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Troops begin detaining immigrants in national defense zone at border
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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June 12, 2025
Army soldiers look at the border wall next to a surveillance vehicle during the visit to the U.S. and Mexico border by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Sunland Park, New Mexico, Monday, Feb. 3. Andres Leighton/AP File Photo × Escalation of...
Democratic governors pressed over state immigration laws
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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June 13, 2025
WASHINGTON -- As President Donald Trump spars with California's governor over immigration enforcement, Republicans in Congress called other Democratic governors to the Capitol on Thursday to question them over policies limiting cooperation with...
A Denver dino museum makes a find deep under own parking lot. Like 'a hole in one from the moon.'
WDIV Local 4 - Michigan
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July 10, 2025
DENVER – A Denver museum known for its dinosaur displays has made a fossil bone find 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 geothermal heating...
Dino museum makes find deep under own parking lot
ABC News - New York
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July 10, 2025
DENVER -- A Denver museum known for its dinosaur displays has made a fossil bone find 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 geothermal heating...
'I'm going to get detained': Deportation fears across Oklahoma lead to fewer court appearances
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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July 9, 2025
Fears of deportation during routine immigration hearings are leading to a decline in attendance at immigration courts in Oklahoma, according to local attorney Melissa Lujan. >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelLujan...
Texans With Disabilities Get a Little More From the State After Session’s End
The Austin Chronicle - Texas
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This marks the fourth time a bill related to co-navigation has failed in Texas, but wins include post-secondary education funding (image via Getty Images) Five disability advocacy groups got together June 25 for a webinar hosted by the Texas...
Student Well-Being Report Shows How Kids Are Doing in Education and Beyond
Education Week
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June 13, 2025
A new national study reveals that student well-being has seen some progress since before the pandemic, but the most concerning declines are in children’s performance at school. The report, 2025 Kids Count Data Book, released earlier this month by...
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...
Boulder courthouse designated national landmark for role in LGBTQ history
KDNK Community Radio - Colorado
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June 12, 2025
On May 30, 2025, a ceremony in downtown Boulder, Colorado, to commemorate a significant milestone in LGBTQ history. The Boulder County Courthouse was officially designated a National Historic Landmark, recognized for its role in the fight for...
Walz and Other Blue State Governors Defend Immigration Policies
KROC News - Minnesota
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June 12, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump spars with California's governor over immigration enforcement, Republicans in Congress called other Democratic governors to the Capitol on Thursday to question them over policies limiting cooperation...
Is Kentucky a good place to live for LGBTQ+ people? What…
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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How welcome do LGBTQ+ Kentuckians feel at home and at work? A recent national report suggests the Bluegrass State has a lot of room for improvement. Advocacy group Out Leadership this month released its seventh annual Business Climate Index...
Hochul, Democratic governors defend immigration policies before Republican-led House panel
New York Daily News
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June 12, 2025
WASHINGTON — As President Trump spars with California’s governor over immigration enforcement, Republicans in Congress called other Democratic governors to the Capitol on Thursday to question them over policies limiting cooperation with federal...
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...
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...
ICE agents make arrest at Los Angeles area church
KTLA - California
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June 12, 2025
Churches usually left alone by ICE, legal expert says Community members and religious leaders gathered Wednesday to denounce an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid at a Downey church, alleging federal agents targeted a Spanish-speaking man in...
‘I can’t take being locked up like this anymore.’ Detained immigrants at Burlington ICE facility allege unsafe conditions.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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In a statement, a spokesperson for ICE said the Burlington office is “is intended to hold detainees while they are going through the administrative intake process,” after which they are “usually” moved to a detention facility. The spokesperson...
Trump tax bill supercharges Coast Guard’s Arctic icebreaker fleet
Anderson Independent-Mail - South Carolina
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On Thursday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes breaks down a part of the recent tax bill that adds new ships to the Coast Guard's fleet in the Northwest Passage, and the broader context in that region...
Which US cities have the LA immigration protests spread to?
Al Jazeera
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June 12, 2025
Protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, which began on June 6 in Los Angeles, have spread beyond the California city, across the United States. This comes days before a military parade scheduled on Saturday in Washington,...
AM Briefing: SCOTUS Greenlights Federal Firings
Heatmap News
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July 9, 2025
Current conditions: Three people were killed in southern New Mexico after heavy rains on Tuesday caused flooding • Parts of the western Mediterranean Sea are 12.6 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than average • Search operations are underway for 30...
Hochul and Democratic governors defend immigration policy before GOP-led House panel
NBC 4 - New York
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June 12, 2025
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was joined by two other Democratic governors in Washington, D.C. on Thursday to testify before a Congressional committee on their states' immigration policies. Republicans in Congress called the Democratic governors to...