The government will shut down on Tuesday at midnight if Congress doesn’t pass a short-term budget bill.
That bone-chilling screech you've heard in movies and on TV actually belongs to a different bird.
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The Trump administration is seeking to deport Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green-card holder and Columbia University student, and Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, as part of its crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists.
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A lingering shutdown could carry hardship for people who depend on federal assistance programs including the Head Start and food aid programs.
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Horseshoe crab populations in Long Island Sound are falling
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More than 35 former national park superintendents, including one from Acadia, are calling on the National Park Service to fully close national parks in the event of a government shutdown this week.
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For Hispanic Heritage Month, the Yale Peabody Museum hosts a full day of events centered around Latino culture and scientific research.
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The new provisions will require people seeking an absentee ballot to show proof of their identity.
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Dolphin sightings off the Fairfield coast signal restoration progress, changing climate, experts sayExperts and environmentalists from Fairfield University, Stony Brook University, UConn and Save the Sound, an environmental conservation group, confirmed the animals Taylor’s family recently saw were dolphins. The experts point to a number of factors explaining why dolphins are appearing off the coast in greater numbers.
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Protestors have been cited – and in one case, arrested – this year while speaking out against the Trump administration, prompting a federal lawsuit.
Stories from NENC journalists on how climate change is affecting New England's ecosystems.
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