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The Last Diplomat

a multilayered thriller that took readers inside the rarely seen intersection of diplomacy and national security, telling the story of one woman’s professional ruin after years of service to her country.

Beyond the Statistics, a Druggist Confronts the Reality of Robbery

Angelo Henderson, a Detroit journalist and radio talk show host, died Saturday. He won a Pulitzer in 1999, when he was at The Wall Street Journal, in the feature writing for his portrait of a druggist driven to violence by encounters with armed robbers.

Against All Odds: In Rough City School, Top Students Struggle to Learn, Escape - WSJ

Recently, a student was shot dead by a classmate during lunch period outside Frank W. Ballou Senior High. It didn't come as much of a surprise to anyone at the school, in this city's most crime-infested ward. Just during the current school year, one boy was hacked by a student with an ax, a girl was badly wounded in a knife fight with another female student, five fires were set by arsonists, and an unidentified body was dumped next to the parking lot.