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In the aftermath of the mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, members of the Sikh community are turning to one another for solace. In the past week, vigils have been held, and prayer services and funeral preparations are underway. For the victims’ families, offers of legal and financial assistance have poured in from Sikhs across the U.S. “Everybody’s just reaching out, and people that we don’t even know are reaching out,” says Gurinder Johal, stepping out of a temple in the nearby neighborhood of Acton after a prayer service for his mother, Amarjeet, who was killed in ...

N'Djamena, Chad Chad’s president of three decades died of wounds suffered during a visit to front-line troops battling a shadowy rebel group, the military announced Tuesday, as the insurgents vowed to take the capital in what could become a violent battle for control of the oil-rich Central African nation. The military quickly named President Idriss Déby Itno’s son as the country’s interim leader, capping a series of stunning announcements that came just hours after Mr. Déby had been declared winner of an election that would have given him another six years in power. “Chad is not a ...

1. United States Bald eagle populations in the contiguous United States have quadrupled since 2009, according to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report. Despite being a beloved national symbol, only 417 bald eagle nesting pairs were confirmed in the mainland U.S. about 60 years ago. Today, there are an estimated 316,700 birds, up from 72,434 in 2009. Bald eagles were among the first species protected under the 1973 Endangered Species Act. Combined with a ban on the pesticide DDT – believed to have decimated bald eagle populations after World War II – experts say decades of government pro...

Monterrey, Mexico They travel thousands of miles by plane from Latin America to the United States, in some places taking a shuttle directly from the airport to COVID-19 vaccine sites. Their ranks include politicians, TV personalities, business executives, and a soccer team. People of means from Latin America are chartering planes, booking commercial flights, buying bus tickets, and renting cars to get the vaccine in the U.S. due to lack of supply at home. Virginia Gónzalez and her husband flew from Mexico to Texas and then boarded a bus to a vaccination site. They made the trip again for a s...

Ever since the Biden Administration unveiled its sweeping, $2 trillion American Jobs Plan on March 31, his team’s narrative has been notable for what’s missing. A key goal of the plan is to address climate change, yet largely absent from the sales pitch are dire warnings about a warming planet. In their place are breathless visions of new American manufacturing, innovation, and clean-energy independence. In part the goal is to win vital labor support for the proposal. More broadly, the aim is to merge the long-siloed policy areas of jobs and environmental protection. Proposed investments ...