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Arrest made in 2022 migrant smuggling boat capsizing that killed 39 peopleOn Jan. 25, 2022, a Jacksonville-based tugboat crew returning from a job in Puerto Rico found an overturned 25-foot boat with a man sitting on the hull floating about 45 miles off Fort Pierce Inlet. The crew rescued 22-year-old Juan Esteban Montoya, who later told federal agents he and his 18-year-old sister were among 40 people on the boat when its…

Spokane Spokesman-Review2d agoWhole story →

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Democrats just revealed their endgame if they retake powerDemocrats aren’t hiding anything when it comes to what they want for not only our immigration system, but the future of America — and BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales is sick of hearing it. “They’re just saying it out loud,” Gonzales says, noting that all she has to do is “roll the tapes.” “I’m going to have to remind you guys what this country will look like…

The Blaze3d agoWhole story →

A Black Community in Louisiana Faces a Future Without a Champion in Congress After RedistrictingSCOTLANDVILLE, La. (AP) — If you cross the Mississippi River on the Huey P. Long-O.K. Allen Bridge, pass the Exxon Refinery, then head north for a few minutes, you'll find a pocket of Louisiana that's unlike any other place in America's never-ending battle over what it means to have equal representation.

U.S. News & World Report4d agoWhole story →

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A Colorado Water Trial Could Decide the Future of an Agricultural ValleyWater regulators and farmers in Colorado’s San Luis Valley are in a lose-lose situation. Either they adopt a plan to aggressively manage the use of groundwater from their rapidly declining aquifer, likely forcing a contraction of the local agricultural economy, or continue overpumping and further lower the water table, which will likely force mass…

Inside Climate News4d agoWhole story →

Ex-US congressman sentenced to 10 years in prison for $50m lobbying schemeRiver's ex-housemate, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, testified he had no idea about his activities.

BBC News5d agoWhole story →

Donlin dam failure could put lives at risk and harm fish habitat, study saysNew analysis of the Alaska mine, which was ordered by a federal judge, considers larger releases from potential breaks in the dam planned to hold mining waste.

Anchorage Daily News8d agoWhole story →

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Teams to assess damage this week in New Richland; recovery c...State and federal teams will assess flood damage door to door in New Richland starting Thursday, as volunteers prepare for a Sunday cleanup day.

Austin Daily Herald8d agoWhole story →

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Northern Minnesota Farmers Could Get Federal Disaster LoansFarmers affected by the drought may use disaster loans to replace equipment, livestock or refinance debt.

kdhlradio.com8d agoWhole story →

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NextEra $9.5M Settlement Approval Advances Nuclear WageClass action settlements often move through the courts like ships navigating a narrow channel — plenty of room to run aground before reaching open water. This one just cleared its first major checkpoint. A Maryland federal judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement agreement that would see NextEra Energy pay $9.5 million to resolve NextEra…

USA Herald12d agoWhole story →

Indian police use tear gas against protesters seeking chief election commissioner's resignationIndian police used tear ‌gas and water cannons on Friday to disperse opposition Congress party members during nationwide protests demanding the resignation of the head of the election commission, whom they accuse of manipulating voter rolls.

Reuters13d agoWhole story →

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Lawrence mayor faces state wiretapping, witness intimidation chargesLawrence Mayor Brian DePena, already facing federal fraud charges, is in even more legal hot water as he faces a new 15-count state indictment alleging wiretapping and witness intimidation.

The Boston Herald13d agoWhole story →

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Drop your ruling in the Illinois River pollution case, all parties ask judgeRescind his final ruling in the Illinois River pollution case, all parties requested of a federal judge in a motion filed Tuesday.

Arkansas Online15d agoWhole story →

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FAA says Trump arch will not interfere with D.C. airport flight pathThe Federal Aviation Administration approved President Trump's plans for a triumphal arch across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.

CBS News19d agoWhole story →

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Judge orders halt to hatchery steelhead stocking in North SantiamA federal judge ordered Oregon to stop releasing summer steelhead, a non-native species meant for recreational fishing, into the North Santiam River.

Salem Statesman Journal20d agoWhole story →

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Jon Kyl, longtime Arizona Republican senator, dies at 84Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, an Arizona Republican who spent nearly three decades in Congress and shaped water policy, has died. He was 84 years old.

Baltimore News20d agoWhole story →

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FBI oversight hearing: Klobuchar presses Patel on fraud, cyberattacks, and shootingsU.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar questioned FBI Director Kash Patel on several issues involving Minnesota during a Senate oversight hearing Tuesday, including fraud investigations, the fatal shootings Alex Pretti and Renee Good and recent cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems.

FOX 922d agoWhole story →

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Detainees confined to small metal cages at Alligator Alcatraz, report findsMIAMI — The state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” violated a host of federal and state detention standards, according to a new government report. At the center, which cost an estimated $1 billion and closed on June 25, detainees lacked adequate living space, access to showers, legal information and…

Spokane Spokesman-Review22d agoWhole story →

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Women in British Village Plead with Lawmakers Not to Flood Town with Migrants: “You’ll destroy this place” (Video)In the tiny village of Piddington in the UK, a group of women has issued a plea to lawmakers not to flood their town with more migrants.

The Gateway Pundit27d agoWhole story →

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Trump administration tells California its key water plan is ‘unworkable’In a letter, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says California’s plan for the Delta will shortchange farmers by restricting how much water the federal government pumps from the state’s largest rivers.

The Mercury News28d agoWhole story →

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Co-captain of boat that capsized off California coast, killing 5 migrants, sentenced to prisonA migrant who had been co-piloting a smuggling boat that capsized in rough water off Imperial Beach last year, killing five people onboard, was sentenced Friday to four years and nine months in federal prison.

The Mercury News29d agoWhole story →

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