America

America is a continent located in the western hemisphere and is made up of North America and South America. It is the third-largest continent in the world, covering an area of approximately 9.5 million square miles.

The United States of America is a country located in North America and is made up of 50 states and the District of Columbia. It is a federal constitutional republic and is one of the world’s largest and most influential nations.

It is home to a wide range of languages, ethnicities, and cultures, and it has a rich history and a complex political system. The U.S. is also home to a number of world-class educational institutions and is a leader in many areas of science, technology, and the arts.

The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles’ Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.

Starfish Project Develops Career Paths For Human-Trafficking Survivors – JCK
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Starfish Project Develops Career Paths For Human-Trafficking Survivors – JCK

Sixteen years ago, Jenny McGee and a group of friends had an idea for a social enterprise that uses jewelry as a way to help women escape human trafficking, and the resulting Starfish Project and its success has been the best kind of surprise for its founder. That’s because the Starfish Project has grown not…

Global Air Traffic Recovered 68.7% of Pre-Pandemic Levels in May – SchengenVisaInfo.com
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Global Air Traffic Recovered 68.7% of Pre-Pandemic Levels in May – SchengenVisaInfo.com

[Editor’s note: While this article is not about “human trafficking,” it is indicative of the level of travel allowed at this point in time, and how tourism is being affected. – PBJ Learning] The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed that air traffic is recovering, with the rates in May being 83.1 per cent…

July streaming guide: Who is Ghislaine Maxwell?, Mad as Hell, Stranger Things and a doco about the day the music died
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July streaming guide: Who is Ghislaine Maxwell?, Mad as Hell, Stranger Things and a doco about the day the music died

Just so you know, we’ve had the coldest start to winter in 30 years, and it’s time to get cracking with some serious streaming. Please gather four things: A warm rug, your Ugg boots, pineapple pizza and a hot cuppa, and get ready to press play. If you’re after a non-reality show, and are not…

EU. Crime sells migrants for $700 to enslave them – D1SoftballNews.com
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EU. Crime sells migrants for $700 to enslave them – D1SoftballNews.com

The criminal organization dared to do it: they sold 30 of their workers for 21 thousand dollars, as if they were cattle. They were bought for cash by ranchers in a field in Indianapolis, who shelled out $700 for each “slave.” An investigation by MILLENNIUM, based on the consultation of judicial documents housed in the…

The 53 migrants who died in Texas included this college-educated Honduran couple
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The 53 migrants who died in Texas included this college-educated Honduran couple

MEXICO CITY — Alejandro Miguel Andino Caballero had almost completed his university studies in marketing. His fiancee, Margie Támara Paz Grajeda, had earned a degree in economics. Both viewed education as a means to launch careers and surmount humble origins in Honduras, where endemic poverty, crime and corruption have long choked off avenues of social…

Prince Andrew & Ghislaine Maxwell had ‘intimate relationship’ which gave her ‘unrestricted access to Buckingham Palace’
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Prince Andrew & Ghislaine Maxwell had ‘intimate relationship’ which gave her ‘unrestricted access to Buckingham Palace’

PRINCE Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell had an “intimate relationship” which gave the socialite “unrestricted access” to Buckingham Palace, a former Royal cop has claimed. Maxwell and The Duke of York’s relationship is coming under intense scrutiny as she was jailed this week for 20 years for her role in grooming girls for paedophile multimillionaire Jeffrey…

Opinion | The migrant tragedy in Texas is the result of a broken system – The Washington Post
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Opinion | The migrant tragedy in Texas is the result of a broken system – The Washington Post

Enrique Acevedo is a Mexican American journalist who works as a correspondent for CBS News and a contributor for “El Tiempo Latino.” On May 14, 2003, a group of 73 migrants was found near Victoria, Texas, locked in a trailer without water, food or air conditioning. Nineteen people lost their lives, including a 5-year-old boy…

Addressing Racism in the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking of Black Girls: The Role of Public Health Critical Race Praxis

Addressing Racism in the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking of Black Girls: The Role of Public Health Critical Race Praxis

1  DMST Among Black Girls Several initiatives aimed at increasing awareness of and compelling action to prevent human trafficking generally, and DMST specifically, have been enacted, including the Polaris Project2 (established in 2002) and the Office on Trafficking in Persons within the Administration for Children and Families division of the US Department of Health and Human…

Students Challenge Academia: “The Sex Trade is Anything But ‘Work’”
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Students Challenge Academia: “The Sex Trade is Anything But ‘Work’”

Editor’s note: In your Knowledge Vault, PBJ Learning presents multiple viewpoints re: sex work, as it is is a hotly contested dividing line between anti-trafficking groups. We support education about human trafficking and the free exchange of ideas. Photo by Ryan McVay from Photo Images Throughout history and still today, academic institutions play a critical…

The most dangerous immigrant routes in the world: where (undocumented) immigrants most often die
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The most dangerous immigrant routes in the world: where (undocumented) immigrants most often die

The world’s most dangerous immigrant routes: where illegal immigrants most often die. Photo: Shutterstock Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries have tightened border controls, which prompted illegal immigrants (editor’s note: people are not illegal – they may be undocumented, which is illegal, but a human is not an “illegal.” – bjc) to go en masse…