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Timothy McGrath

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Timothy McGrath is a digital editor at PRI, where he focuses on stories about international security, conflict and migration. Prior to joining the PRI team, he was the social media editor at GlobalPost. He earned a PhD in American Studies in 2013 from Harvard University and was a lecturer in the History & Literature Program there. He also taught courses in cultural history at Boston College and Wellesley College. 
Evacuee Pete Quintana Jr. is wrapped in a blanket at the George R. Brown Convention Center after Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, Aug. 28, 2017.
Justice
How to help after Harvey: These groups are providing relief to Texans affected by catastrophic flooding
President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, April 27, 2017.
Conflict
President Trump, how have 100 days in office changed your thinking about national security?
Demonstrators rally at the statehouse in Columbia, South Carolina, July 18, 2015, after state officials decided to remove the Confederate battle flag from the grounds.
Justice
President Trump, how do you plan to combat right-wing extremism in the United States?
A US Air Force F15-E fighter jet takes off from Incirlik airbase in the southern city of Adana, Turkey, Dec. 10, 2015.
Conflict
President Trump, will you remove US nuclear weapons from Turkey?
A man carries the body of a dead child, after what rescue workers described as a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria, April 4, 2017.
Conflict
President Trump, you bombed Assad for killing ‘beautiful babies.’ Why won’t you accept refugee kids?
A test-fire of North Korea's Pukguksong-2 guided missile in an undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, Feb. 13, 2017.
Conflict
President Trump, do you have a red line when it comes to North Korea?
United Nations peacekeepers meet women and children on their path during a patrol near Bentiu, northern South Sudan, Feb. 11, 2017.
Conflict
President Trump, do you think cutting UN funding by 50 percent will make America safer?
Women walk past graffiti denouncing strikes by US drones in Yemen, painted on a wall in Sanaa, Yemen, Feb. 6, 2017.
Conflict
President Trump, is it important to you to limit civilian deaths in US military operations?
A Yemeni national who was denied entry into the US after President Donald Trump's first immigration and refugee visa ban shows the canceled visa in a passport, at Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, Feb. 6, 2017.
Justice
President Trump, do you plan to expand the scope of your immigration and refugee ban?
An Afghan National Army officer holds an Afghanistan flag during a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre in Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2015.
Conflict
President Trump, what are you going to do in Afghanistan?
Protesters from Amnesty International USA and other organizations rally outside the White House to demand the closure of the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, on Jan. 11, 2016.
Conflict
#33. @realDonaldTrump What are your specific plans for Guantanamo? #100Days100Qs
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson takes his seat for a meeting with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts at the World Conference Center in Bonn, Germany, Feb. 16, 2017.
Global Politics
#27. @realDonaldTrump What’s the role of the State Department in your administration? #100Days100Qs
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks during a meeting of the Central Bar Association in Damascus, Syria, Feb. 15, 2016.
Conflict
#20: @realDonaldTrump Do you support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad remaining in power? #100Days100Qs
National Security Adviser Michael Flynn delivers a daily briefing at the White House, Feb. 1, 2017.
Conflict
#12. @realDonaldTrump What do you mean when you say Iran is ‘on notice’? #100days100Qs
People gather to pray in baggage claim during a protest against the travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump's executive order, at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, Texas, Jan. 29, 2017.
Justice
From Malala to Nike, here’s how the world is reacting to Trump’s immigration ban (QUOTES)
The US detonates "Mike," the first hydrogen bomb, on Nov. 1, 1952.
Conflict
From the Manhattan Project to the Iran deal: A nuclear timeline
Lifestyle
The world’s greatest imaginary animals
Economics
Jellyfish rule the world
Politics
From Castro to Cheney: history’s most insane assassination plots
Politics
World leaders on their cell phones: A commemoration of the NSA spying scandal
Lifestyle
10 of the most haunted places around the world
Business, Economics and Jobs
Srirachapocalypse avoided! Let’s celebrate all the things we’ll be able to do with Sriracha
Business, Economics and Jobs
8 critically endangered species to appreciate while you still can
Politics
21 reasons Pope Francis is everyone’s Person of the Year
Politics
5 reasons you should stay off the Pope Francis bandwagon
Conflict
7 incredible ways the Pentagon mismanages its massive budget
Business, Economics and Jobs
10 most irreplaceable ecosystems on Earth
Politics
The hungriest places on Earth
Politics
Turns out almost 70 percent of the world’s nations are seriously corrupt
Business, Economics and Jobs
5 examples that prove ants are the most underrated animals
Politics
The US executes more people every year than Yemen, Sudan and Afghanistan.
Agence France-Presse
Why is there a nuclear mushroom cloud over Earth in this display of the Chinese lunar rover?
Business, Economics and Jobs
The 2013 Comet of the Year
Economics
The 2013 Currency of the Year
Business, Economics and Jobs
12 incredible new species discovered in 2013
Politics
Government Agency of the Year
Business, Economics and Jobs
It’s cold out. Here’s what climate change skeptics have to say about that.
Lifestyle
Watch Dennis Rodman sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Kim Jong Un and then play basketball poorly
Business, Economics and Jobs
31 big furry predators that desperately need your help
Business, Economics and Jobs
Watch Japanese fishermen catch a 26-foot, 360-pound Giant Squid
Lifestyle
These photos of high-rise buildings in Hong Kong are crazy, beautiful, and horrifying
Business, Economics and Jobs
Watch 6 decades of global warming in 14 seconds, courtesy of NASA
Politics
These are the 29 foreign nationals executed in the US since 1976
Business, Economics and Jobs
New species of river dolphin discovered in the Amazon
Lifestyle
14 songs by Pete Seeger that are more relevant than ever, sadly
Lifestyle
Watch 2,000 awesome Swedes support LGBT community by singing Russian national anthem
Lifestyle
The 35 most glorious fashion statements in the history of Olympic figure skating
Politics
This disturbing video shows the growing problem of anti-LGBT violence in Russia
Lifestyle
This kid only needed one string to make Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ into a Punjabi masterpiece
Lifestyle
This intense first-person video shows just how crazy the Sochi downhill ski course is
Lifestyle
35 awesome dogs at Westminster doing dog stuff and making your day
Business, Economics and Jobs
Watch these scientists use robots to hack and control animal communities
Business, Economics and Jobs
Watch this chimp celebrate her new freedom with a goodbye hug for Jane Goodall, the primatologist who saved her life
Politics
Your guide to North Korea’s crimes against humanity
Conflict
14 protest videos that went viral and changed the world
Lifestyle
Watch this young virtuoso play the Super Mario theme song on an ancient Chinese instrument
Agence France-Presse
Ugandan newspaper names ‘200 top homos’ 24 hours after president signs anti-gay law
Agence France-Presse
This new nighttime NASA photo shows North Korea to be a dark, barren wasteland
Lifestyle
The 10 films that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film over the last decade
Lifestyle
Watch Chinese artist Li Hongbo’s mind-blowing take on classical sculpture