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Inside the job of a border patrol agent
The hardening of the U.S. border means more migrants taking dangerous paths from Mexico to the U.S., traveling through deserts -- sometimes with little water. We talk with a former border patrol agent about what he saw and why he quit.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenPhoto: Francisco Cantu is a former border patrol agent by Beowulf Sheehan.
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4 storiesAs NRA gets defensive, what will Congress do about guns?
National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre spoke Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington.
Read the story11 minWhen some L.A. police quit during car chases
The LAPD had more crazy car chases this week. In one chase, the driver of a stolen truck turned onto train tracks and drove into a subway tunnel. He almost got away.
Read the story10 minHard truths about what it means to be a border patrol agent
Francisco Cantu grew up near the U.S.-Mexico border, and he wanted to understand it better -- the policy fights over it, the people who cross it. So he joined the border patrol. We talk to him about what he saw as an agent, and why he quit.
Read the story17 minNew food study emphasizes quality over quantity
A new Stanford study found that by reducing sugar and other processed foods, and focusing on veggies and whole foods, a group of more than 600 adults lost weight -- without counting calories.
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