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Protest held in Jefferson City after woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City residents silently marched through the city on Saturday after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent killed a Minneapolis woman Wednesday. Protesters marched past government offices and the Governor’s Mansion wearing all black and holding signs with phrases such as “Stop ICE terror” and “ICE keep your [hands] off our

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Dr. Janell Green Smith

A midwife’s death days after childbirth complications reignites the conversation around Black maternal health

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — When Janell Green Smith first announced her pregnancy this past summer, her family was ecstatic. After participating in more than 300 births as a certified nurse-midwife and doctor of nursing practice in South Carolina, with a particular focus on helping Black women give birth safely, she was looking forward

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2 people were shot by a federal agent after accusations of having ties to a notorious gang. Here is what we know

By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A Border Patrol agent shot two people in Portland, Oregon, during a traffic stop after authorities said they were associated with a Venezuelan gang, another incident in a string of confrontations with federal authorities that have left Americans frustrated with immigration enforcement during the Trump administration. The man and

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