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The volume of migration to the US from Mexico dropped 53% between 2003 and 2017.
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On Sept. 10, Muslims will observe the day of Ashura, to mark the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammed's grandson Hussain.
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The man whose book outsold all others, except the Bible.
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