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America's Most Embarrassing Statistic on The World for 7-20

America's most embarrassing statistic — and one effort to change it

Why is the US the only industrialized nation with a rising rate of maternal mortality? Supermodel-turned-maternal health advocate, Christy Turlington Burns talks about her latest mission to raise awareness about maternal deaths.

FROM THE NEWSROOM: Today, for the first time in decades, the American flag flew outside of a building in Havana, and a Cuban flag flew outside a building in Washington, DC. And just like that, two embassies re-opened.

On the "The World," we're going to take a look at America's man in Havana. The new charge d'affaires is Jeffry DeLaurentis, and our BBC colleague Katy Watson has been finding out more about him. Plus, we'll find out more about the Cuban Embassy building in Washington, which has an interesting and glamorous past.