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San Diego school officials push back after Haitian boy, 8, is taken during ICE check-in
An 8-year-old Haitian boy who lost protected status earlier this year was placed in federal custody after an immigration check-in last week in San Diego, according to federal and school district officials. The boy, who has not been publicly identified, was placed in the government’s custody during a routine check-in on Nov. 5, a spokesperson…
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Trump demands thousands of votes be handed to GOP senator: ‘Time is of the essence’
President Donald Trump demanded Tuesday that more than 3,600 votes cast for a second Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s Senate race be “given” to the Republican incumbent, and branded the contest “rigged” without offering evidence. On election night, Trump told The New York Times he would not challenge the results, the Alaska Beacon reported. The demand…
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TIME’s Kid of the Year Is Helping First Responders Comfort Children in Crisis
Ledger Mann, 9, at home with some of his LGM bags on Oct. 25. —Matt Eich for TIME The little lost boy in Dinwiddie County could not know about the effort the grownups were making to find him. He hadn’t been gone very long, but the county in Virginia is wooded, with streams and thickets…
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Only One Town in America Voted in Favor to Building a New Data Center, and the Reason Why Is Bleak
The midterms were in no small part a searing repudiation of the AI industry, and in particular data centers. In fact, of 41 ballot proposed measures that would crack down on data center development, Americans voted for all but one. The lone exception: the town of Harwood, North Dakota, population 845. According to reporting by…
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Shasta County measure that sought to eliminate most mail-in voting violates state law, judge rules
A Northern California judge on Monday permanently barred Shasta County from implementing a voter-approved initiative that sought to dramatically reshape voting in the conservative stronghold. Measure B, which was passed by 56% of voters in the June primary, sought to require hand-counted ballots, eliminate most mail-in voting and require residents to present government-issued photo identification…
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DOGE holdover threatens ‘adverse action’ against federal workers in email order: report
A former member of Elon Musk’s disbanded Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team, who landed a new job in Donald Trump’s administration, has revived one of the agency’s most criticized policies. Federal tech workers at the General Services Administration (GSA) have been told to account for their time every day or risk being disciplined, the…
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This L.A. public high school program is training movie and TV crews, with George Clooney’s help
While growing up in downtown L.A., Xavier Calderon and his mother made a tradition of heading to Regal Cinemas at the L.A. Live complex every Tuesday — drawn in by the discounted prices — and losing themselves in whatever new story played on the big screen. “I remember thinking: ‘How can I be a part…
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‘Tragedy every day’: Fox News watchdog predicts dark times ahead for right-wing network
Fox News is trapped in a hell of its own making as President Donald Trump’s power and popularity plummet — and the network’s ratings nosedive beside them, a top media watchdog told Raw Story. Decoding Fox News founder Juliet Jeske described a downward spiral that began on Feb. 28 when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared…
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Islanders games become new hot spot to make fashion statement as female fans flock to NHL
They’re in it from the blue line to the clothing line. The new cool-as-ice spot for cosmopolitan influencers and fashionistas is Long Island’s UBS Arena – where cheering on the hometown Islanders and donning orange-and-blue are in style for the season. Some 80 miles west of the high-society Hamptons, female hockey fans are flashing bold…
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Prince Harry declares kids ‘deserve to feel safe’ days after Thomas Markle’s child porn arrest — as Meghan cancels speech
Prince Harry delivered a speech on child safety days after his father-in-law Thomas Markle Sr.’s child porn arrest. The Duke of Sussex declared in his remarks at the opening of the Lost Screen Memorial installment Tuesday, that children “deserve to feel safe” using technology. Taking to the stage alone after his wife, Meghan Markle, chose…