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CALGARY — Paul Brandt says he knew he would devote his life to fighting human trafficking when, several years ago, he looked into the eyes of a five-year-old Cambodian girl who was being sold for sex between six and eight times a night.

CHICAGO — Mariana Ochoa worries about the effect of the COVID-19 crisis on her three boys. Their school is closed. She can't take them to their favourite park at the moment. There is no backyard at their home on the southwest side of Chicago.

CHICAGO — Mariana Ochoa worries about the effect of the COVID-19 crisis on her three boys. Their school is closed. She can't take them to their favourite park at the moment. There is no backyard at their home on the southwest side of Chicago.

MINNEAPOLIS — Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's metamorphosis from refugee to the first Somali-American in Congress has been well-documented.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Even though they're neighbours , two New Mexico counties couldn't be further apart in the rate of people answering the 2020 census.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Even though they're neighbours , two New Mexico counties couldn't be further apart in the rate of people answering the 2020 census.

Hundred of bikes once hung from the vertical racks at Sweet Pete's. More bikes stood side-by-side on the floor. Now, there are a lot of empty hooks and plenty of floor space. It might seem as if business is booming at the store amid COVID-19.

Hundred of bikes once hung from the vertical racks at Sweet Pete's. More bikes stood side-by-side on the floor. Now, there are a lot of empty hooks and plenty of floor space. It might seem as if business is booming at the store amid COVID-19.

LOS ANGELES — Californians entered the Memorial Day weekend with newly expanded options for beachgoing, barbecue and, of course, retail therapy as stay-at-home restrictions eased across much of the state.

Millions of Americans are getting ready to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and venture outdoors to celebrate Memorial Day weekend at beaches, cookouts and family outings, raising concern among public health officials that large gatherings could cau