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Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
National Law Review
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June 18, 2025
On June 18, 2025, in the case of United States v. Skrmetti, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care—concluding that the law does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S....
Las Vegas video producer tops three million views on his YouTube channel
Las Vegas Optic - New Mexico
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Video producer, singer-songwriter Jim Terr recently surpassed three million views on his main YouTube channel, the "Jaimejaime" channel. (www.youtube.com/@jaimejaimeChannel). Terr started his YouTube channel in 2006 with such videos as "Santa Fe...
District attorney statements ignite immigration rage
Ladysmith News - Wisconsin
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District attorneys from Rusk and Polk counties lit a firestorm of controversy last week after posts they made about federal immigration law in a closed forum used by state prosecutors were made public. Rusk County District Attorney John Cabranes...
ICE-targeted immigrants ‘disappear’ from Orange’s jail, advocates say
Orlando Sentinel - Florida
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June 18, 2025
Advocates say information about arrested immigrants “disappears” when they’re booked into Orange County jail — and are calling for more transparency so their families can find them. The problem stems from a regular practice in an era of heightened...
Trump’s immigration crackdown: Arrests, deportations and border security by the numbers
Malay Mail
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June 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 19 — US President Donald Trump has stepped up arrests of immigrants in the US illegally, cracked down on unlawful border crossings and stripped legal status from hundreds of thousands of migrants since January 20. Arrests Trump...
Ecuadorian immigrant convicted of improper entry into US military property in El Paso
KFOX - Texas
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EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — An Ecuadorian man was found guilty of improper entry by an undocumented immigrant into a military property on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. According to court documents and evidence presented...
Sister Sheila Anne Smith
The Owensboro Times - Kentucky
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July 10, 2025
Sister Sheila Anne Smith, 81, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 63rd year of religious life. She was a native of Butler, Pa., but raised in Farmington, N.M. Sister Sheila Anne...
Will OSHA set federal heat standards to protect workers from overheating deaths?
KGUN - Arizona
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July 10, 2025
With speculation that summer 2025 will continue to break nationwide heat records, most outdoor workers have little protections in place to prevent heat-related illness, injury, or death on the job. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Judge grills Trump administration on order tying transportation funding to immigration enforcement
Louisiana Illuminator
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June 18, 2025
A Rhode Island federal judge seemed likely Wednesday to block the U.S. Department of Transportation’s move to yank billions in congressional funding for bridges, roads and airport projects if Democrat-led states do not partake in federal...
Judge grills Trump DOJ on order tying transportation funding to immigration enforcement
New Hampshire Bulletin
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June 18, 2025
A Rhode Island federal judge seemed likely Wednesday to block the U.S. Department of Transportation’s move to yank billions in congressional funding for bridges, roads and airport projects if Democrat-led states do not partake in federal...
Livestock schools breed leadership skills
Roswell Daily Record - New Mexico
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Youngsters from across New Mexico gathered in Capitan and Estancia in June to take part in two impactful livestock schools hosted by New Mexico 4-H, according to a New Mexico State University (NMSU) press release. The Southern Regional Livestock...
Navajo Nation Council criticizes Gallup church play 'mocking' Navajo culture
Navajo-Hopi Observer - Arizona
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The Navajo Nation Council has taken a stance as citizens have expressed outrage over the depiction of Navajo spirituality in a play performed at The Door Christian Church in Gallup, New Mexico, on May 29. The production was called “Heaven’s Glory...
Driver dies after being pinned in Turlock crash, going into cardiac arrest, officials say
KCRA Sacramento's Channel 3
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July 10, 2025
Driver dies after being pinned in Turlock crash, going into cardiac arrest, officials say THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT FIVE. ANOTHER CLOSURE PLANNED ON HIGHWAY 50 FOR THIS WEEKEND. ONLY THIS ONE WAS NOT PLANNED. AND WE WILL SHOW YOU WHAT’S GOING ON...
DHS moves ahead on border wall construction as illegal immigration dwindles
Just the News
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June 18, 2025
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday approved a new waiver for border wall construction as the new administration pushes to fill gaps in the wall in Arizona, California and Texas, even as illegal border crossings slow. The waivers...
Trump stirs outrage as 1/3 of American soil on the southern border is occupied for military expansionism
The Milwaukee Independent
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July 9, 2025
The U.S. Army has posted thousands of the warnings in New Mexico and western Texas, declaring a “restricted area by authority of the commander.” It is part of a major shift that has thrust the military into border enforcement with Mexico like...
A Denver dino museum makes a find deep under own parking lot. Like 'a hole in one from the moon.'
Yahoo News
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DENVER (AP) — A Denver museum known for its dinosaur displays has made a fossil bone discovery closer to home than anyone ever expected, under its own parking lot. It came from a hole drilled more than 750 feet (230 meters) deep to study...
Texas Standard for June 17, 2025: Immigration crackdown hits touring regional Mexican artists
Texas Standard
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June 17, 2025
Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. El Paso becomes deadliest border sector under Operation Lone Star A joint investigation by The Texas Tribune and Source...
In Kerr County, a fleet of volunteers brings hot meals to hard-hit neighborhoods
WSHU Public Radio - Connecticut
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July 9, 2025
Citywest Church sits between the towns of Kerrville and Ingram. In the days since devastating flash floods tore through the region, this house of worship has been transformed into a pop-up food distribution site, organized by Virginia-based...
Attorneys general file brief supporting veterans' education benefits
Great Lakes Wire - Michigan
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June 17, 2025
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 51 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The coalition aims to ensure that military veterans and their families receive...
AG Nessel joins multistate effort to protect school mental health funding
WILX - Michigan
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July 10, 2025
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief supporting schools nationwide that are facing the potential loss of critical federal funding for mental health services. The...