Jacumba Hot Springs in San Diego County has become a border crossing spot, turning desert terrain into open-air holding cells for migrants. Volunteers help them survive.
A judge’s decision to release the disgraced porn actor to a ‘private residence’ because of deteriorating health sparks mixed feelings in the women he is accused of assaulting.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip take note of their losses and stock up on water, food, fuel and other essentials during a pause in fighting.
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Vintners and conservationists in Valle de Guadalupe are concerned that a tourism boom and water scarcity will lead to disaster.
For the New Zealand film industry, Peter Jackson’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy was a leap off ‘the edge of the cliff’ — one that paid off handsomely.
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