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General view of the Canarias 50 camp in La Isleta neighborhood, in the city of Las Palmas, in the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands.

In Canary Islands, Tensions Are High Over African Migration

The Spanish islands saw a big increase last year of people trying to migrate to Europe by boat. After sheltering many of them in hotels, the authorities have set up camps and stepped up deportations.

Cars enter and leave a drive-thru voting site in Houston on Election Day in 2020. Texas Republican lawmakers are looking to ban the practice.

Texas Republicans Look To Curb Local Efforts To Expand Voting Access

Harris County around Houston used drive-thru voting and extended voting hours to boost turnout in 2020. Republican leaders in Texas say such efforts were an overreach.

Carmen Monzón, one of the assistants at San Pedro church soup kitchen, organizes lunch bags in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.

In Canary Islands, Tensions Are High Over African Migration

The Spanish islands saw a big increase last year of people trying to migrate to Europe by boat. After sheltering many of them in hotels, the authorities have set up camps and stepped up deportations.

Voters stand in line to cast their ballots during the first day of early voting in the U.S. Senate runoffs at Lenora Park in Atlanta in December 2020.

Georgia Governor Signs Election Overhaul, Including Changes To Absentee Voting

The law will make dramatic alterations to Georgia's absentee voting rules, adding new identification requirements, moving back the request deadline and other changes.

Estabrook talks with diet gurus and sifts through dieting history and the latest nutrition studies. He discovers that unfortunately, these diets don't really work in the long term for most people because they are too strict or require unnatural patterns of eating.

When Your Fad Diet Fails, And It Probably Will, 'Just Eat'

Diets often fail in the long term because they're too strict or require unnatural eating habits. In a new book, Barry Estabrook turns to science and history to find a weight-loss regimen that works.

President Biden gives his first news conference of his presidency Thursday at the White House.

200 Million Shots In 100 Days: Biden Issues New Vaccination Goal

President Biden is doubling his original COVID-19 vaccination goal to 200 million shots in arms by his 100th day in office.

The new polymer bank note, shown in an image provided by the Bank of England, was unveiled to the public nearly two years after officials first announced it would honor Turing.

New U.K. Currency Honors Alan Turing, Pioneering Computer Scientist And Code-Breaker

The Bank of England unveiled the new £50 note on Thursday, nearly two years after saying it would honor the pioneering mathematician who died an outcast because of his homosexuality.

President Biden told reporters during his first press briefing that he expects to run for reelection but that he is a "respecter of fate" and would not say anything for certain.

Biden Says He Expects To Run For A 2nd Term

President Biden said he also expects Vice President Harris to join him on his reelection bid in 2024. Still, he noted he was a "great respecter of fate" and could not say anything for certain.

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Prosecutors Allege 'Substantial Evidence' Of Oath Keepers Conspiracy To Storm Capitol

The founder of the Oath Keepers militia had a phone call with a member of the group who minutes later took part in a military-style "stack" formation to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6, prosecutors say.

In Jeremy McQueen's ballet, "Wild: Act 1," an incarcerated youth, portrayed by Elijah Lancaster, celebrates his 14th birthday behind bars. The project screens online through Apr. 4, 2021.

The Wild Imagination Of Choreographer Jeremy McQueen

The San Diego-born founder of the Black Iris Project wrote "Wild" to explore imagination, racism and youth incarceration. It screens on demand through April 4.

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