migration

Exhibit takes visitors inside the annex where Anne Frank lived

12:01am March 27, 2025

For the first time, a re-creation of the annex where Anne Frank and her family hid is available outside of Amsterdam. Visitors in New York said its themes reverberated in today's political climate.

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Three things to know about Rubio's first international trip

8:00am February 01, 2025

by Michele Kelemen

Marco Rubio heads to Latin America on his first trip as secretary of state, including Panama, where President Trump wants control of the canal.

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Bats catch a lift from storm winds on long-distance migrations

7:08am January 04, 2025

Migrating hundreds and hundreds of miles is hard work for the common noctule bat. But this European species makes its marathon journey a little bit easier by paying attention to the weather.

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A record number of migrants reached the Canary Islands by sea in 2024, Spain says

5:26am January 03, 2025

The number beats the previous record, set in 2023, as a recent report also points at a peak in the number of deaths recorded in the dangerous Atlantic migration route.

More than 10,000 migrants died in 2024 trying to reach Spain by sea, aid group says

7:25am December 27, 2024

The migration route that connects West African nations with the Spanish Canary Islands remains the deadliest in the world, according to a Spanish aid organization.

How do you protect a species that lives across a continent? Monarch butterfly decision may soon try

10:00am November 19, 2024

by Nathan Rott

The monarch butterfly is widely recognized and widely dispersed across North America and it's in trouble. Federal officials decide soon whether it gets protection under the Endangered Species Act.

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The story of the American migrant — from Dust Bowl to a new life

7:16am October 24, 2024

Pat Rush and her family left Arkansas in the wake of one of the largest migrations in U.S. history, in the hope of making a better life for themselves out west.

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At the border in Arizona, Harris lays out a plan to get tough on fentanyl

5:04pm September 27, 2024

Vice President Harris is trying to shore up one of her biggest political liabilities. She focused her border security remarks on disrupting fentanyl smuggling.

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Venezuelans in US anxiously watch home crisis, brace for new migration surge

5:45pm August 12, 2024

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

A new wave of migrants is expected to flee Venezuela as the nation's crisis deepens. Authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro claims re-election. The opposition disputes the outcome as fraudulent.

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An empty room is pictured in a concrete house in Matam, Senegal. Many families don't have electricity nor the means to own a fan or air conditioning to help quell the intense heat at night, temperatures can stay around 35 degree Celsius throughout the night.

Lethal heat in West Africa is driven by human-caused climate change

11:57am April 18, 2024

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

The recent deadly heat in West Africa is driven by human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, particularly in the wealthy Northern Hemisphere, according to an international report.