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More migrants flee Haiti for Turks and Caicos amid surge in dangerous sea voyages

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The Turks and Caicos says it has intercepted another overloaded boat from Haiti, this time carrying more than 100 Haitian migrants.

The group included 87 men and 23 women.

Shortly after the 110 migrants were interdicted at sea on Wednesday by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force and Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment and Border Force...Read more

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No, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are not going to apologize: report

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Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, are not even remotely planning to apologize to Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, contrary to rumors that have swirled since the couple moved back to the U.K. last month, according to a new report.

A London tabloid’s assertion that a public apology from the Sussexes to the Prince and ...Read more

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After rejecting settlement, Uthmeier demands more Meta restrictions

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After Florida’s attorney general refused to accept millions from Meta in a multistate settlement he criticized as borderline “absurd,” he now is asking a state court to force the social media giant to make the same — and more — concessions to Florida that it did to the 52 other states and territories it settled with.

In an 85-page ...Read more

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Trump administration expands antisemitism investigation at Swarthmore College

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The U.S. Department of Education said Wednesday it was expanding its antisemitism investigation of Swarthmore College after a student group allegedly shared a video of an effigy of an Israeli soldier being set on fire.

The group, Students for Justice in Palestine, already had its affiliation revoked by Swarthmore College in 2025 for past ...Read more

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More issues discovered with New Jersey's voter registration system, Gov. Mikie Sherrill says

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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill disclosed additional issues with the state’s voter registration system Wednesday, months after she announced the discovery of noncitizens on the voter rolls.

Sherrill said Wednesday that a review of the state’s voter registration processes revealed that the same system that allowed for those improper ...Read more

Trump defends border policies in Texas as Senate race heats up

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President Donald Trump defended his immigration policies during a visit to Texas on Wednesday as he sought to boost struggling GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton ahead of November’s midterm elections.

“The only thing standing between you and the migrant conquest, the invasion that you had just two years ago — for four years you suffered — ...Read more

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Pro-Palestinian protesters shut down NYC vigil for victims Oct. 7 Hamas attack

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A vigil at Manhattan’s Union Square to remember the 1,200 Jews killed during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel three years ago was thrown into chaos Wednesday when more than 200 pro-Palestinian demonstrators swarmed the plaza, officials said.

Waving Palestinian flags and screaming “Normalize the intifada!” and “There is only one ...Read more

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DHS denies ICE arrested man at California college in potential unprecedented action

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is disputing that federal immigration agents arrested a man on a California community college campus, contradicting college officials who maintain that the enforcement occurred on school property.

DHS’ denial came Wednesday, two days after Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria said U.S. Immigration and ...Read more

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Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel, murderer imprisoned half a century, is recommended for parole

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Patricia Krenwinkel, convicted of seven murders as one of the most notorious members of the Manson family, was granted parole this week and, barring a move by the full state parole board and governor, will see freedom some 56 years after imprisonment.

Krenwinkel was granted parole on a preliminary basis Tuesday at her 18th hearing to gauge her ...Read more

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Court wipes out Hope Florida grand jury presentment that blasted DeSantis administration

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TALLAHASSEE — A state appeals court Wednesday expunged a confidential Hope Florida grand jury report leaked two months ago that described a “sophisticated scheme” to misappropriate $10 million in taxpayer dollars from a Medicaid settlement for political purposes.

The First District Court of Appeal ruled that the presentment produced by ...Read more

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Virginia oyster farm loses entire harvest in harmful algal bloom

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NORTHAMPTON COUNTY — Oyster grower Alex Lambert had one day’s notice that an algal bloom was heading toward his 4,000-basket farm. It could be years before scientists know why.

A local grower messaged Lambert on Sept. 17, telling him discolored water was spotted in nearby creeks with suspicion it could be harmful to sea life like his ...Read more

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Boston City Council calls for city, state to pay to house Haitians facing deportation after TPS expiration

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The Boston City Council unanimously passed a resolution calling for the city and state to provide housing for Haitian immigrants facing deportation due to the expiration of their temporary protected legal status in late July.

The Council voted, 12-0, Wednesday in favor of a resolution put forward by Councilors Miniard Culpepper, Ruthzee ...Read more

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani on political tightrope calls Oct. 7 attacks ‘painful,’ war in Gaza ‘genocide’

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel as he attempts to navigates a complicated political dynamic, calling the day “profoundly painful” for many New Yorkers while also ...Read more

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How NC's fast-tracked gas tax pause made its way to the governor's desk in hours

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In the span of an afternoon, the North Carolina General Assembly revealed and passed legislation that will pause the state’s gas tax through November, if it becomes law.

Though nearly all Democrats voted for the GOP-written bill, they questioned the election timing as Republicans are facing strong headwinds in the midterm elections, and ...Read more

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Fight over evidence heats up ahead of Alex Murdaugh's new murder trial in South Carolina

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Prosecutors in the Alex Murdaugh double murder case have criticized a defense lawyers’ recent court filing seeking deep dive cellphone data as containing “inexplicable false assertions.”

The alleged false assertions are being made “in highly prejudicial public filings by design,” prosecutors said in a filing in Colleton County court ...Read more

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Saudi Arabia grilled at federal appeals court over 9/11 terror attack

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Loved ones of 9/11 victims say Saudi Arabia flashed its “desperation” before a federal appeals court panel deciding if the kingdom should be held responsible for the murderous al-Qaeda terror attacks a quarter-century ago.

Lawyers for Saudi Arabia and the 9/11 kin went before the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Lower Manhattan, just blocks ...Read more

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Private prison company sues California over civil rights law for immigrant detainees

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A private prison company is challenging a new California law requiring detention centers to provide medical care, privacy and other civil rights to people detained by federal immigration authorities.

GEO Group, a for-profit prison company, filed a complaint in federal court over Senate Bill 942, also called the Civil Detainees' Bill of Rights ...Read more

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UN panel: Gangs, corrupt politicians, cops fuel Haiti's violent crisis

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As Haitian authorities prepare to postpone the country’s long-awaited Dec. 13 general elections and revise the rules for a third time, a new United Nations report is warning that political players remain intertwined with armed gangs — relationships that can be exploited to mobilize supporters, intimidate opponents and destabilize the ...Read more

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Trump sued by Democratic Party over taxpayer-funded TV ads

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The Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully using government money to pay for advertisements lauding the president that have been airing on cable and broadcast television stations across the U.S. in recent weeks.

The complaint filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington by the Democratic ...Read more

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St. Paul council approves 2nd outside firm to weigh legal representation for mayor

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The St. Paul City Council on Wednesday approved hiring another outside law firm in the lawsuit filed by the police chief against the mayor.

Last week, council members said they were frustrated but legally obligated to appoint outside counsel to Mayor Kaohly Her. The law firm they voted on Wednesday will make a determination about whether they ...Read more