| Presidential supporters: We are OK with an immigration deal Posted: 11 Oct 2017 01:50 PM PDT ![Presidential supporters: We are OK with an immigration deal]( "Presidential supporters: We are OK with an immigration deal") On Sunday, the president seemed to give in to the pressure, presenting Congress with a long list of immigration enforcement demands in return for any legislation that would allow these young people – about 800,000 of them – to stay legally in the US. The list includes a southern border wall, which was reportedly not part of the loose framework worked out over a presidential dinner with congressional Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Charles Schumer last month. Recommended: Could you pass a US citizenship test?
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| Latin America’s anti-graft earthquake Posted: 11 Oct 2017 12:28 PM PDT ![Latin America's anti-graft earthquake]( "Latin America's anti-graft earthquake") When an earthquake rattled central Mexico in September and dozens of buildings collapsed, Mexicans rallied by the thousands to rescue trapped survivors. Now many Mexicans realize corruption in the enforcement of building codes may have added to the size of the death toll (at least 369). As a result, a physical tremor has led to a political tremor.
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| Old Kabul reborn: Art, culture, and a rare ray of light Posted: 11 Oct 2017 11:58 AM PDT ![Old Kabul reborn: Art, culture, and a rare ray of light]( "Old Kabul reborn: Art, culture, and a rare ray of light") In her heart, Ramzia Sarwary-Khorami always wanted to make jewelry. Then on the radio a decade ago, she heard about a new urban reclamation project in Murad Khani, one of Kabul's poorest historic neighborhoods, backed by a charity called Turquoise Mountain. Recommended: How well do you know Afghanistan?
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| Readers response: Is meaningful gun control an impossibility? Posted: 11 Oct 2017 10:11 AM PDT ![Readers response: Is meaningful gun control an impossibility?]( "Readers response: Is meaningful gun control an impossibility?") Is meaningful gun control essentially an impossibility in Washington? This time, there may be bipartisan support for a narrow ban on bump-stocks, a device used by the shooter that essentially can turn semi-automatic weapons into automatic weapons. No gun should be sold that can be modified into a fully automatic weapon." Suzy Sharpe, of Sacramento, Calif., agrees: "I am relieved (although do not own any guns myself) that my single-mom daughter owns a handgun and a shotgun in the neighborhood where she lives," Ms. Sharpe writes.
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