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Greece Begins Migrant Deportations Under EU-Turkey Deal

4:28pm April 04, 2016

by Joanna Kakissis

Greece has begun deporting asylum seekers to Turkey, under the terms of a European Union deal with the Turkish government. About 200 people were deported from two Greek islands Monday morning.

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When It Comes To Radicalization In Belgium, Turks and Moroccans Are Different

4:28pm April 04, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

Turks and Moroccans immigrated to Belgium around the same time in the 1970s. And yet, when it comes radicalization, the two groups couldn't be more different. Scores of Moroccans have left for Syria, and there is not one recorded Turk who has followed the same path.

Panama Papers Shed Light On Global Business Of Tax Avoidance

4:28pm April 04, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

A huge trove of documents leaked from a large Panamanian law firm is shedding light on the global business of tax avoidance. The papers reveal that large numbers of world leaders, athletes and movie stars hired the firm to set up shell corporations and offshore accounts with the aim of hiding their money. Regulators around the world say they will use the document dump to pursue illegal activity.

'The Hidden Wealth Of Nations' Author Explores World Of Offshore Tax Havens

4:28pm April 04, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Gabriel Zucman, author of The Hidden Wealth of Nations, about the leaked Panama papers and what they say about the practice of hiding money offshore worldwide. He's estimated that up to 8 percent of the world's financial wealth is hidden away.

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Leaked Documents Reveal Offshore Accounts Of Putin Associates

1:57pm April 04, 2016

Investigative journalists say they have evidence that Vladimir Putin's associates and relatives have millions in offshore accounts. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Andrew Roth of The Washington Post.

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'Going Green' Is Really 'Going Native': Western Apache Chef Nephi Craig

11:29am April 04, 2016

by Hanna Choi

Chef Nephi Craig of the Apaches in the Kitchen blog reflects on what the "mainstream" culinary world has to learn about Native foodways.

A police officer escorts a deported migrant from a small Turkish ferry carrying migrants deported from Greece as they arrive at the port of Dikili on Monday.

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EU Deports First Group Of Migrants To Turkey

10:41am April 04, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

This is part of the EU's controversial deal with Turkey. The agreement, aimed at stemming the flow of migrants into the EU, has been widely criticized by rights groups.

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Greek Authorities Begin Deporting Migrants To Turkey

8:04am April 04, 2016

The flow of migrants into Europe, more than a million in the past year, is reversing. Under a deal with the Europe Union and Turkey, Greece began mandatory returns of refugees who crossed from Turkey.

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Being A Journalist In Veracruz, Mexico, Is A Very Dangerous Profession

6:50am April 04, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

Drug traffickers and a repressive state government make Veracruz one of the deadliest places for journalists in Mexico. Most now shun hard-hitting reporting, but still risk abduction and murder.

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Critics: Belgian Plan To Deradicalize Prisons Will Create More Terrorists

6:08am April 04, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

The plan would segregate inmates deemed to be radical. Critics say such a move would not create the specter of prisons just for Muslims, but also could end up radicalizing inmates even more.

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