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Animals are being forced to contend with busy roadways as climate change and expanding infrastructure continue to erode wildlife habitat.

See how these species safely cross a highway. nyti.ms/34zLfM4

New structures have gone up across the U.S. to facilitate animal crossings. Images from trail cameras show how deer, black bears, mountain lions, porcupines and alligators use overpasses, underpasses and tunnels to safely cross the road. nyti.ms/34zLfM4

There are one million to two million collisions in the U.S. between vehicles and large animals each year. In places where there are crossings, collisions have dropped.

Environmentalists and transportation officials agree: “It’s safer for people and it’s safer for animals.”

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28 May

Here are some of the notable spending proposals in President Biden’s $6 trillion budget request. nyti.ms/3wHsJxc

Climate change is back in the budget — a stark contrast to the Trump administration, which tried, unsuccessfully, to zero out funding for dozens of clean energy programs. nyti.ms/3wHsJxc

The White House is betting that it can reach its goal of cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 by funding new wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles and clean energy technologies. nyti.ms/3wHsJxc

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27 May

Highways radically reshaped American cities: They destroyed dense downtown neighborhoods, divided many Black communities and increased car dependence.

Now, some cities are looking to take them out. nyti.ms/2RPyf27

Midcentury highway projects often targeted Black neighborhoods, destroying cultural and economic centers and bringing decades of environmental harm. nyti.ms/2RPyf27

Some cities have committed to replacing stretches of interstate with more connected, walkable neighborhoods. Others are facing pressure from local residents to address the pollution, noise and safety hazards brought by the mega-roads.

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27 May

A man known only as Franco A. represents the rise of a new brand of extremism in Germany. A military officer who was caught posing as a Syrian refugee, he is now accused of plotting political murder.

His story is part of our new podcast series.
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Our audio documentary series explores how extremists in Germany, many of them soldiers, police officers and like-minded civilians are planning for the day they believe democracy will end in Germany — “Day X.” nyti.ms/3vt1Mxf

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The five-part series includes reporting by our Berlin bureau chief, @kbennhold, who first started reporting about a so-called shadow army of extremists in Germany’s armed forces in 2018, and the case of Franco A. last year. nyti.ms/34lBTDF

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27 May

Dai Guihua, 31, once radiated vitality. She had “special wishes” she told to the night sky. She yearned to escape poverty.

22 days after her husband vanished, Dai walked to a pond and killed herself, as well as her son and daughter. This is her story. nyti.ms/3bWMadC

As the tragic tale of Dai’s death spread across social media and state news outlets, she became a symbol of the struggles in rural China, of those left behind in the country’s great economic boom. She is known as the “Orphan Girl.” nyti.ms/2Sx9cRg

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@HernandezJavier traveled to Langtang, China, seven times to retrace the story of Dai, her children and the town's residents. He discovered a struggling Chinese town through the eyes of a teacher, a farmer, a social media star and a healer. nyti.ms/2Sx9cRg

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27 May

Michael Larson, the man who manages Bill Gates's fortune and his foundation's endowment, engaged in a pattern of workplace misconduct, former employees said. nyti.ms/34lYkIY

Larson, who oversees Cascade Investment, Gates’s money-management firm, openly judged female employees on their attractiveness, showed colleagues nude photos of women and on several occasions made sexually inappropriate comments. He made a racist remark to a Black employee.

Over the years, at least six people complained to Gates, according to the former employees and others with direct knowledge of the complaints. Larson still runs the firm.

Larson and his spokesman denied some but not all instances of Larson’s misconduct. nyti.ms/34lYkIY

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