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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

NY: Animal Welfare

Once near extinction, in 2020 there were an estimated 316,700 bald eagles in the lower 48 states, including 71,400 nesting pairs. (Frank Fichtmüller/Adobe Stock)
Bald Eagle Populations Soaring

NEW YORK -- A new report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service showed there are now more than 316,000 individual American bald eagles in the lower 4…

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Project CAT is conserving nearly six million acres of tiger habitat in three countries. (Discovery, Inc. 2018)
International Tiger Day Puts Focus on Conservation

NEW YORK -- Today is International Tiger Day, and conservation groups are highlighting efforts to preserve tiger habitat and increase the numbers of …

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Each year, 500,000 to 1 million birds die from landing in uncovered oil pits. (USFWS)
Federal Law Protecting Birds for 100 Years is Rolled Back

NEW YORK – The Migratory Bird Treaty Act, one of the first environmental laws in the country, turned 100 this week – but the protection …

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Large schools of menhaden bring larger fish, dolphins and whales to New York waters. (Brian.gratwicke/Wikimedia Commons)
Abundant Fish Return to NY Waters

NEW YORK – The return of huge schools of forage fish to waters off Long Island is paying off for New York in a lot of ways. For larger fish …

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The Northeast Marine National Monument is a hotspot of biological diversity. (NOAA)
Marine National Monument a Victory for Habitat, Science

NEW YORK - President Obama on Thursday announced the designation of the first marine national monument in Atlantic waters. Spanning almost 5,000 …

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Bald eagles reach adult size about 12 weeks after hatching. (USFWS/Public-Domain-Image.com)
Eagles Thriving in Empire State

NEW YORK -- New York's bald eagle population is on the rebound. Monday was National American Eagle Day, and for the second year in a row, three bald …

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Some animal rights advocates in New York oppose the use of powerful air rifles for hunting big game. (Erdogan Ergun/freeimages)
NY Animal Rights Advocates: Big Bore Air Rifles a Big Problem

NEW YORK - New York's Department of Environmental Conservation has proposed amending state law to allow certain air-powered firearms, also known as …

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Chimpanzees, abandoned in Liberia, had been used for hepatitis research. Credit: Jenny Desmond/For The HSUS
Animal Rights Advocates Demand Care for Abandoned Chimps

NEW YORK - Protesters will be outside the offices of the New York Blood Center in Manhattan on Thursday, calling on the center to take care of …

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A Hudson Valley nonprofit partners with local farms to provide fresh, locally produced milk to schools in the Taconic Hills Central School District, but its ultimate goal is to produce more farmers as well. Credit: Matthew Green/freeimages.com
Nonprofit Aims to Change NY School Lunch Menus with Farmers' Help

COPAKE, N.Y. - The founders of the New York nonprofit FarmOn! Foundation, say they're on a mission to bring fresh food from New York's farms to …

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PHOTO: Animal rights organizations say chimpanzees are intelligent and self-aware, and are working to free them from research facilities. Photo courtesy of Nonhuman Rights Project.
A NY Court Denies Freedom to Research Chimps

NEW YORK – A New York State Supreme Court justice has denied a petition to free Hercules and Leo, two research chimpanzees at the State …

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PHOTO: More than 125,000 people have signed a change.org petition demanding the New York Blood Center restore funding to care for 66 of its former research chimps who advocates say were abandoned by the nonprofit organization. Photo credit - Agnes Souchal for the HSUS.
Outcry Grows: NY Blood Center “Abandoning” Research Chimps

NEW YORK – It's a nonprofit organization that New Yorkers normally associate with helping people, but the outcry is growing against the New …

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PHOTO: Local scientists say a massive fish kill this weekend on Long Island is another signal that more needs to be done to curb nitrogen pollution in local bays. Photo credit: Stephan Beaumont/Red Vault Productions.
Long Island Fish Kill: Latest Sign of Nitrogen Pollution

NEW YORK - If anyone needed a new sign of nitrogen pollution problems in New York, scientists say the tens of thousands of bait fish that washed …

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