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Biden administration announces relief for Venezuelans in the US in bid to ease burden on NYC officials

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday the expansion of a form of humanitarian relief to Venezuelans already in the United States, making hundreds of thousands more people eligible for work permits and likely appeasing calls by New York City officials to provide work authorization to certain migrants. The arrival of

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Man accused of shooting two people in Riverside County arrested in Guadalajara, Mexico

A 23-year-old man accused of shooting two men during a confrontation in Woodcrest was booked into jail today after being extradited from Mexico, where he was apprehended following a roughly three- month manhunt. Bryan Corona of Moreno Valley was captured Tuesday in the Guadalajara area. He was turned over to federal agents for extradition, culminating

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Video shows officer repeatedly discussed charging 11-year-old victim with child sexual abuse offense

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Columbus, Ohio, police officer can be heard repeatedly asserting that an 11-year-old girl could be charged with creating child sexual abuse images of herself. In body camera footage obtained by The Associated Press, the father says his daughter was manipulated into sending pictures

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Seattle officer should be put on leave for callous remarks about woman’s death, watchdog group says

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s Community Police Commission recommends that an officer under investigation for making callous remarks about the death of a woman from India be put on unpaid leave. The Seattle Times reports the commission on Wednesday also asked that Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz “immediately engage in a workgroup” to “address repeated concerns

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Biden appointing federal coordinator to oversee long-term recovery in East Palestine following train derailment

By Donald Judd (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered the appointment of a federal coordinator to oversee long-term recovery efforts in East Palestine, Ohio, following the February derailment of a Norfolk Southern train hauling toxic chemicals. In an executive order, Biden tasked the Federal Emergency Management Agency tasked with appointing the coordinator who,

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Under pressure over border, Biden admin grants protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans

BY REBECCA SANTANA AND ELLIOT SPAGATUpdated 5:42 PM PDT, September 20, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — Under intense political pressure from fellow Democrats, the Biden administration announced late Wednesday that it was granting protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country. The move to give Venezuelans who arrived in the country as of July

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2 police officers being investigated after telling a father his 11-year-old daughter could face child porn charges for sending images to a man online

CNN By Jessica Xing, Jillian Sykes and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — The police chief in Columbus, Ohio, is condemning an incident in which two officers told a father his 11-year-old daughter could face child porn charges for sending images to a man online. Chief Elaine Bryant said as soon as the department learned of

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Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household — aiming to prevent possible shortages during a rise in coronavirus

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James ‘Gypsy’ Haake, Trixie Mattel, & Ethylina Canne announced as 2023 Palm Springs Pride Parade grand marshals

Greater Palm Springs Pride announced today that 91-year-old James “Gypsy” Haake, one of the oldest living drag queens in the world, will be recognized as the 2023 Pride Parade Grand Marshal. “The oldest living drag queen embodies the history and evolution of drag culture, serving as a living testament to the struggles and triumphs of

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Under pressure over border, Biden admin grants protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans

By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday that it was granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American country and elsewhere to arrive at the U.S.

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Officers who put Elijah McClain in neck hold ignored pleas of ‘I can’t breathe,’ prosecutors say

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Two Denver-area police officers who put Elijah McClain in a neck hold ignored his pleas of “I can’t breathe” before the Black man was injected by paramedics with a powerful sedative and died, prosecutors said Wednesday, as a trial began over the 2019 confrontation that became

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