John Burnett
Stories
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National
Texas' abortion law led some to get abortion pills in Mexico, with grim consequences
Since Texas passed its anti-abortion law, more and more women have been getting abortion pills at unregulated pharmacies in Mexican border towns — where they are freely sold without a prescription.
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National
U.S. truckers are protesting vaccines, even as pandemic restrictions ease
A truckers' convoy inspired by what happened in Canada in February is rolling across America toward Washington, D.C. They're protesting vaccines even as states are lessening pandemic restrictions.
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Politics
Americans are fleeing to places where political views match their own
America is growing more geographically polarized — red ZIP codes are getting redder and blue ZIP codes are becoming bluer. People appear to be sorting.
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National
This prized parrot is in peril from pet poachers
The beloved Red-Crowned Parrot, the official bird of Brownsville, Texas, and one of two native parrots in the U.S., faces threats from people stealing nestlings to sell into the pet trade.
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How chaos at the U.S.-Mexico border fits into the international picture of migration
As the U.S. struggles to cope with a surge of immigration at its southern border, the European Union is faced with its own crisis — the weaponization of migration by Belarus.
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Animals
The U.S.'s only native parrot is being studied, to save it
We know the bird can mimic human speech. Now, a researcher is trying to understand parrot-to-parrot communication, looking at the red-crowned parrot, which is the only parrot native to the U.S.
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National
He worked as a U.S. immigration agent for 18 years — as an undocumented immigrant
In spite of serving his country for nearly 25 years, this U.S. immigration agent is an undocumented immigrant — and just as deportable as the people he'd been ejecting for 18 years.
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Politics
Biden promised to halt building Trump's border wall — but new construction has begun
Critics in Texas say President Biden is going against his promise to halt construction of the Trump border wall.
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National
Texas Gov. Abbot Has A State Border Force Jailing Migrants, Which Some Say Is Illegal
In Texas, hundred of migrants have been jailed by state authorities. Gov. Greg Abbott has launched his own border crackdown, which critics say is illegal.
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National
Deadly Texas Bridge Collapse Was Overshadowed By 9/11 Attacks
On Sept 15, 2001, a causeway bridge leading from Port Isabel to South Padre Island collapsed and killed eight people. Twenty years later, survivors and rescuers can talk about it for the first time.