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Restaurant Owners Grapple With Hiring Undocumented Immigrants

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids at chicken processing plants in Mississippi last week raised an old debate: Who will do these jobs if not immigrant workers?

Appeals Court Rules Detained Migrant Children Should Get Soap, Sleep, Clean Water

The Trump administration had challenged a court order setting the rules for how detained migrant children should be treated.

New Look For Cigarettes? FDA Proposes Graphic Warnings On Packages And Ads

The Food and Drug Administration has rolled out a proposed rule to require tobacco companies to include graphic warnings, depicting some of the lesser known health risks of smoking tobacco products.

VIDEO: Car Speeds Into Crowd Of ICE Protesters Outside Detention Facility

“The driver stepped on the gas and revved up and started plowing forward,” said a protest organizer. A correctional officer from the facility has been placed on leave.

Boeing Delays Launch Of Long-Haul Jet As 737 Max Crisis Remains The Focus

The news is of interest to travelers looking forward to the world’s longest commercial flight from Sydney to London, which was expected to launch in 2023.

Washington Wheat Farmers Could Be Toast If Dams Are Removed To Help Hungry Orcas

Washington’s orcas are hungry, because there aren’t enough salmon for them to eat. State officials want to take out some dams to help them, but that would hurt Washington’s wheat farmers.

Trump Tweets On ‘Disgusting’ Baltimore Bring Activist Trash Collectors To City

Last month, the president bemoaned the grime and litter in Baltimore on Twitter. Now activists, some with conservative leanings who live outside Maryland, are hosting clean-up efforts in the city.

Former Gov. John Hickenlooper Drops Presidential Bid As Beto O’Rourke Recasts His

Hickenlooper painted himself as a relative centrist in the crowded, progressive presidential field. But he wasn’t able to gain much traction. O’Rourke will now focus on President Trump.

Judge Denies Request To Scrap Georgia’s Outdated Electronic Voting Machines For 2019

For the 2019 elections, a federal judge says the state will continue to use the electronic voting machines that run on outdated and unsecure software and do not have a verifiable paper record.

Unequal Outcomes: Most ICE Detainees Held In Rural Areas Where Deportation Risks Soar

NPR’s analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data show 52% of detainees in the last year were held in rural areas, where legal representation is limited and deportation is more likely.

After El Paso Shooting, Suburban Houston Voters Reexamine Their Own Views On Guns

Texas is home to some of the deadliest shootings in modern U.S. history. It’s making some in a once solidly Republican community outside Houston revisit their positions on gun control.

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