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Backpage CEO arrested in sex trafficking probe

The head of the online ad site is accused of pimping children

Despite high-profile roundups, victims’ advocates say too few men face penalties for buying sex—even from minors

J.D. Vance’s story of growing up in Appalachia sheds light on what drives angry voters

Unanimous justices rule online classified website cannot keep sex trafficking ad screening process secret


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Classified website gets temporary reprieve in fight over sex ad screening policy

2016 Hope Award prize goes to nonprofit supporting foster care and adoption

Under recent education law overhaul, public schools must do a better job tracking and assisting vulnerable children

Twenty years after sweeping changes to the welfare system, anti-poverty programs continue to ignore men

A directory of 11 years’ worth of finalists for WORLD’s Hope Award for Effective Compassion

Underreporting of welfare benefits is part of the problem