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Just centimeters below the Earth’s surface is a ticking time bomb that could detonate as global temperatures rise. It's called permafrost reut.rs/3d1BrOn via @ReutersGraphics 1/6

Found at high altitudes, Permafrost is a lot like concrete; ice binds together soil, rocks, sand and organic matter. Some of that organic matter includes the remains of plants and animals that have been frozen since the last Ice Age, more than 11,000 years ago 2/6

Now, human-induced climate change – caused by the buildup in the atmosphere of greenhouse gas emissions from industrial activity, mainly the burning of coal, oil and natural gas - is raising global temperatures and driving heat waves that can cause permafrost to thaw 3/6

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2 Oct

Ibrahima Keita was walking to his car in the suburbs of Cincinnati in 2018 when two immigration agents arrested him for being in the country illegally.

Keita asked if he could take his sons to school first since his wife didn’t have a driver's license tmsnrt.rs/30iwlrK 1/4

The agents said no, but knocked on the door to tell his wife and sons what was happening before taking him away.

Keita had been in the U.S. since 1990 after crossing illegally to flee a dictatorial regime tmsnrt.rs/30iwlrK 2/4

Seven years later, at a court date to plead his case, his lawyer never arrived.

Not knowing he was allowed to attend alone, the judge ordered him deported for not showing up 3/4

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2 Oct

In May, Landys Aguirre's 2-month-old daughter was admitted to an ICU in Chicago with a high fever. In photos and grainy videos his wife Karla Anez sent him, he could see that the baby's face, arms and legs were swollen tmsnrt.rs/30iwlrK 1/4

Aguirre, alone 1,500 miles away in a hotel room in Mexico under a signature Trump administration program meant to deter migration, began to sob. He had yet to meet his daughter 2/4

The couple fled Venezuela seeking political asylum. Aguirre said he'd been kidnapped and tortured by pro-government groups.

The pair presented themselves at a U.S. port of entry with evidence - but said they never presented the documents to an asylum officer 3/4

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2 Oct

Like two U.S. presidents before him, President Trump could temporarily hand over power to his vice president should he become incapacitated. Here's how Mike Pence could temporarily assume control reut.rs/33mw09k 1/4

Under Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution’s 25th Amendment, adopted in 1967 following the 1963 assassination of President John Kennedy, Trump could declare in writing his inability to discharge his duties 2/4

Vice President Mike Pence would become acting president, although Trump would remain in office. The president would regain his powers by declaring in writing that he is again ready to discharge them 3/4

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2 Oct

President Trump and Melania Trump test positive for COVID-19, will begin quarantine process

President Trump said that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for COVID-19 and were going into quarantine, upending the race for the White House reuters.com/article/us-hea…

U.S. stock futures extended losses after President Trump said he and his wife had tested positive for the coronavirus, weeks ahead of elections reuters.com/article/us-glo…

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1 Oct

Maynor tries to keep everyone's spirits up - a skill he's honed as a street vendor hustling to sell oranges in California to make enough money to feed himself and two sisters. But it's hard when his mom, Maria, who lives in Honduras, calls and cries tmsnrt.rs/30iwlrK 1/4

The last time the sisters saw their mom was almost 3 years ago. They were caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border when what became one of the administration's most controversial policies rolled out: a crackdown on illegal crossings that led to thousands of family separations 2/4

After a few days in detention, a border agent came to take the girls away. Maria was bussed to an adult detention center and didn't know where her daughters were for nearly two weeks.

She was eventually told they'd been sent to a shelter in California near their brother 3/4

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