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OMB: States Used Education Grants for ‘Left-Wing Agenda’
KHQ - Washington State
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July 7, 2025
The Trump administration is refusing to say if and when it will release $6.8 billion in federal education grants to states pending a review, arguing that several states and school districts have misused the funds to perpetuate “a radical left-wing...
Mixed messages on immigration raids from Washington fuel farm workers’ fears
PBS Frontline
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July 7, 2025
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar’s lone day off was hardly relaxing. On April 21, he and seven co-workers were arrested on a Vermont dairy farm in what advocates say was one of the state’s...
Vermont dairy farm migrant ICE raids put industry on edge: ‘It would all go down’ without immigrant workers
Fortune
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After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar’s lone day off was hardly relaxing. On April 21, he and seven co-workers were arrested on a Vermont dairy farm in what advocates say was one of the state’s largest-ever immigration raids....
What Is Diego Luna’s Nationality, Ethnicity & Religion? Is He Mexican?
Essentially Sports
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July 7, 2025
A reporter once asked the USMNT star winger Diego Luna, “What would you be doing if you weren’t a soccer player?” And he replied, “Man, that’s tough. A firefighter, maybe.” Well, it was truly a blessing from God that the beautiful game found its...
New California Museum exhibit ‘Revolutionary Grain’ preserves radical activism through photography
Sacramento Observer - California
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July 7, 2025
Get the latest news! Stay Informed Stay Connected: Subscribe to receive news daily. By Ozola Cody | Solving Sacramento Susanna Lamaina’s “Revolutionary Grain” photography exhibit opened at the California Museum on Saturday, June 14, only a block...
Jock Landale Ethnicity: All About Grizzlies Center’s Parents, Family Background, Nationality and Religion
Essentially Sports
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July 7, 2025
“Growing up in Victoria, my life was almost entirely unrelated to basketball. I did a camp here and there and played on a Saturday in the local competition.” This was Jock Landale’s statement back in 2018, as he was talking about his career in the...
'Cartoonish' depictions of 'Alligator Alcatraz' among criticisms of Florida immigrant detention center
Orlando Weekly - Florida
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July 7, 2025
click to enlarge Florida is moving to solidify its renaming of the training airport where the 3,000-person capacity detention center in the Everglades is located to “Alligator Alcatraz.” Workers covered the sign at the Dade-Collier Training and...
Shine Los Angeles: Mayor, residents clean streets after raids
L.A. Downtown News - California
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By Lizeth Calderon LA Downtown News Staff Writer P rotests have continued across Los Angeles since early June in response to federal immigration raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On June 28, Mayor Karen Bass joined community...
The repressive tool behind Trump’s latest immigration crackdown
Vox
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July 7, 2025
President Donald Trump is reviving a familiar playbook to target naturalized US citizens. The Justice Department recently announced a new push to strip certain people of their citizenship through denaturalization proceedings. Individuals who pose...
From WrestleMania moves to showing off his jump shot: How Pete Carroll is rebuilding Raiders culture
ESPN India
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HENDERSON, Nev. -- Pete Carroll's energy was in overdrive during Las Vegas Raiders minicamp. Decked out in a white long-sleeve shirt, gray sweats and a Raiders hat, the first-year Las Vegas coach turned the team's stretching period into a...
It was a milestone for progressive education in California. Then it unraveled
The Guardian
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July 7, 2025
‘The idea was to bring modern concepts into the classroom.’ Illustration: Tyler Comrie/Guardian It was celebrated at the time as a major milestone for progressive education. In 2021, California became the first state to make ethnic studies a...
Ice ‘politically targeted’ farm worker activist Juarez Zeferino, colleagues say
The Guardian
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July 7, 2025
Farm worker activist Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino, 25, was driving his partner to her job on a tulip farm north of Seattle one March morning when they were pulled over by an unmarked car. A plainclothes agent for Immigration and Customs...
Federal Agents Deploy Brutal Tactics in LA Immigration Raids
The Intercept
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July 7, 2025
This article includes images of law enforcement violence and medical emergencies. SInce June 6, federal agents have embarked on a militarized rampage and terror campaign across the greater Los Angeles area. Pursuing the Trump administration’s...
Police officer shot outside immigration detention facility in Texas
Hawaii Tribune Herald
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July 7, 2025
A police officer was shot outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Texas late Friday night and several armed people were taken into custody, authorities said. The shooting took place outside the Prairieland Detention...
Immigration raids derail Los Angeles economy as workers go into hiding
Japan Times
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July 7, 2025
Los Angeles was already struggling to revive its fragile economy after the most destructive wildfires in its history erupted six months ago. Now, immigration raids are driving workers crucial to the rebuilding into the shadows. Framers and...
ICE raids derail Los Angeles economy as workers go into hiding
The Straits Times
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July 7, 2025
Los Angeles was already struggling to revive its fragile economy after the most destructive wildfires in its history erupted six months ago. Now, immigration raids are driving workers crucial to the rebuilding into the shadows. Framers and...
Tourism drop alarms San Francisco businesses over July Fourth weekend
CBS News Bay Area - California
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San Francisco's tourism industry, a critical pillar of the city's economy, showed troubling signs over the July Fourth holiday weekend, traditionally one of the busiest times of the year. Business owners, particularly around major visitor hubs...
Did you know California has volcanoes?
The Drinks Business
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July 7, 2025
Red volcanic soils, high altitude and a seemingly magnetic pull for veteran winemakers are making Lake County in northern California one to watch, writes LM Archer. At the recent SommCon conference in Washington, D.C., a $20 (£14.60) Lake County...
Claiming a Place in Evanston’s History: Filipino Immigrants in Evanston, 1906-1946, Part I
Evanston RoundTable - Illinois
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July 7, 2025
Sign up for our free newsletters to have Evanston news delivered directly to your inbox! From left to right: Francisco Carino (1900-1995), Rosario Regalado (1911-?) and Domingo Bermudez (1900-1973) were among the scores of Filipino immigrants who...
California Mental Health Centers Reeling After Budget Cuts
Governing
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July 7, 2025
Phone lines that provide mental health support to tens of thousands of Californians say they are on the verge of shutting down or dramatically scaling back as a result of cuts in the state’s new budget. Representatives from the support lines,...