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Policy & Unrest
A federal judge in Boston on Monday blocked the Trump administration's effort to fine migrants up to $1.8 million for failing to leave the U.S. after receiving their final order to deport. U.S. District Judge George O'Toole ruled that the administration unlawfully imposed the fines and wrote that…
Cost of living, energy and fuel prices, and markets when they reach households
In New York, until recently a beacon of strength, the bottom fell out over the summer.
Conflict involving the US, and wars abroad when they reach home
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is monitoring reports of a 28-year-old researcher who died of a “pneumonia of unknown etiology” in Russia but confirmed there is “no indication of a broader threat” from her death to the United States. The reports of the death of Daria…
Agency failures, inspector general and GAO findings, disaster response gaps and infrastructure breakdowns
David J. Rush fabricated military credentials to climb CIA ranks, then siphoned $194 million in taxpayer dollars into gold bars and luxury watches.
ICE and detention, court rulings on policy and civil liberties, protests, and policy changes that divide us
A Chicago Muslim group inspired by veteran Black Power activists solicits money to empty jails based on religious obligation. Believers Bail Out claims to have freed 300 Muslims from immigration or pretrial detention with $2.4 million since its 2018 founding, according to its website. The…