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National
Texas sends migrants to New York. They get a warm welcome, but life there is tough
As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sends more migrants via bus from the Mexico border, volunteers, city officials, and migrants in New York City are forced to adapt as politics play out on the ground.
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National
New York City welcomes asylum seekers from Texas but struggles to house them
New York City officials and volunteers are giving asylum seekers bused from Texas a warm welcome, but the migrants' arrival can still be rocky, with many having to stay in homeless shelters.
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National
First Amendment advocates respond to a new Arizona law limiting recording of police
Recently signed legislation in Arizona would bar people from recording video of police officers within 8 feet after being told not to.
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National
The U.S. is reckoning with its troubled past of Indian boarding schools
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and tribal leaders are advocating for a congressional commission to examine the impacts of the federal Native American forced-assimilation policy.
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Environment
Yellowstone's northern half is unlikely to reopen this summer due to severe flooding
Yellowstone National Park prepares for limited reopening as surrounding communities grapple with flood damage
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Environment
Yellowstone-area floods strand visitors and residents, prompt evacuations
"Unprecedented" floods wash out bridges, basements, and roads, close hospital