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Residents of Rockville, Maryland, near Washington, DC, take pride in their diverse community, so proposing sanctuary status seemed like a natural next step. But then two undocumented students were charged with raping a 14-year-old girl at school.

When London exits the European Union, will it also lose its financial edge? It seems likely Britain will leave the European Single Market, which gives it preferential access to the world’s biggest free trade bloc. Brexit could make it much more costly for British businesses to operate in Europe, which leaves several European cities vying for London’s financial crown.

Thousands of university professors worldwide have signed an online petition calling for an academic boycott of international conferences in the United States. The academics are protesting President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on travelers from six majority-Muslim countries. The academics argue Trump’s order ’institutionalizes racism.’ 

More than 1-in-4 US college students has taken an online class and there could be more of that in the future. Many American colleges and universities now offer full degree programs online, opening up kinds of possibilities for students from around the world…and for financially fledgling smaller colleges.

VIDEO: Camels are used to desert conditions, but the severe drought in Somaliland is taxing even the hardiest of animals. Thousands have died this year, dealing a major blow to herders who depend on camels for transportation, milk, meat and as pack animals. VOA speaks with pastoralists who fear for their own survival.

Outside Mosul’s Old City, you can hear the battle raging inside, but there are no signs of the families that typically flee Islamic State militants as soon as Iraqi forces close in. VOA speaks to civilians who did escape, who say fewer people are coming because IS militants are executing anyone they can catch and forcing the rest of the people to remain in their homes, trapped as ‘human shields.’