Top Independent Restaurants
Digital & Print
A taste of the nation's most popular restaurants.
Story by Tom Sietsema
Illustrations by Aliz Buzas
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Lulu's Choice
Digital & Print
At 16, the U.S.-born daughter of deported Mexicans must decide between life with her parents and life in America.
Story by Kevin Sullivan
Photos by Sarah L. Voisin
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Illustration: Lena Vargas Afanasieva; Art direction: Madalyne Bird
Somalia Refugees
Digital & Print
How debt-ridden refugees are being forced to return to a war zone
Story by Kevin Sieff
Photos by Adriane Ohanesian
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Going Home
Digital & Print
Guillermo Mendoza, who will soon lose his permission to live legally in the United States, visits loved ones in his native El Salvador and contemplates building a life there.
Story by Maria Sacchetti
Photos by Sarah L. Voisin
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Shooting to Maim
Digital & Print
Israeli gunfire is taking a severe toll on the lower limbs of Palestinian protesters
Story by Erin Cunningham
Photos by Wissam Nassar
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Return to a Land of War and Want
Digital & Print
Europe has adopted a hard line against Afghan asylum seekers, deporting thousands in the past two years. But what awaits them back home?
Story by Pamela Constable Photos by Andrew Quilty
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Illustration: Julia Yellow; Art direction: Madalyne Bird; Design: Madalyne Bird with Elizabeth Hart
‘Our Call is to Save Them’
Digital & Print
A culture of gun violence has compelled a high school football coach to stay home in New Orleans — to make sure his players get out.
Story by Kent Babb
Photos by Jahi Chikwendiu
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The Few, The Proud
Digital
Eight women Marines define themselves.
Story by Elizabeth Chang
Photos by Béatrice de Géa
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Tragic Loss
Digital
Rylan Hagan was a model sixth-grader who had just qualified for a trip to Disney. Why did he kill himself?
Story by Justin Wm, Moyer
Photos by Evelyn Hockstein
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Rise in Homeless Deaths
Digital
Opioids, extreme weather, soaring housing costs contribute to the spike across the country.
Story by Tim Craig
Photos by William DeShazer
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Maryland Gubernatorial Race
Digital
Meet the Democrats running for Maryland governor.
Story by Washington Post Staff
Photos by Katherine Frey
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Illustration by Madalyne Bird
Illustration by Madalyne Bird
Illustration: Michael Parkin; Art direction: Madalyne Bird; Design: Madalyne Bird with Amanda Soto