories remain. One man tried to change that.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross announced on Wednesday that 72 officers have been placed on administrative duty following an investigation into inflammatory social media posts.

72 Philadelphia Police Officers Placed On Desk Duty Over Offensive Social Media Posts

Police officials in Philadelphia are describing the action as the largest removal of officers from the street in recent memory.

The late rapper Tupac Shakur in 1994 photo. Shakur's estate is among the parties suing Universal Music over a 2008 fire in the label's vaults.

Artists File $100 Million Suit Against Universal Music Over 2008 Fire

A group of bands, artists and estates — including the estates of Tupac Shakur and Tom Petty as well as Hole, Soundgarden and Steve Earle — are suing the world's biggest record company for damages.

A bowl of tsampa flour pictured with other dishes in a typical Tibetan lunch. Counterclockwise from left: potatoes in turmeric and cumin; <em>liangfen;</em> mung bean jelly and spring onions with cilantro, triple-fried in red chili pepper; and black tea. To make <em>pa</em>, the tsampa would be mixed with butter, tea, salt and sometimes Tibetan cheese.

Tsampa: The Tibetan Cereal That Helped Spark An Uprising

This roasted barley flour has been a Tibetan staple for centuries. When China annexed Tibet in the 1950s, tsampa became a rallying point for the resistance. But will it catch on in America?

Palestinian Business Leaders Plan To Boycott White House Economic Workshop

The White House has invited Palestinian business executives to its economics and peace workshop in Bahrain next week where part of its Mideast peace plan will be discussed, but few plan to attend.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts addresses the Moral Action Congress of the Poor People's Campaign on June 17 in Washington, D.C.

8 Political Questions Ahead Of The 1st Democratic Debates

Twenty candidates will take the stage over two nights in Miami this week. With front-runner Joe Biden under pressure, can another candidate, like Elizabeth Warren, make the most of the opportunity?

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