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Argentines hold images of disappeared people in Buenos Aires during the trial of Argentina’s last dictator in 2010.
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How government killings and kidnappings in Argentina drove mothers to resist and revolt − and eventually win

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A series of shootings by federal immigration agents, including two deaths in Minneapolis, have galvanized intense local and national protests against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations. Federal immigration agents killed Renee Nicole Good, 37 – a mother of three – and Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, weeks ...Read more

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A 100-foot tunnel, secret bunker and weapons stash found at MAGA activist's California home

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Authorities in Northern California's Shasta County started out investigating a suspected illegal marijuana farm but ended up making a far more unsettling discovery: a massive stash of illegal firearms and a secret underground bunker at the base of a 100-foot tunnel on a MAGA activist’s property.

Michael Jay Kamfolt, 40, was arrested Jan. 20 ...Read more

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Rikers Island jail now officially under federal manager's oversight

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NEW YORK — Leadership of the notoriously problem-plagued Rikers Island jail complex has officially fallen into federal hands with the anticipated appointment of an independent administrator, officials said on Tuesday.

Nicholas Deml, a former commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections from November 2021 until August 2025, will begin...Read more

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro tells Stephen Colbert he's planning for the possibility of federal troops entering Pennsylvania

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PHILADELPHIA — Saying the Trump administration is using the federal government for “pure evil” in its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, Gov. Josh Shapiro revealed on late-night television Monday that he’s preparing Pennsylvania to respond should the commonwealth face such an incursion.

Shapiro’s wide-ranging remarks on “The Late...Read more

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Minnesota companies fund $3.5 million in grants to help small businesses during ICE surge

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MINNEAPOLIS — Several of Minnesota’s largest companies are funding $3.5 million in grants for small businesses that are financially struggling during the ongoing federal immigration crackdown in the state.

The Minneapolis Foundation announced the grants Tuesday and will start distributing money in the coming weeks. The nonprofit will ...Read more

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Family of Katie Meyer, Stanford reach resolution in wrongful death lawsuit

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Stanford University and the family of a star soccer player who died by suicide in 2022 have reached a resolution in a wrongful death lawsuit, according to a joint statement released Monday by the university and family.

Katie Meyer, a team captain and goalie for the Stanford women’s soccer team, was found dead in her on-...Read more

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Border czar Tom Homan meets Gov. Tim Walz as Trump seeks to calm Minneapolis ICE crackdown

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President Donald Trump’s newly appointed head of the ICE crackdown in Minnesota met with Democratic Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday as the White House sought to lower the political temperature following the killing of American citizen Alex Pretti by immigration agents last Saturday.

Border czar Tom Homan held what all parties called a productive ...Read more

3 victims identified in Maine jet crash that killed 6

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Three of the six people who died when a private plane crashed and burst into flames at a Maine airport on Sunday night have been identified.

Pilot Jacob Hosmer, attorney Tara Arnold and event planner Shawna Collins were killed in the wreck, according to Houston ABC affiliate KTRK. None of the six people onboard survived.

Hosmer, Arnold and ...Read more

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As death toll in NYC amid frigid temps climbs to 10, Mayor Zohran Mamdani orders stepped-up outreach

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NEW YORK — The city is ramping up efforts to get people off the streets as the count of New Yorkers found dead outside climbed to 10 and freezing temperatures are expected to continue through the week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday.

“When the cold is this deadly, we need to meet the moment and leave no stone unturned,” Mamdani said at...Read more

People walk along a street in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images

Greenland’s Inuit have spent decades fighting for self-determination

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Amid the discussion between U.S. President Donald Trump and Danish and European leaders about who should own Greenland, the Inuit who live there and call it home aren’t getting much attention.

The Kalaallit (Inuit of West Greenland), the Tunumi (Inuit of East Greenland) and the Inughuit (Inuit of North Greenland) together represent ...Read more

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San Diego County supervisors to vote on $4.75 million plan to address Tijuana River pollution

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SAN DIEGO — San Diego County supervisors will vote Wednesday on a $4.75 million funding proposal aimed at studying health impacts and reducing toxic emissions from the ongoing Tijuana River pollution crisis.

The proposal, presented by the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis, includes funding for epidemiological studies and ...Read more

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11 cancer-stricken former Poe Hall occupants sue North Carolina State

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RALEIGH, N.C. — A group of 10 women and one man who developed breast cancer while working or studying at North Carolina State’s Poe Hall are suing the university over allegations of “deliberate indifference.”

The school violated their fundamental right to bodily integrity under the state constitution, their lawsuit contends.

Poe Hall, ...Read more

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NOAA speeds up process to grant deep-sea mining permits

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​WASHINGTON — The Trump administration, with the support of many congressional Republicans, is looking to boost deep-sea mining as a way to counter Chinese dominance of critical minerals supply chains.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a final rule on Jan. 21 that would speed up the process companies must go ...Read more

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Federal commission says Penn employed 'relentless public relations campaign' to avoid complying with subpoena

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PHILADELPHIA — The federal commission seeking personal contact information for faculty and staff at the University of Pennsylvania has accused the school of engaging in an “intensive and relentless public relations campaign” to avoid complying with the subpoena.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in a court filing Monday, ...Read more

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Woman, 18, used agent's ID stolen during Minneapolis unrest, threatened to kill him and family, feds say

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MINNEAPOLIS — A Washington state woman used identification documents stolen from a federal agent’s vandalized vehicle two weeks ago during a clash with anti-ICE demonstrators and threatened to kill the officer and his immediate family members, according to the FBI and prosecutors.

Brenna Marie Doyle, 18, of Spokane was charged in U.S. ...Read more

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Minnesota judge orders ICE chief to appear in person for defying orders

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An angry Minnesota federal judge ordered the Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief to appear in court in person on Friday to explain why the agency has failed to obey “dozens of court orders” stemming from the violent crackdown on immigrants and protesters on the streets of Minneapolis.

District Court Judge Patrick Schiltz said he is ...Read more

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Protest ends with arrests at Twin Cities hotel where Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino was believed to have stayed

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MINNEAPOLIS — Several protesters were arrested during a disturbance outside a Maple Grove hotel, where they believed Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino was staying.

The arrests came after Maple Grove police and state troopers declared an unlawful assembly on Jan. 26 outside the SpringHill Suites by Marriott in the 11600 block of Arbor Lakes ...Read more

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Border Patrol Chief Bovino demoted and returning to California. What does it mean?

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino — the public face of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — could be heading back to California.

Bovino is expected to make his return to the agency’s El Centro Sector in the Imperial Valley following a demotion from his role as Border Patrol’s “commander at large�...Read more

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In Minneapolis, memorial continues to grow for Alex Pretti, nurse killed by federal officers

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MINNEAPOLIS — A sprawling memorial to Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old intensive care nurse killed by federal immigration officers Jan. 24, continues to grow in South Minneapolis.

The site where Pretti was killed, on Nicollet Avenue near 26th Street, was decorated with hundreds of pillar and votive candles and dozens of flower bouquets and signs ...Read more

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John Fetterman urges Trump to fire Kristi Noem as DHS secretary: 'Americans have died'

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Sen. John Fetterman on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump “to immediately fire” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after federal agents killed two citizens in Minneapolis this month during a immigration enforcement operation.

“Americans have died,” Fetterman, D-Pa., said in a statement. “She is betraying DHS’s core mission ...Read more