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A Colorado court sends poor people to jail without access to lawyers, advocates say. It doesn’t record the proceedings

Jennifer Jones was sitting in Montrose Municipal Court in early January when she noticed something that didn’t seem right. She witnessed a man in his 60s with multiple trespassing and ...
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Budget headache worsens for Minneapolis Public Schools as projected deficit grows

Minneapolis Public Schools faces a budget deficit in 2026-27 that is significantly deeper than initially forecast — and is relying on new and familiar faces to help it dig out ...
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ICE releases Wash. detainee after ‘unreasonable failures of care’

A man from the Philippines awaiting the result of a deportation order has been released from Tacoma’s Northwest ICE Processing Center following a federal court order that called the man’s ...
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When should Colorado farmworkers be entitled to overtime? Even Democrats don’t agree

Dave Petrocco Sr. sees the writing on the wall. His business, Petrocco Farms in Brighton, has been growing vegetables on the Front Range since 1916 — but Petrocco ...
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As feds eye a potential Orlando ICE facility, records show detainees might stay for 7 days

ICE’s new “processing centers,” like the one it is eyeing in a massive warehouse in east Orlando, would each hold up to 1,500 immigrant detainees for as ...
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4 issues to watch as Minnesota Legislature convenes in wake of ICE surge, Hortman slaying

Legislature returns to St. Paul on Tuesday, Feb. 17, after a break marked by violent tragedies and the monthslong surge of immigration agents that threatens to ...
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The Trump administration wants white men to claim discrimination. This is what happens when they do

Jeff Vaughn says it was a 2022 billboard that convinced him being white and male was becoming a liability. The then-evening anchor at CBS’s flagship Los Angeles television station remembers ...
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Bariatric surgery programs face upheaval amid growing GLP-1 use for weight loss

At Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, surgeon Piotr Krecioch has his hands full launching a program offering surgical interventions to treat obesity. One in three Philadelphians are living ...
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Southern California sky is lit up by Valentine's Day SpaceX launch

Southern Californians out on Saturday night for Valentine's Day took a break from staring longingly into each other's eyes to gaze at something else: a SpaceX rocket blazing across the ...
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Strong storm set to pummel LA with heavy rains, flooding and beach hazards

Southern California is experiencing the calm before the storm. Forecasters say a strong system is headed our way and, ...
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HMTC This Week: Bitter puppets coming to Hanford stage

This week, we rehearsed a marionette puppet show titled “The Bitter Couple.” First of all, thank you to SoCalGas and ...
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Sprawling network of brothels in Ventura and LA counties busted by authorities

A massive Southern California brothel ring was busted by authorities, leading to two arrests, officials said. Detectives from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office Special Crimes Unit conducted ...