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CBP and Coast Guard arrest 60 people after apprehending multiple smuggling vessels
CBP’s Air and Marine Operations unit stopped three separate vessels off Southern California between April 17 and April 21.
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Mississippi GOP governor launches redistricting effort
"I am using my constitutional authority to allow the Mississippi Legislature to use their constitutionally recognized right to draw these maps once the new rules of the game are known following Callais," Reeves says
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Iran says no direct talks scheduled with U.S. as Witkoff and Kushner leave for Pakistan
On Friday, Trump said Iran was "making an offer and we'll have to see."
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Former DOJ employee who threw sandwich at Border Patrol agent found not guilty of assault
“I’m relieved and I’m looking forward to moving on with my life,” Sean Charles Dunn said
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Appeals court upholds Texas drag show ban law
Two judges said that because some drag performers and venues bringing the lawsuit claimed they avoided sexually explicit content, they were unlikely to be prosecuted and lacked standing
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Jury awards $10M to former VA teacher shot by 6-year-old student
The jurors found that a former assistant principal ignored warning signs that the boy brought a gun to school
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White House trying to sort out what Biden and Blinken ignored in Nigerian war on Christians
Although in his first term Trump designated Nigeria a "Country of Particular Concern" after violence on Christians, Biden and Blinken took them off the list, and the butchers' bill is now up to at least 7,000 lives
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Senate Democrats to meet to discuss deal ending government shutdown
“If this is going to progress to the point where we actually have an agreement, we need to do a lot today,” Sen. Dick Durbin said
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Three Chinese scholars from Univ of Michigan lab charged in smuggling biological materials into US
“Allegedly attempting to smuggle biological materials under the guise of ‘research’ is a serious crime that threatens America’s national and agricultural security,” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said
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Appeals court lets Trump revive bid to overturn criminal conviction in hush money case
The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals is allowing Trump to argue before a lower court to move his case to federal court
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Pelosi says she will not seek reelection
“I will not be seeking reelection to Congress,” former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said
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Outgoing NYC Mayor Eric Adams to allow fired COVID workers to get jobs back
Adams, who steps down on Dec. 31, said he is giving about 2,900 city workers who were fired during the pandemic over their refusal to get vaccinated another shot at coming back to work as he prepares to depart City Hall.
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FBI arrests 19 people for allegedly targeting seniors in scams totaling $40 million loss
The agency's San Diego bureau said its "Elder Justice" task force and partners uncovered an "elaborate international tech support and refund" scam.