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Refugees share their stories on World Refugee Day
World news 2 minutes ago
From fleeing persecution to the hardships they endured while resettling in a new country, refugees have shared what World Refugee Day means to them.
Donald Trump Jr. cancels fundraiser over Bush family's immigration remarks
Politics 23 minutes ago
According to multiple reports, Donald Trump Jr. withdrew from a fundraiser for Texas candidate George P. Bush after his father, Jeb, criticized the family separation policy at the border. George P. Bush endorsed President Trump during the 2016 election and was reportedly close to Donald Trump Jr.
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There’s a push for Fox talent to speak out against the company because of Fox News’ immigration coverage
US news 39 minutes ago
Judd Apatow is pushing powerful Fox employees, both in front of and behind the camera, to condemn the immigration coverage of the parent company's news network. Modern Family co-creator Steve Levitan, Bob's Burgers writer Wendy Molyneux, Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane and a collection of other Fox actors have spoken out against the company's support of Fox News.
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Undocumented immigrants sue Trump admin over family separation policy
US news 1 hour ago
A Guatemalan woman has sued the Trump administration after being separated from her seven-year-old son despite never being charged with illegal entry, she claims. The ACLU has also sued on behalf of undocumented immigrants whose children were taken from them at legal ports of entry, contradicting claims by Homeland Security Secretary Kristjen Nielsen that this was not happening.
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Former head of ICE discuses current immigration policy and family separations
US news 1 hour ago
John Sandweg, who served as acting director of ICE under the Obama administration from 2013-2014, spoke with NBC News and Jackson Proskow (@JProskowGlobal) of Global News about the Trump administration's zero-tolerance immigration policy. He warned that many of the family separations could be permanent due to the difficulty reunification poses.
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Here's why people are celebrating Juneteenth
History 2 hours ago
Also known as Freedom Day, the US holiday commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas in 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
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US withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
US news 3 hours ago
The Trump administration announced the US would be pulling out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, citing anti-Israel bias among their reasons for withdrawing. The move comes a day after the UN Human Rights commissioner criticized the White House's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy.
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Starbucks is closing about 150 U.S. stores
Americans' long-running joke about a Starbucks on every corner may be nearing its end.
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Tech giants condemn Trump's family-separation policy
The biggest companies in Silicon Valley are now in opposition against the White House's harsh immigration enforcement.
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Robot farms are transforming the agriculture industry
What was once the world's most labor-intensive profession may be soon run by smartphones.
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How 'bumps' on pedestrian and platform crossings help the visually impaired navigate
World news 4 hours ago
In a series of Tweets, Dr. Amy Kavanagh (@BlondeHistorian) shared her experience with using various types of tactile pavement to help her navigate outdoor surroundings.
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Mitch McConnell says all GOP senators support keeping migrant families together
Politics 4 hours ago
At a weekly press conference, the Senate majority leader told reporters that "all members" of the GOP caucus support keeping "families together while their immigration status is determined."
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Black widow spider adopted after being found in a bunch of broccoli
US news 5 hours ago
An Ohio location of Kroger said sorry to a man who found a live black widow spider in a bunch of broccoli he purchased. A rescue facility took the spider, who they named Broccoli, and have since facilitated its adoption.
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Trump hugs the American flag after defending his zero-tolerance immigration policy
Politics 5 hours ago
During his speech to the National Federation of Independent Business, Trump frequently turned his attention to a defense of the "zero-tolerance" immigration policy that has come under fire for its treatment of immigrant children. He concluded with a deep embrace of an American flag that was on stage beside his podium.
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Trump claims Canadians are smuggling sneakers across the US border
Politics Earlier today
Speaking at a small business conference on Tuesday, President Trump reiterated his belief that NAFTA is an unfair trade deal, suggesting that Canadians are buying new shoes in the US to avoid tariffs, and smuggling them over the border.
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First ladies unite against separating children at the border
America's current and former first ladies are pushing back against the Trump administration's practice of separating children from their parents at the U.S. southern border.
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Virginia school will drop Confederate general name and call itself Barack Obama Elementary
US news Earlier today
J.E.B. Stuart Elementary is no more. The Richmond, Virginia, school will distance itself from the slaveholding Confederate general and rename itself after the first black president of the USA.
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Humboldt Broncos reunited for the first time since tragic bus crash
Canada news This morning
Nine of the 10 surviving members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team gathered together on Monday for the first time since the April bus crash that killed 16 people. They're on their way to Las Vegas for the NHL Awards.
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Dozens of faith-based organizations and leaders speak out against White House immigration policy
Social action This morning
Reporter Jack Jenkins (@jackmjenkins) is documenting the response of religious leaders and institutions in regard to the Trump administration's zero tolerance immigration policy that continues to separate migrant children from their parents at the US-Mexico border.
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Senate passes a $716 billion defense bill
Politics This morning
In an 85-10 vote, the Senate agreed to advance a defense spending bill to the House. The bill includes a bipartisan amendment that overturns a Trump Administration decision to lift a ban on ZTE, a Chinese telecom company that violated US sanctions on Iran and North Korea.
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