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Cover Story
Poverty-Stricken Bangladesh Struggles
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People of World Influence
Puerto Rico’s Jenniffer González-Colón
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TPP 2.0
TPP Countries Move Forward
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Power on the Hill
In Volatile Trump Era, Congress
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Failed Gamble
Former U.S., Iraqi Diplomats Criticize
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Medical
U.S. Seniors Struggle to Pay More
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In the days after Hurricane Maria crushed Puerto Rico, San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz grabbed all the headlines for her verbal lashing of President Trump. But it’s another Puerto Rican politician — Jenniffer González-Colón — who actually wields clout in Washington, where it counts. 
President Trump may have ditched the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), but the 11 remaining members, led by Japan, have resurrected the sweeping trade deal in a clear rebuke to Trump’s “America first” agenda. 
From his threats against North Korea to his praise for Russia, President Trump’s foreign policy forays have raised alarms on Capitol Hill. But how much power do lawmakers wield in driving American foreign policy? 
Iraq’s Kurds badly miscalculated by deciding to hold a referendum on independence just as the last remnants of the Islamic State were being pounded out of existence in both Iraq and Syria. Now, the Kurds’ long-held dream of building a state has been put on the backburner yet again. 
A new report finds the availability of health care for U.S. seniors lags behind that of other affluent nations. America’s seniors are still sicker than the elderly in other countries — and are more likely to go without essential care because of cost according to the Commonwealth Fund study. 