The delay in distribution of SNAP benefits this month due to the government shutdown put a spotlight on food insecurity in communities across the country, including the Outer Cape.
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In advance of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, The Revolutionary War on Cape Cod and the Islands was coordinated by the Cape and Islands Historians Committee. -
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A common theme on the bird report is the omnidirectional origins of the interesting birds we see, especially in fall – in any given week we may see lost birds from Europe, Western Canada, the Caribbean, and the desert southwest. This week is a good example, with species hailing from all of these destinations making landfall on the Cape. -
Alex Houston's residency at the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park and the government shutdown both began October 1.
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usetinc.orgClimate challenges from a Citizens of Tribal Nations perspective. -
Mark FahertyOn this month's episode of Bird News on The Point, Mark Faherty will have details on the winter finch forecast – spoiler alert, it’s a good one, plus, we’ve started seeing reports of northern finches on the Cape; and that brown booby that has been hanging out in Dennis is still around.And as always, Mark answers your bird questions. -
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Simeon Tegel for NPRDeep in the Peruvian Amazon, the Kakataibo Indigenous Guard patrols their ancestral land armed with spears, machetes and a drone — risking their lives to keep cocaine producers out of the forest. -
Vahid Salemi/APIran's foreign minister on Sunday said that Tehran is no longer enriching uranium at any site in the country.
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Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos gathered Sunday in the capital in the largest rally so far to demand accountability for a flood-control corruption scandal that has implicated powerful members of Congress and top government officials. -
NPR Veterans Correspondent Quil Lawrence interviewed Dave Carlson over 10 years, as the Iraq war vet went from war to incarceration to redemption on his long journey home. -
President Donald Trump has issued two pardons related to the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, including for a woman convicted of threatening to shoot FBI agents.
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