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NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 monitors how the climate is changing. Trump's budget would eliminate some satellites, including OCO-3, a next-generation carbon-monitoring spacecraft.

Trump's Budget Slashes Climate Change Funding

The White House's proposed federal budget cuts everything from research to regulation, and makes clear that the administration doesn't view climate change as a priority.

Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, answers journalists' questions at Ri-Kwamba, in southern Sudan, in 2006.

U.S., Uganda Call Off Search For Infamous Warlord Joseph Kony

The U.S. announced late last month they'd be redirecting troops hunting the Lord's Resistance Army; Uganda followed suit this week. The U.S. says Kony's followers have shrunk to fewer than 100 people.

Victor Garcia Diaz, left, and Zully Palacios Rodriguez, at a recent demonstration in Richford, Vt. They are two of the undocumented Migrant Justice leaders arrested by ICE.

Immigration Advocates Warn ICE Is Retaliating For Activism

ICE denies the allegations, saying it does not target immigrants for holding advocacy positions.

Angela Gui, 22, became a human rights campaigner after her father, Gui Minhai, a Hong Kong bookseller, was put in Chinese detention. She holds a photo of her father at her home in the English Midlands.

For Daughter Of Missing Hong Kong Bookseller, Activism Is Not A Choice

Angela Gui, a history student at Britain's University of Warwick, became a human rights campaigner after her father — a Hong Kong bookseller — was abducted and held in China.

A video still shows Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson getting his hair cut on Dec. 19, in Buena, N.J., after referee Alan Maloney told Johnson he would forfeit the match if he did not have his dreadlocks cut.

Adults Come Under Scrutiny After HS Wrestler Told To Cut His Dreadlocks Or Forfeit

In a video that has been viewed millions of times, the young black man has his hair cut by a team trainer so he can compete. The referee, who is white, has been accused of racist conduct before.

China's President Xi Jinping has enshrined himself in the constitution.

These Are The Winners In The Game Of Foreign Policy For 2017

NPR foreign correspondents weigh in on the politicians and political forces that helped shape the world in 2017.

An employee at Grand Traverse Pie Co. in Michigan makes cherry pies. The company has been shipping pies since 1998, when people still had to phone in their orders.

Mail-Order Pies: An Expensive Slice Of Nostalgia For Which Many Will Pay

It can cost more to ship a pie than the price of the pie itself, and causes bakers a lot of headaches. So why does business boom over the holidays? Well, that's personal.

Journalist Robert Draper says White House social media director Dan Scavino has a hand in crafting about half of the president's tweets.

Who Is The Mystery Man Behind @realDonaldTrump? (Besides The President)

Journalist Robert Draper says "no one understands Trump's base" better than White House social media director (and former caddie) Dan Scavino.

A family warms by a fire in the early morning on the Greek-Macedonia border on Tuesday in Idomeni, Greece.

Thousands Of Migrants Stuck In Bottleneck At Greece-Macedonia Border

Migrant numbers in Greece are soaring as countries farther north close their borders or put caps on migrants. The U.N. says Europe is "on the cusp of a largely self-induced humanitarian crisis."

A Pakistani health worker administers the oral polio vaccine to a child during a campaign in Karachi on May 7. Because of past attacks on vaccinators, security personnel are often assigned to accompany them.

Why It's So Hard To Wipe Out Polio In Pakistan

A report from the front lines. Obstacles range from violence aimed at vaccinators to social media campaigns against vaccines. Not to mention classism.

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