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Jul 19 2023
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America struggles with protecting unaccompanied minors at border
While illegal crossings at the southern border are down, the Biden administration continues to struggle with thousands of unaccompanied minors reaching the U.S. every month, with many of those children being labor trafficked inside the U.S.
In the 2023 fiscal year, U.S. Border Patrol agents are on pace to encounter nearly 100,000 unaccompanied minors at the southern border. Last month,
NewsNationSep 01 2023
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A federal judge strikes down a Texas law requiring age verification to view pornographic websites
A federal judge has struck down a Texas law requiring age verification and health warnings to view pornographic websites and blocked the state attorney general’s office from enforcing it. In a ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge David Ezra agreed with claims that House Bill 1181, which was signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in June, violates free speech rights and is overbroad and
The Seattle TimesSep 01 2023
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He found a bag full of $5,000 in cash in a parking lot and kept it. Then he got arrested
TRUMBULL, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man says it felt like he won the lottery when he discovered a bag with nearly $5,000 in cash lying in a parking lot. So, he decided to keep it. Three months later, he has been charged with larceny. It turns out the bag, which Trumbull Police said was clearly marked with a bank’s insignia and found outside the same bank, contained cash from the town’s tax
The Patriot-NewsSep 01 2023
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Missouri rolls past South Dakota in opener
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- On his way to matching a career high of seven catches in a game, Missouri’s Luther Burden III took a serious pop in the head Thursday night, leading to a targeting call and ejection for South Dakota’s Dennis Shorter. After all of the offseason workouts and practice reps and high hopes, Mizzou quarterback Brady Cook made sure to do a quick check on the sophomore receiver before
Sioux-City JournalJul 13 2023
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Michigan city commissioners fired after flying Pride flag in violation of ‘rule of law’
Two Hamtramck, Michigan, commissioners were fired from their positions after they flew a Pride flag on city property. The Hamtramck City Council on Tuesday voted to remove Russ Gordon and Cathy Stackpoole from the Hamtramck Human Relations Commission. The Council sent Fox News Digital a statement saying that the commissioners had defied the “rule of law.” “This Council believes in fairness,
New York Post (News)Sep 01 2023
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Two people killed, eight hurt in Peoria shootings
Two people were killed and eight were injured in a spate of separate shootings in Peoria, Ill., overnight Wednesday and Thursday morning, according to the Associated Press. “There’s a war on the streets right now, and people have decided they’re going to take justice into their hands and commit these crimes we’re seeing,” Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria said at a press conference on
The HillSep 01 2023
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Delaware State Police Investigate Fatal Collision in Milford
MILFORD, DE – A fatal collision occurred on Bay Road in Milford, Delaware, yesterday afternoon, resulting in one death and one hospitalization. At about 12:22 p.m., a 2019 Freightliner Cement Pump Truck was heading south on Bay Road near Thompsonville Road. Concurrently, an 87-year-old Milford man was driving a Cub Cadet Tractor that was partially in the grass median and partially in the left
Shore News NetworkJul 13 2023
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Kentucky Man Busted For Decorating Home With ‘Dead Friends’
An FBI search of a Kentucky apartment on Tuesday allegedly turned up some macabre decor: dozens of human remains, including skulls, spines, femurs and hip bones, all belonging to the tenant, James Nott. The revelation comes as authorities crack down on a recently uncovered ring of body part traffickers, which allegedly includes remains swiped from a Harvard Medical School morgue. The body
Daily BeastJul 13 2023
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Eating limits of fish from North Carolina river recommended due to "forever chemical"
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina health officials formally recommended on Thursday limits on eating certain fish caught from portions of the Cape Fear River due to health concerns from a substance within the family of “forever chemicals.” The state Department of Health and Human Services issued a for species of freshwater fish from the middle and lower Cape Fear River south of Fayetteville
Associated PressJul 13 2023
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Michigan salon under investigation for refusing trans clients
The owner of a hair salon in northern Michigan is being investigated for saying on Facebook she refuses to serve anyone who identifies “as anything other than a man/woman.” Christine Geiger, the owner of Studio 8 Hair Lab in Traverse City, took to social media over the weekend to express her feelings toward trans and nonbinary people. “If a human identifies as anything other than a man/woman,
New York Daily News