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Migrating gray whales and ships are on a collision course in the San Francisco Bay, with at least seven whales dead so far this year—many from vessels—after 21 fatalities in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Migrating from music to acting, a handful of talents such as Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Dwight Yoakam have transfigured their medium from melody to melodrama.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024

Migrating salmon and steelhead face all kinds of obstacles littered throughout Washington.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

Migrating to East Harlem from Puerto Rico with her mother before she was 2, Ms. Cabrera was trained in high school as a secretary and bookkeeper.

From New York Times • May 17, 2024

Migrating birds appeared as though barrels of confetti had been poured across the sky and swirled in endless formations.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat