The Blackwater of Jihad
Foreign Policy
A consortium of elite, well-paid fighters from across the former Soviet Union are training jihadis in Syria. Their business model could go global. U.S. Used Depleted Uranium in Syria
Foreign Policy
The U.S. military used armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium against ISIS in Iraq and Syria in 2015, including thousands of rounds during two high-profile raids on oil trucks in Syrian's eastern desert. This marks the first confirmed use of depleted uranium weapons on the battlefield since the 2003 Iraqi invasion. From $37 to $339,000: Why Costs of FOIA Requests Vary So Much
Governing.com
The laws about public records differ from one government to the next and are further complicated by some technologies, like police body cameras. U.S. Tourism a Victim of Trumpâs Travel Ban
Boston Globe
President Trumpâs travel ban may not have held up in court, but it brought a swift decline in the number of worldwide tourists and travelers looking to visit the United States, say people in the tourism industry. Some say it could be as damaging to the U.S. tourism sector as the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. An Environmentalist Mysteriously Lost at Sea
Reveal News
Ship observers do the often dispiriting conservation dirty work along the supply chain that brings seafood to consumers around the world. Keith Davis was one of them. Then he vanished from his ship. Chemicals in Barrels Leave Workers, Neighborhoods at Risk
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
An investigation found that six "industrial drum reconditioning plants," owned in part by Greif Inc., and spread across four states, disregarded safe handling practices that endangered workers. Many of the surrounding neighborhoods are also at risk. Professor's Surprising 4 Months Working in a Check-Cashing Store
Business Insider
Check-cashing stores are a better deal for many consumers than banks, according to Lisa Servon, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She spent four months working in one. Â Â | 
