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The sewn badge of an ICE officer is shown on the shoulder of an offfical.

Oregon protesters confront ICE officials; India registered its highest increase in coronavirus cases; ISIS has taken a port in Mozambique

Scores of protesters rallied on Wednesday to block ICE officials from detaining two men in Bend, Oregon. And, India registered its highest increase in COVID-19 cases yet, with nearly 67,000 new cases in the last 24 hours. Also, militants tied to ISIS have taken a key port in Mozambique after several days of clashes.

Oregon protesters confront ICE officials; India registered its highest increase in coronavirus cases; ISIS has taken a port in Mozambique
Signs direct voters at a polling place in the state's presidential primary election in Greenfield, New Hampshire, Feb. 11, 2020.

MIT researchers sound alarm over voting app’s security flaws

MIT researchers sound alarm over voting app’s security flaws
kugel

How humble kugel becomes a 'red-letter feast' for Yom Kippur

How humble kugel becomes a 'red-letter feast' for Yom Kippur
Linda Garcia, Goldman Prize winner

Washington activist wins a Goldman Environmental Prize for defeating a dangerous oil-by-rail project

Washington activist wins a Goldman Environmental Prize for defeating a dangerous oil-by-rail project
A man in welder's coveralls stands in a metal workshop.

Many immigrants have years of work experience. ‘Upskilling’ programs are helping them use that knowledge.

Many immigrants have years of work experience. ‘Upskilling’ programs are helping them use that knowledge.
Merkley in Texas

Oregon senator is denied access to a migrant children's center in Texas

Over the weekend, Senator Jeff Merkley paid a visit to the Southwest Key Casa Padre migrant children's shelter in Brownsville, Texas. He was refused entry.

Oregon senator is denied access to a migrant children's center in Texas
Before the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, five states had "red flag" statutes called gun violence restraining orders. Recently, Florida became the six state to add the statute.

Researchers still struggle to get funding to study gun violence

Any potential money is barred by a congressional act known as the Dickey Amendment, which mandates that none of the funds available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would be “used to advocate or promote gun control."

Researchers still struggle to get funding to study gun violence
Massive forest fires can often result in a shifting of ecosystems, as regeneration becomes a more difficult task, especially in drier and warmer areas.

Forest fire surge may be blamed more by human touch than changing climates

As forest fires become more common — in California, in particular — it has been easy to point to climate change and severe drought conditions as the main reasons. Researchers, though, say that the human element may play just as an important role to the troubling trend.

Forest fire surge may be blamed more by human touch than changing climates
Kids climate lawsuit

The Justice Department moves to dismiss youth climate lawsuit

The Trump administration's Justice Department is trying to halt a lawsuit brought by a group of young people alleging the US government violates their constitutional rights by not acting on climate change.

The Justice Department moves to dismiss youth climate lawsuit
A 1923 Ku Klux Klan parade in Albany is pictured

In the shadow of a racist past, Portland still struggles to be welcoming to all its residents

A murder on a Portland light rail train brought back a lot of memories of painful times in the city's history.

In the shadow of a racist past, Portland still struggles to be welcoming to all its residents
The interior of Facebook's data center in Prineville, Oregon.

How Facebook saved a dying mill town

Everything people post on Facebook actually lives somewhere in real life — like a small town in central Oregon decimated by the loss of manufacturing industries.

How Facebook saved a dying mill town
Crater Lake Oregon

Ancient volcanoes may contain vast deposits of lithium, a crucial element in modern batteries

As the world tries to move away from fossil fuels and as more and more millions of people own smartphones or drive hybrid vehicles, the demand for battery power is soaring. So is the demand for lithium, the fundamental element in modern battery technology.

Ancient volcanoes may contain vast deposits of lithium, a crucial element in modern batteries
A flag bearing an abbreviation for "Portland" stands at a makeshift memorial.

5 ways to respond when you witness hate or harassment

Two men fatally stabbed by a white supremacist in Portland "had the absolute best intentions. They were considering someone else that they did not know, above themselves.”

5 ways to respond when you witness hate or harassment
Klamath River

The collapse of the Chinook salmon run threatens a native tribe's way of life

The Yurok Tribe has lived along the Klamath River in Northern California for thousands of years, relying on the annual salmon run for food and revenue. But dams on the Klamath have created conditions for a deadly aquatic parasite that threatens to wipe out the vital Chinook salmon run.

The collapse of the Chinook salmon run threatens a native tribe's way of life
Beijing power plant

Globe-trotting pollutants pose a larger threat to public health than previously thought

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, toxic air pollutants produced by combustion, are linked to lung cancer and other serious health problems. Recent findings suggest that these tiny particles travel long distances and significantly increase overall health risks.

Globe-trotting pollutants pose a larger threat to public health than previously thought