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On Germany’s Borders, the Emergency Never Ends

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By Laicie Heeley Verified
| Ink Stick Media
Germany’s internal border checks were supposed to be temporary. Introduced in 2015 as an emergency response amid the sharp rise in refugees and migrants reaching Europe, they’ve now become a familiar part of daily life across much of the continent. Reporter Sam Baker travels to Germany’s borders with France and the Netherlands, where commuters sit in traffic, businesses absorb mounting costs, and local leaders question whether the checkpoints make anyone safer.
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When Every Country is in a State of Emergency

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By Laicie Heeley Verified
| Ink Stick Media
Ah Long spent years building a life in Shanghai. Then the pandemic arrived. China’s Zero-COVID policy cost him his job, his relationship, and eventually his faith that he could build a future in the country amid such an emergency. So he did something almost unimaginable: He set out alone for the United States, crossing the Darién Gap, surviving robberies, and surrendering at the US-Mexico border to seek asylum. But by the time he arrived, America had also changed.
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Inside Colombia’s Military Circus

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By Laicie Heeley Verified
| Ink Stick Media
A few hours outside Bogotá, a giant yellow circus tent rises above the countryside. Inside, families laugh at clowns, gasp at acrobats, and cheer for trapeze artists soaring overhead. The performers are all members of the Colombian military. For more than three decades, Circo Colombia has sent active-duty soldiers across the country to perform for communities, many of them in regions shaped by decades of armed conflict.
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