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Year: 2024

5 years after nation’s largest immigration raid, families still picking up the pieces

By Crystal Tisme Click here for updates on this story     FOREST, Mississippi (WAPT) — It’s been five years since one of the largest immigration raids, not only in Mississippi, but in the entire country. A humanitarian organization gathered Wednesday with families and individuals to recognize the lasting impacts of the raid. Celso Vasquez said his

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US releases $3.5 billion to Israel to spend on US weapons and military equipment, months after Congress appropriated

By Natasha Bertrand, Alex Marquardt and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The US is set to provide Israel with $3.5 billion to spend on US weapons and military equipment, releasing the money months after it was appropriated by Congress as tensions continue to rise between Israel and Iran, multiple officials familiar with the matter told

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NWSL and players’ union reach new collective bargaining agreement as league’s profile rises

The National Women’s Soccer League and its players’ union have agreed to a collective bargaining agreement that will run through 2030, according to two published reports. Sportico and The Athletic, citing anonymous sources, reported some provisions of the new agreement will go into effect before the current CBA expires after the 2026 season. The current

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Sha’Carri Richardson chases down 2 competitors in rain to end her first Olympics with a relay gold

AP National Writer SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson has navigated plenty of roadblocks in her pursuit of Olympic glory. Some self-imposed. Some not. Considering all the American sprinter has been through over the last three years, tentatively grabbing the baton from teammate Gabby Thomas with the U.S. in third in the women’s 4×100 meter

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Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man with a history of political violence has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. David Nicholas Dempsey’s sentence is among the longest among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions.

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US National Security Council spokesman rebukes Israeli finance minister as ‘dead wrong,’ amid push for ceasefire talks

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — John Kirby, the spokesman for the US National Security Council, issued a stark rebuke Friday of the Israeli finance minister over comments undercutting a ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hamas, calling Bezalel Smotrich’s comments “dead wrong.” “Some critics, like Mr. Smotrich, for example, have claimed that the hostage deal

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