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Mexico's top lawman: Ranch in Jalisco was a cartel training site, not a crematorium

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MEXICO CITY — The discovery in March of a "death ranch" in western Jalisco state sparked a national outcry: Some labeled it "Mexico's Auschwitz" after civilian searchers found charred bones and what appeared to be makeshift crematoria.

Piles of abandoned shoes, backpacks and clothing became vivid symbols of Mexico's crisis of the disappeared,...Read more

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Kamla​ Persad-Bissessar returns to power in 'decisive victory' in Trinidad and Tobago

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Trinidad and Tobago’s United National Congress has ended its nearly 10-year-political drought and returned to the helm of governance after party leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar staged the biggest political comeback in the country’s history.

Persad-Bissessar, who served as prime minister from 2010-15 and had long lived under the shadow of late...Read more

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Trump administration dismisses 400 authors of National Climate Assessment

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The Trump administration has dismissed all 400 authors of the National Climate Assessment, a congressionally mandated snapshot of the ways climate change is affecting life in the U.S.

The scientists and scholars who volunteer to co-author the report had already begun working on the 2028 assessment when the email landed in their inboxes Monday ...Read more

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Boater in Clearwater Ferry crash did not commit hit-and-run, attorneys say

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TAMPA, Fla. — Attorneys for the driver of the boat that hit a Clearwater Ferry say he did not commit a hit-and-run and that the ferry was not adequately lit at the time of the crash.

In a letter to investigators late Tuesday, Kevin Hayslett, who is representing local businessman Jeff Knight, laid out the most detailed account yet of Knight’...Read more

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Key witness Jennifer McCabe takes the stand in Karen Read murder trial

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DEDHAM, Mass. — Key witness Jennifer McCabe, whose presence has loomed over the Karen Read retrial, was finally called to the stand Tuesday and gave detailed testimony on John O’Keefe’s final night.

“At 4:53, my phone rings … I heard a voice and a lot of screaming,” McCabe testified in the moment she says that Jan. 29, 2022, changed...Read more

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Harvard's president says 'I'm sorry' after reports on bias

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Harvard University released its long-awaited reports on antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias, presenting a scathing critique of how its students treated each other in the aftermath of the Hamas attack against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

“I’m sorry for the moments when we failed to meet the high expectations we rightfully set for our community,”...Read more

In new crackdown, Cuban authorities send prominent dissident Ferrer back to prison

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Prominent Cuban dissidents José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarro, who were released earlier this year under a Vatican-brokered deal, were detained Tuesday morning and sent back to prison in what activists say is retaliation for his denunciations of the humanitarian situation on the island and advocacy on behalf of political prisoners.

In a ...Read more

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Border Patrol can't arrest people without a warrant in California's Central Valley, judge says

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FRESNO, Calif. — If U.S. Border Patrol plans to carry out any more operations in Central California like the Kern County raid in January, it will be barred from making any arrests unless they have a warrant or suspect a person might flee before they obtain one, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

It’s a preliminary victory for the American Civil...Read more

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Weinstein accuser Ambra Gutierrez wants NYPD, DA probed in alleged cover-up

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NEW YORK — A lawyer representing Italian model Ambra Battilana Gutierrez — who filed a police report in 2015 against Harvey Weinstein for groping her in his Tribeca office and watched as her allegations were rejected by the Manhattan DA’s office — asked federal prosecutors in Manhattan Tuesday to look into the “cover-up” and is ...Read more

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Judge rules in Bryan Kohberger defense's latest effort against death penalty

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BOISE, Idaho — For the second time in as many weeks, the judge in charge of Bryan Kohberger’s upcoming murder trial rejected arguments from the defense to remove a possible death sentence for the defendant if he is found guilty of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022.

Judge Steven Hippler, of Idaho’s 4th Judicial District, on...Read more

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August sentencing set for man who killed Rachel Morin on Maryland trail

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BALTIMORE — Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, who was found guilty earlier this month of the August 2023 rape and murder of Rachel Morin on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air, will be sentenced by Harford County Circuit Judge Yolanda Curtin on Aug. 11.

Harford County State’s Attorney Alison Healey will seek a sentence of life without ...Read more

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Santa Clara County, San Francisco take aim at Elon Musk's DOGE in latest lawsuit targeting Trump administration

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Fresh off a win in court last week against the Trump administration, Santa Clara County and San Francisco are joining a national coalition in a new lawsuit against the federal government — this time taking aim at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

The lawsuit, which was filed Monday in the United States ...Read more

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On the 100th day of his second term, Trump returns to Michigan; some feel 'goosebumps,' others express 'embarrassment'

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WARREN, Mich. — President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a rally Tuesday evening at Macomb Community College in suburban Detroit, where Democrats and Republicans have been busy coloring battle lines over the first 100 days of his second term.

Hundreds of supporters of the GOP president were lined up outside the Macomb Sports & Expo ...Read more

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Ex-TV production assistant who accused Harvey Weinstein of sex assault takes stand at retrial

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NEW YORK — A former TV production assistant who testified in 2020 about how Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her in his Soho loft took the stand to tell her story again at the monstrous movie mogul’s retrial in Manhattan Tuesday.

In an afternoon of testimony, Miriam "Mimi" Haley, 48, described how she met Weinstein in 2004, at a London ...Read more

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NC sues feds after AmeriCorps slashes Helene recovery aid amid Trump cuts

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — State Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued a national service agency Tuesday that he alleged unlawfully cut grants that were already congressionally approved. This money funded jobs and programs that supported Helene recovery in Western North Carolina.

This comes after the organization, AmeriCorps, faced cuts as a result of ...Read more

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Judge says she's 'shocked' Florida attorney general defied her order on immigration arrests

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MIAMI — A Miami federal judge said Tuesday she was “surprised and shocked” when state Attorney General James Uthmeier first told police officers to obey her order not to arrest undocumented immigrants entering Florida but later said he “cannot prevent” them from making arrests under a new state law.

U.S. District Judge Kathleen ...Read more

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Florida Senate confirms wildlife commissioner who backed toll road through forest

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Senate confirmed a controversial state wildlife commissioner on Tuesday who drew the ire of environmentalists for blessing a planned toll road through Central Florida’s Split Oak Forest.

Senators voted 31-7 to back South Florida developer and lobbyist Rodney Barreto’s reappointment as chairman of the ...Read more

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Anti-poverty activist Rev. William Barber arrested while praying at US Capitol

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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina-based pastor and national anti-poverty activist Rev. William Barber II was arrested with two other clergy members Monday while praying at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

The three were part of a group of 20 to 30 people who had gone to the Capitol after a larger “Moral Mondays” rally outside the U.S. Supreme...Read more

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Amazon denies tariff label plans after Trump called to complain

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Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday it will not display the cost of U.S. tariffs on products after the White House blasted the reported move and President Donald Trump called Jeff Bezos to complain.

“The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store has considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products,” the company said in a...Read more

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump over attempt to overhaul board

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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting sued President Trump on Tuesday over his attempt to replace three of its five board directors.

CPB lawyers asked a Washington, D.C., judge Tuesday afternoon to grant a temporary restraining order preventing Trump’s decree from being implemented.

The move comes after Trump said Monday he would remove 60...Read more