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Endangered condor chicks hatch at LA Zoo

California condors are trapped in a cycle of life and death. The latest breeding efforts to boost the population of North America’s largest land bird – an endangered species where there are only several hundred in the wild – come as the avian flu has a…

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Migrants rush for US as pandemic asylum rules end

Pandemic-related asylum restrictions that expelled migrants millions of times were lifted early Friday, as people raced to enter the United States before new rules announced by President Joe Biden’s administration set in. (May 12)
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Philippine court acquits ex-minister of drug charges

A former Philippine opposition senator and justice secretary has been acquitted of drug charges after key witnesses recanted and said they lied about her involvement in trafficking. Leila de Lima has been detained since 2017 on drug charges she says we…

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Israel intercepts rockets fired from Gaza Strip

Israel’s anti-missile systems have been activated to intercept barrages of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip amid the worst bout of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza in months. (May 12) (AP video/Paz Bar, Mohammad Jahjouh, Moshe…

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‘Snake factory’ transplants slither into new Louisiana home

Louisiana pine snakes that were born and raised in captivity slowly slithered away from their handlers and disappeared into gopher holes of the Kisatchie National Forest. It’s part of an effort to help the threatened species thrive. (May 12) (AP Video:…

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House GOP Pass Immigration Bill, Biden Vows to Veto

House Republicans passed a sweeping bill Thursday to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers, creating a hard-line counter to President Joe Biden’s policies just as migrants are amassing along the border with th…

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Migrants await at Mexico-US border as Title 42 ends

Migrants rushed across the Mexico-U.S. border hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions expire, fearing that new policies would make it far more challenging to gain entry into the United States. (May 11) (AP Video: Lekan Oyekanmi/Production: Ma…