In Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, traffickers assert power through conspicuous displays of wealth and force, brandishing high-powered guns, gold jewelry, and piles

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Food is at the heart of security, peace, and health. But millions live without access to basic nutrition, and billions live without control or understanding of

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