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First Lady Melania Trump Visits Border Detention Facility In Texas
Mrs. Trump visited a children's shelter in McAllen, Texas. But much of the online chatter was about a jacket she wore — with the president himself tweeting about the garment and its message.
Hurricane Irma Makes First Landfall In Northeast Caribbean Islands
Irma is the strongest hurricane the National Hurricane Center has ever recorded in the Atlantic basin outside of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane Dorian Grows Into Category 4 Storm As It Heads Toward Bahamas, U.S.
Forecasters warn, "Dorian is anticipated to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane ... into next week. Florida and Georgia have declared emergencies along the wide possible path of the storm.
Afghan Polls Close As Voters Face Taliban Threats
Only a fraction of 9.6 million registered voters were expected to vote, deciding the democracy's fate.
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
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ICE lifted its ban on family visits, but relatives still struggle to see loved ones
Individual facilities, which are often private and for-profit, have the authority to limit visits over COVID concerns. But immigrant advocates question whether the decisions are made in good faith.
Angry Houston residents still want answers after Hurricane Beryl power failure
Devastating power outages and destruction in Houston left by Hurricane Beryl again underscored the city’s inability to sufficiently fortify itself against extreme weather events worsened by climate change. This was the lowest level hurricane, a Category One, and yet it knocked out power to millions and left the nation’s fourth largest city reeling. Past horrific hurricanes, including Ike in 2008 and Harvey in 2017, made crystal clear that the city needed to bolster its infrastructure including expanding flood-plain protections, burying more power lines underground, and hardening its power grid. But those city, state and corporate efforts have repeatedly fallen short.
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Police Activity Continues Near Site Of San Bernardino, Calif., Shooting
At least two shooters opened fire on a social services center in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday leaving 14 dead and 17 wounded. Residents described an incredibly troubling day.
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Last protester in detention after Trump's campus crackdown has been released
Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old from the West Bank who has lived in New Jersey since 2016, had been held in a U.S. immigration detention center in Texas since last March.
Remembering Birmingham's 'Dynamite Hill' Neighborhood
Dynamite Hill is a section in Birmingham so nicknamed because Ku Klux Klan members regularly bombed its streets during the Civil Rights era. NAACP attorney Arthur Shores had a home in this middle-class African-American neighborhood.
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