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A record number of asylum-seekers are cycling through a small California border town

11:05am November 21, 2023

by Jasmine Garsd

The border town of Jacumba, Calif., has a population of 600 people. There is currently an open-air DHS camp there, with over 300 recently arrived migrants. Its presence has divided the small town.

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For one woman, getting blood drawn at a hospital led to a surprise bill

11:04am November 21, 2023

Convenient as it may be, beware of getting your blood drawn at a hospital. As one Texas woman discovered, the cost could be higher than at an independent lab, and your insurance might not cover it.

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Victoria Lopez, pregnant with twins, had a one year old son when she was sentenced to prison on a drug charge. She had gotten treatment for her substance use disorder, started a job, and attended community college, but a judge said it wasn't enough.

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A novel prison program for pregnant women and their babies

10:50am November 21, 2023

by Alisa Roth

Minnesota is believed to be the first state that allows some mothers to live outside of prison with their new babies.

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Many migrants entering the U.S. illegally land in makeshift camps in California

8:13am November 21, 2023

A small town near California's border with Mexico is home to an open air camp with few amenities — hundreds of migrants have been placed there while awaiting processing by U.S. officials.

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United Air Lines planes line up along the busy Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on the eve of Thanksgiving on November 23, 2022.

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Up First briefing: holiday travel records; migrant crisis in California desert

8:00am November 21, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

Record-breaking Thanksgiving travel will test an already strained aviation system. A humanitarian crisis is brewing near the U.S.-Mexico border.

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President Biden went to Norfolk, Va., for a Friendsgiving

7:56am November 21, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

Biden put on an apron over the weekend to serve an early Thanksgiving dinner to service members and their families. He served mashed potatoes while Jill Biden dished out sweet potato casserole.

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Morning news brief

7:39am November 21, 2023

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Ukraine. Many migrants enter the U.S. illegally and land at makeshift camps in California. TSA braces for record air travelers.

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A woman reported her son missing in 1995, but it took years to learn his fate

5:08am November 21, 2023

LaMont Dottin was a freshman at Queens College when he vanished in 1995. his mother flew to New York to report him missing. Because LaMont was over 18, the NYPD initially refused to take her report.

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Plains, Ga., prepares for memorial services for former first lady Rosalynn Carter

5:07am November 21, 2023

by Grant Blankenship

People in the small town of Plains — the birthplace of President Jimmy Carter — remember former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Sunday at age 96.

Shoppers walk past sale signs at the Avalon shopping center in Alpharetta, Ga., during Black Friday in 2022.

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Black Friday deals start early and seem endless. Are there actually any good deals?

5:00am November 21, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Longer Black Friday sale windows give companies more chances to win potential business, but it also affords consumers the ability to shop around, experts say.