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Immigration Lawyers See Uptick In Arrests In Bay Area

8:26am July 13, 2019

by Farida Jhabvala Romero

With threatened arrests of people in the U.S. illegally set to begin Sunday, activists are protesting and lawyers are trying to get access to those immigrants who are detained.

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Alaska's State Government Faces Big Budget Cuts

8:26am July 13, 2019

by Andrew Kitchenman

Lawmakers in Alaska are running out of options when it comes to stopping more than $400 million in cuts to the state budget which would affect mental health, education, elderly and child care funding.

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California Gives Mayors Funding For Homelessness

8:26am July 13, 2019

by Anna Scott

In California, the legislature is allocating $650 million to combat a growing homelessness problem. But mayors in California cities requested $2 billion.

Visiting A Historic Mosque In North Dakota

8:26am July 13, 2019

by Leila Fadel

A mosque in the United States was built on a North Dakota prairie in the 1920s. Today the descendants of those families share that history with new American Muslims.

Encore: Billie Holiday's Grave

8:26am July 13, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

Singer Billie Holiday died 60 years ago next week. For nearly a year, she had no tombstone until fans rallied to make sure Lady Day's final resting place was properly marked.

Albert Almora Jr. of the Chicago Cubs is comforted by Jason Heyward after a young child was injured by a foul ball off Almora's bat. The accident happened on May 29 in the fourth inning of a game against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

After Numerous Foul Ball Fan Injuries, Baseball Reconsiders Protective Netting

7:42am July 13, 2019

In 2018, all 30 MLB teams extended their netting over stadium dugouts. The protective measure has not done enough to safeguard fans from dangerous foul ball injuries.

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Alex Acosta said Friday he is stepping down as labor secretary so his handling of a 2008 prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein won't distract from the U.S. economy's "amazing" performance.

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New Accusations For Epstein As Some In South Florida Say 'Good Riddance' To Acosta

10:08pm July 12, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

After Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's resignation, federal prosecutors in Manhattan alleged financier Jeffrey Epstein attempted to buy influence over people who were set to testify against him.

Special counsel Robert Mueller spoke at the Department of Justice on May 29 about the Russia investigation.

Congress Delays Robert Mueller Hearings One Week Amid Dispute Over Questions

9:20pm July 12, 2019

The former special counsel now is scheduled to appear on Capitol Hill on July 24 following discontent over the ground rules for the House Judiciary and intelligence committees.

Adrián Rodriguez walks out of a liquor store in New Haven, Conn., with a 24-pack of Medalla Light.

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Medalla Light, Puerto Rico's Beer Of Choice, Is A Hit In Connecticut

8:00pm July 12, 2019

by Ryan Caron King

Medalla is Puerto Rico's beer of choice, but it's hard to find if you're not on the island. As of last month, the beer is now in Connecticut, giving its sizable Puerto Rican community a taste of home.

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Reps. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas (from left), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., attend a House oversight hearing on conditions for detained migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.

'Shaken To My Core': Testimony Describes Conditions For Detained Migrants

7:40pm July 12, 2019

by Brian Naylor

A lawyer, lawmakers and the acting homeland security inspector general spoke to members of the House oversight committee on Friday about what they have seen and heard at the southern border.