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VOA has the exclusive story of Mouctar Diallo, an immigrant from Guinea, who died last year after he was struck by the garbage truck he was working on.  Since he was being paid off the books, his coworkers first told police Diallo was a homeless person who jumped on the moving truck.  Even after the truth came out, the truck driver continued working.  Last month, he struck and killed another person.

The operation to free the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State militants took months and involved hundreds of airstrikes as well as a brutal, Iraqi-led ground offensive.  There was also an information warfare conducted by two refugees who had fled Mosul. Offering a counterpoint to Islamic State’s suffocating presence, Radio al-Ghad mixed phone-ins and debate with music and talent contests, forbidden by the militant regime.

Nearly three months after the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were thrown into the national spotlight under the most unnatural circumstances, the Class of 2018 participated in one of the most routine and traditional American high school experiences – their senior-year prom.

QUICK TAKE VIDEO: Cinco de Mayo may have originated as a celebration in Mexico, but it’s widely celebrated in the U.S., too. In Washington, dog lovers gather for the annual “Running of the Chihuahuas,” where pint-sized pooches race to see who will be top dog.

VOA CONNECT: She was like any other 14-year-old freshman in high school when she vanished from her home one ordinary winter night. What followed was a months-long nightmare of sex trafficking and despair, until finally – a rescue.