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For One Texas County, Arresting Migrants Made Big Money

admin1 May 2025

Juan Antonio Gomez Torres was earning barely $80 a week shaping mud into bricks in the dusty hills above San Felipe, Mexico. When his wife became pregnant with their fourth child, he decided to try his luck crossing into the United States to look for ...

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The M.T.A. Gets $68 Billion in the State Budget. What Will Riders Get?

admin30 April 2025

New York State has agreed to fully fund the transit authority’s five-year capital plan. Threats from the federal government could still lead to a shortfall.

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• News

Justice, Louisiana-Style, for Immigrants

admin29 April 2025

Several of the recent high-profile cases of immigrant detention share something in common. The Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, University of Alabama engineering doctoral candidate Alireza Doroudi, Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk ...

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​Putin Thanks Kim for North Korean Troops Fighting in Kursk

admin28 April 2025

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered a monument for the “heroic” soldiers killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine, as Moscow and Pyongyang make first comments on the joint operation.

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​North Korea Confirms It Sent Troops to Fight for Russia

admin28 April 2025

Its leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered a monument for soldiers killed in the war against Ukraine and praised their “heroism and bravery​.”

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Washington State Lawmakers Vote to Limit Rent Increases

admin28 April 2025

Supporters say an annual cap of 10 percent, including inflation, will protect tenants. Critics worry it will reduce housing supply and discourage investors.

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• Sports

Just Don’t Call It ‘Tequila’

admin25 April 2025

Until a decade ago, California agave plants were more likely to be found in a plush Santa Barbara garden than in a fertile San Joaquin field. But in the last few years, farmers have begun cultivating this drought-resistant plant, which is essential ...

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What to Know About the Legal Battle Over a North Carolina Supreme Court Race

admin25 April 2025

The Republican challenger has embarked on an extraordinary effort to reverse his election loss that critics say is testing the boundaries of post-election litigation.

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• Business

Chobani, Seeing Rising Demand, Plans Giant Factory in New York

admin23 April 2025

The company, which has branched out from Greek-style yogurt, will invest more than $1 billion in the plant in the city of Rome.

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