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Month: November 2023

Illegal border crossings into the US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increases

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities say illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier, following three months of big increases. The decline comes during the resumption of deportation flights to Venezuela, shortly after Venezuelans replaced Mexicans as the largest nationality appearing at the border. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday

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Iraq’s top court rules to oust the speaker and a rival lawmaker from Parliament

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top court has ruled that the speaker and a rival lawmaker should be ousted from the country’s Parliament, following a high-profile feud between the two men. The Federal Supreme Court says in a statement it has decided to terminate Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi’s

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Florida mother demands police action over alleged explicit school library book

By CAROLINA BORGES Click here for updates on this story     SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Florida (WSVN) — A concerned mother demanded police intervention after she found an allegedly explicit book in her child’s school library. Jennifer Tapley reported to the sheriff’s office, citing the book “Storm and Fury” as child pornography, seeking enforcement against its distribution

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Jewish protesters and allies stage sit-in at California federal building demanding Gaza cease-fire

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of protesters led by Jewish peace activists calling for a cease-fire in Gaza have staged a sit-in inside of the federal building in Oakland, California, leading to multiple arrests. People wore T-shirts reading “Jews Say Cease-fire Now” and carried banners that read “Not in Our Name” and “Let Gaza Live”

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