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The Conversation: The surprising recovery of once-rare birds

(THE CONVERSATION) When I started bird-watching as a teenager, a few years after the first Earth Day in 1970, several species that once thrived in my region were nowhere to be found.
Some, like the passenger pigeon, were extinct. Others had retreated to more remote, wild areas of North America. In many cases, humans had destroye ... (full story)

Bail reforms across the US have shown that releasing people pretrial doesn't harm public safety

(THE CONVERSATION) President Donald Trump recently signed two executive orders targeting "cashless bail," the policies that permit the release of people arrested for crimes pending trial without requiring them to pay money.
One executive order directs arrestees in Washington, D.C. to be "held in Federal custody to ... (full story)

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Trump's strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat raises questions about his use of military power

WASHINGTON (AP) — Within a week of Donald Trump's election, Sen. Lindsey Graham counseled the president-elect to quickly send a message to the drug cartels from the White House.
"Blow up something," Graham told Trump.
The brazen military strike on a suspected drug-smuggling speedboat carrying 11 people from V ... (full story)

Kilmar Abrego Garcia wants asylum. The US wants to deport him. What to know

Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces an uncertain future.
The Trump administration wants to deport him to the African nation of Eswatini. Abrego Garcia wants to apply for asylum to stay in the U.S.
Either path could begin with a long journey through the legal system.
Abrego Garcia, 30, became a flashpoint over President Donald Tru ... (full story)

Black man shot at while waiting to go to work says South Carolina needs hate crime law

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — When Jarvis McKenzie locked eyes with the man in the car, he couldn't understand the hate he saw. When the man picked up a rifle, fired over his head and yelled "you better get running, boy!" as he scrambled behind a brick wall, McKenzie knew it was because he is Black.
McKenzie told his sto ... (full story)