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A Pittsburgh police officer stands in a downtown Pittsburgh intersection Sunday, May 31, 2020.
If not police, what? Part II
Anti-coup demonstrators gather tires to burn as they prepare to confront police during a protest in Tarmwe township, Yangon, Myanmar, April 1, 2021. 
Conflict
Myanmar’s army is turning guns on medics
Demonstrators hold a sign reading "Defund the police" during a protest over the death of a Black man, Daniel Prude, after police put a spit hood over his head during an arrest on March 23, in Rochester, New York, September 6, 2020.
Health & Medicine
Stockholm’s mental health ambulance could help the US rethink policing
A conventional, human-piloted ambulance — which could someday be a thing of the past.
Health
Does the idea of a self-driving ambulance freak you out?
Natasha, a paramedic in Haiti's first-ever ambulance serivce, gives cholera patient an IV drip in her ambulance.
Medicine
Emergency medical care is a rare but fragile sign of progress in Haiti
A Janani Express ambulance. Janani means “mother” in Hindi, and the ambulance service transports pregnant women to health centers to give birth.
Health & Medicine
How a simple van in India can save a mother’s life
A Janani Express ambulance. Janani means “mother” in Hindi, and the ambulance service transports pregnant women to health centers to give birth.
Health & Medicine
How a simple van in India can save a mother’s life
Conflict & Justice
Labor Unrest Continues in Egypt