John Burnett
Stories
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National
The Security Crackdown After 9/11 Permanently Altered Life At The U.S.-Mexico Border
The tightened security that followed 9/11 irreparably changed the U.S.-Mexico border region. Border agents see themselves as fighting terrorism, but it's unlikely a terrorist has ever crossed there.
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National
Descendants Of The Enslaved Sheltered From Ida In A Historic Plantation's Big House
Joy Banner's family took shelter in a house on a plantation their ancestors helped build. "They were not able to have this kind of house for their own protection when a hurricane hit them," she says.
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National
Hurricane Ida Hit An Important Oil And Gas Hub, Which Will Likely Drive Up Gas Prices
When Hurricane Ida came ashore on Sunday in Louisiana, the storm hit an important hub for the offshore oil and gas industry, which will likely drive up the price of gas at the pump.
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Environment
Hundreds Of Thousands Left Without Power After Hurricane Ida
Hundreds of thousands of people are without power in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida. Crews in the state are fanning out to help.
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National
Hurricane Ida Strikes The Gulf Coast 16 Years After Katrina
Ida has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves up Louisiana and into Mississippi. It caused great havoc and destruction, and killed at least one person on its path through southeastern Louisiana.
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Politics
Local Leaders In Texas Are Defying The Governor's Ban On Mask Mandates
A surge in COVID-19 cases has local leaders across Texas openly defying the governor's ban on mask mandates. The fight has now moved to the courts.
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National
Controlling The Border Is A Challenge. Texas Gov. Abbott's Crackdown Is Proving That
"Operation Lone Star," as it's called, relies on a force of state troopers, National Guard and reinforcements from other red states. The mission is to curtail the migrants surging into the Rio Grande.
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Environment
Descendants Of Slaves Say This Proposed Grain Factory Will Destroy The Community
A bitter fight is ongoing between powerful backers of a giant terminal on the Mississippi River and residents of the historic Black neighborhood, Wallace, La., who say this is environmental racism.
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National
'Black Is Beautiful' Beer By Black Brewer Helps Pour Money Into Social Justice Reform
Last year a Black-owned Texas brewery asked the craft industry to take their beer, Black is Beautiful, and use the proceeds to support equality, inclusion and social justice reform. It worked.
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National
Can U.S. Aid Make Honduras More Livable? One Group Tries to Slow Out-Migration
The Association for a More Just Society, is one of many organizations working in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to address societal ills that are driving migrants north to the U.S. border.