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An influx of Mauritanians are migrating to the U.S. through a point of entry in Nicaragua, enabled by the country’s immigration policy. Many find their way to Cincinnati, where a community of Mauritanians are helping new arrivals get situated. (Aug. 19…
August is Clear the Shelters month, when animal advocates push to find forever homes. Advocates find meanings both large and small in helping animals.
The company seeking to bring back woolly mammoths to modern day also wants to make sure schoolchildren’s interest in science doesn’t go extinct.
Southern California is under a tropical storm watch for the first time, how social media pushes hate on users: 5 Things podcast
Maui disaster shows America’s high risk for devastation from wildfires as communities lack plans, cash to keep citizens safe from blazes.
“We are currently taking the time to talk to each person in our work ‘ohana to assess the extent of their losses and how we can best help with their specific needs,” reads a GoFundMe page created by the group Na Hoaloha Ekolu.
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Hotels on Maui are filling with those displaced by the raging wildfires. Ernesto and Adoracion Garcia joined a dozen other relatives at the Hyatt Regency after being left homeless by the fire (Aug. 18)(AP video: Mike Householder)
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The Iowa State Fair is a must stop for White House hopefuls less than five months before Iowans cast the first votes in the GOP contest, and Republican voters attending the fair are weighing their feelings about former President Donald Trump. (Aug. 19)…
Native Hawaiians and others from a Maui community devastated by a ferocious fire say they worry Hawaii’s governor is moving too quickly to rebuild what was lost (Aug. 18)(AP video: Mike Householder)
The Maryland Department of Health confirmed the state’s first case of a locally acquired strain of malaria in more than 40 years on Friday.