Ian Urbina

former New York Times reporter, founder of the journalism nonprofit The Outlaw Ocean Project

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National Correspondent for the New York Times

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Migrants want new lives in Europe, are caught and imprisoned in Libya

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The Gulf oil spill is producing hundreds of lawsuits in several states, but federal judges are bowing out because of investments in the oil industry.

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The Gulf oil spill is producing hundreds of lawsuits in several states, but federal judges are bowing out because of investments in the oil industry.

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