Mexico Imports $9.2 Billion in Goods Produced under Slavery
Currently, 50 million people globally live in modern slavery, 10 million more than five years ago
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10 Things You Never Knew About Charleston, South Carolina
By RICH GRANT Everyone knows Charleston, South Caroline, is one of United States’ most historic cities, but there’s a lot more than history occupying the town’s 1,600 pre-Revolutionary War buildings, including new breweries, distilleries and clubs. Charleston has become a Williamsburg with bars. And James Beard award-winning restaurants. And one-of-a-kind shops and galleries. Of course, there’s still plenty of history
Read moreFar from the Madding Crowd: Tiny St. John’s Very Big Beaches
By RICH GRANT The U.S. Virgin Island of St. John is only three by five miles – the size of Manhattan – but for such a small place, it is ringed with some of the most famous beaches on the planet. A full 60 percent of this green, mountainous paradise is protected from development as part of the Virgin Islands
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