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David Conrad

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David Conrad is a freelance journalist and doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication.  David was a summer Google journalism fellow at The World in 2014.
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Medicine
Who is the doctor who paved the way to prison for Purvi Patel?
election lead
Global Politics
After Nigeria, could voters boot other African leaders?
data on women
Lifestyle
A few surprising facts about women — and one myth that won’t go away
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Justice
Thousands march in memory of boy killed by police; Turkey expands police powers
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Justice
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Justice
‘You set our hearts ablaze:’ Horrific murder draws men in miniskirts onto streets of Turkey
A man selling handwoven rugs in the city of Quetta, in western Pakistan. While the “war rugs” are in demand in Western countries, their value in the local Pakistani market is very low.
Culture
‘Their brutal killing machines are always under our feet’ — Pakistan’s war rug weavers speak out
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Environment
Floods, blizzards, droughts, and dust storms: The week in perspective
Justice
Here’s an explanation about why there’s a backlog of immigration cases
Flying around Ukraine
Conflict & Justice
Airlines face a major challenge flying around Ukraine — it’s huge
Malaysia airlines' flight paths
Conflict & Justice
Malaysia Airlines has to thread the needle now to get its planes safely to western Europe
Conflict & Justice
This special security unit went from targeting drug smugglers to spotting unaccompanied kids
Sports
Will Brazil’s World Cup loss go down as a sad sports moment, or become a political flashpoint?
Lifestyle & Belief
If you follow US travel warnings, ‘Out of Africa’ is more a strategy than a summer read
An Algerian soccer fan waves the Algerian flag in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. With 16 French-born players on the Algerian team, Franco-Algerians have celebrated the Algerian victories with huge celebrations in French cities.
Sports
At the World Cup, there are more French-born players playing against France than for it
An Algerian soccer fan waves the Algerian flag in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. With 16 French-born players on the Algerian team, Franco-Algerians have celebrated the Algerian victories with huge celebrations in French cities.
Sports
At the World Cup, there are more French-born players playing against France than for it
al-Shabaab radio stations in Somalia
Conflict & Justice
How al-Shabab is building a media empire and creating chaos in Kenya
Where the Iraqi Gov’t saw Iraqi needs and areas for foreign investment in 2013
Business, Economics and Jobs
These maps show how foreign investment has helped fuel Iraq’s Sunni-Shia divide