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Report finds ‘dehumanizing’ conditions in Florida immigration detention centers

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

MIAMI – Conditions in South Florida’s immigration detention centers during the Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown have been described as degrading and dehumanizing–violating international human-rights standards and the U.S. government’s own detention guidelines – in a 92-page report by three advocacy organizations.

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Climate change is making fire weather worse for world’s forests

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

In 2023 and 2024, the hottest years on record, more than 78 million acres of forests burned around the world. The fires sent veils of smoke and several billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, subjecting millions of people to poor air quality.

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U.S. deportee, freed from Salvadoran prison, describes ‘horror movie’

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

Julio González Jr. had agreed to be deported to Venezuela. When the 36-year-old office cleaner and house painter boarded the flight in Texas in March, he assumed it would take him back to his home country.

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The Taliban banned beauty salons, leaving women to labor in the shadows

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

KABUL, Afghanistan – For 22-year-old Simin, new clients come with the fear of arrest.

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Trump administration pauses student loan forgiveness

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

Without much notice, the Education Department has suspended student loan forgiveness under a long-standing repayment plan, offering no timeline for resumption and little explanation for the decision.

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House largely grinds to a halt over Epstein files

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

The House has largely come to a halt as Republican leaders struggle to assuage a group of irate lawmakers who are demanding that the Justice Department release files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Republicans propose naming Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

The Kennedy Center’s Opera House could soon be called the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.”

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Americans are paying for Trump’s tariffs, not foreign companies

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

Who’s paying for Donald Trump’s tariffs? So far, American businesses and consumers.

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6 months after LA’s firestorms, the remains of a 31st victim are found in Altadena

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

LOS ANGELES — A 19th victim of the Eaton fire was found in Altadena on Monday, officials said, bringing the total death toll to 31 more than six months after unprecedented wildfires swept through broad swaths of Los Angeles. The remains were found on the 10 block of La Venezia Court and determined to be human, the medical examiner's office said in a statement Tuesday. Like all but one of the ...

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A professor’s hunt for the rarest Chinese typewriter

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

In 2010, Tom Mullaney found himself way out in the suburbs of London. A woman there wanted to show him a Chinese typewriter. She was going to be renovating her house soon, she told him, and it needed a new home.

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Should Christians’ investments align with biblical values? Idaho firm thinks so

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

Under the guidance of one Idaho firm, Apple is one of the last companies you’d want to invest in. The adult content it offers, as well as its stances on abortion access and LGBTQ+ advocacy, earned it the investment firm’s lowest possible score. Amazon flunked, too, in part because it sold an abortion pill and, on Prime Video, “inserts unnecessary, gratuitous nudity and simulated sex scenes.” A ...

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‘Fundamentally a transit town’: New STA chief embraces the promise of public transportation

UPDATED: Wed., July 23, 2025

The year was 1986 when the Otterstrom family traveled from their home in Spokane to Vancouver, British Columbia, for the transportation -themed World ’s Fair. There, the newly built SkyTrain carted attendees to and fro.

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Canfield Mountain shooter left note to father foretelling tragedy

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

Wess Roley leaned on the bed of his black Ford Ranger pickup and watched as firefighters responded to the upper parking lot at Canfield Mountain on June 29, according to the dashboard video.Within minutes, Roley began shooting them.

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Trump administration pulling U.S. out of cultural agency UNESCO again

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

The Trump administration is withdrawing the United States from UNESCO, accusing the agency of supporting “woke, divisive cultural and social causes.”

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Russia and Ukraine to renew talks, but peace remains elusive

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

Russian and Ukrainian officials are expected to meet in Istanbul on Wednesday, ostensibly for the latest round of talks aimed at ending their war, according to Turkish and Ukrainian officials.

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Trump told park workers to report displays that ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s what they flagged.

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

According to internal documents reviewed by The New York Times, employees of the National Park Service have flagged descriptions and displays at scores of parks and historic sites for review in connection with President Donald Trump's directive to remove or cover up materials that "inappropriately disparage Americans."

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Columbia University expels, suspends about 80 students in pro-Palestine Butler Library occupation

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

Columbia University has expelled or issued lengthy suspensions to nearly 80 pro-Palestine students for the May occupation of Butler Library just days before final exams, a campus protest group announced Tuesday.

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House GOP leaders cancel Thursday votes

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

No more votes are scheduled beyond Wednesday in the House, a change from the previous schedule that reflects a Rules Committee dispute over release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files that will prevent any rules for debate from coming to the floor.

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Coca-Cola rejects Trump demand for only cane sugar in US Coke

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

Coca-Cola Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s demand to use only cane sugar in its flagship soda and instead vowed to introduce a new product for the U.S. market that would use the made-in-America sweetener.

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Vietnamese ICE detainee dies in custody, prompting investigation

UPDATED: Tue., July 22, 2025

A Vietnamese national died while under the custody of U.S. A Vietnamese national died while under the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the weekend after experiencing “seizures, vomiting, and unresponsiveness,” immigration officials said Tuesday.

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