Michael Rass
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Journalist: World News & Climate Crisis. Views here are mine
Democrats are urging the Trump regime to halt the illegal war on Iran after more Americans unnecessarily died in combat
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‘It needs to end now’: Democrats urge Trump to halt Iran war after US troop deaths
President accused of having ‘lost control of this war’ as deaths of trio in Iranian military strikes fuel rising concern
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/20/democrats-trump-iran-war?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 9 hours ago
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The family of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero who was killed by a refugee hunter of the Trump regime is calling for criminal charges to be brought against the perpetrator
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Family of man shot by ICE in Maine calls for criminal charges to be brought against the agent - The Boston Globe
“Our hope is that the State recommends criminal charges against the agent who shot and killed Johan Sebastián," Benjamin Gideon, the family's attorney, said in a statement to the Globe.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/20/metro/ice-maine-shooting/
about 10 hours ago
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Convicted felon Trump imposes a 50 percent tariff on Canadian goods, citing disputes over autos, alcohol, and cheese
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Trump imposes 50% tariff on Canadian goods, citing disputes over autos, alcohol and cheese
President Donald Trump has imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-canada-50-tariff-autos-alcohol-cheese-ca268ef24992b16695954c4c2e5eae6a
about 12 hours ago
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Spain’s World Cup champions return home for royal welcome and parade in front of almost 2 million people
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Spain’s World Cup champions return home for royal welcome and parade in front of almost 2 million
Spain’s World Cup-winning soccer team has returned home to an estimated crowd of almost two million.
https://apnews.com/article/spain-fifa-world-cup-champions-team-cd1705a614f6ffd79da5e217f63faaaa
about 13 hours ago
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Canada issues air quality warnings over the smoke resulting from US climate crisis fires after convicted felon Trump threatened Canada with tariffs over the drifting smoke from their climate fires
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Canada issues air quality warnings over US wildfire smoke after Trump tariff threat
Officials say smoke from US fires has crossed border days after US president accused Canada of improper fire management
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/20/canada-air-quality-warnings-us-wildfire-smoke-trump-tariffs?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 13 hours ago
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Liverpool FC and Hamburger SV legend Kevin Keegan has died aged 75
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Kevin Keegan, Liverpool legend and former Newcastle manager, dies aged 75
Kevin Keegan, the former England and Newcastle manager who was a member of Liverpool’s serial champions in the 1970s, has died aged 75
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/20/kevin-keegan-liverpool-legend-and-former-newcastle-manager-dies-aged-75?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 18 hours ago
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FIFA World Cup final: Spain outlasts Argentina 1-0 in extra time to win a second title
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Spain outlasts Argentina 1-0 in extra time to win second World Cup title
Spain outlasted Argentina 1-0 on Sunday to win its second World Cup. Ferran Torres scored the decisive goal in the 106th minute.
https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/soccer/live-blog/fifa-world-cup-final-2026-argentina-spain-messi-yamal-live-updates-rcna587754
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A majority of American voters link the frequently extreme weather to the escalating climate crisis, a study finds, but will they actually vote accordingly?https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/19/climate-crisis-us-voters-study
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Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds
Top Democrat says findings show public ‘way ahead of the politicians’ as Trump dismisses global heating as ‘hoax’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/19/climate-crisis-us-voters-study?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
1 day ago
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How the Trump regime has mired the United States in multiple crises
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How Trump and his administration have mired the US in multiple crises
From manufactured election insecurity to an outbreak of ‘explosive’ diarrhea, Americans are bearing the brunt of harmful policies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/19/how-trump-and-his-administration-have-mired-the-us-in-multiple-crises?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
1 day ago
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Immigrants are America. They are us. The Trumpist movement and its regime just don’t get it!
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What the Trump administration will never understand about America - The Boston Globe
The people caught in the ICE crossfire aren’t outsiders. They’re us.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/18/metro/biddeford-immigrant-journeys-and-american-lives/
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The Trump regime is now limiting student visas to four years, changing a longstanding policy and curtailing options for international students who have brought great benefits to the US
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Trump administration limits student visas to four years, changing longstanding policy - The Boston Globe
The new rule, which also restricts the international students’ ability to transfer schools or change majors without approval in their first year, will go into effect in mid-September.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/metro/trump-immigration-boston-university/
2 days ago
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The challenges Andy Burnham will face as the new UK prime minister
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What to know about the challenges Andy Burnham will face as UK prime minister
The U.K.'s Andy Burnham enters 10 Downing Street on Monday with enthusiasm behind him, but major challenges ahead.
https://apnews.com/article/britain-burnham-prime-minister-starmer-economy-immigration-19deb2ceb705703310db55bf4802fce7
2 days ago
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Ten goals, what an entertaining match: Saka’s hat trick lifts England past Mbappé and France 6-4 in wild World Cup third-place game
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Saka’s hat trick lifts England past Mbappé and France 6-4 in wild World Cup third-place game
Bukayo Saka scored three goals to lead England to a 6-4 win over France for third place in the World Cup, while Kylian Mbappé surpassed Lionel Messi’s career World Cup scoring record and took the…
https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-england-france-third-place-score-52f94eda6ff6d268d38aaefbc446c525
2 days ago
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Thunderstorms are expected to clear the climate fire smoke from the Northeast ahead of the World Cup final—so, all good, no need to worry about the climate emergency ‼️
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Thunderstorms will clear wildfire smoke from Northeast ahead of World Cup final, meteorologists say
Meteorologists say smoke from the Canadian wildfires that has engulfed the Northeast in haze is expected to mostly clear from the New Jersey area just in time for the World Cup final on Sunday,…
https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-final-smoke-21b616e6fef1af907abef4aba6f5dfb4
2 days ago
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Traitor Trump has lately shifted his tone on President Jimmy Carter while struggling with his illegal assault on Iran, his inept handling of inflation, and his legacy of destroying the constitutional order of the United States
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Trump shifts his tone on Jimmy Carter while grappling with Iran, inflation and his own legacy
Donald Trump has shifted his tone on former President Jimmy Carter, whom he once sharply criticized.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-carter-iran-inflation-71fab887b88febc073c89a8c8db595f3
3 days ago
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Air quality warnings remain in place across the US as climate fire smoke continues to swathe the country
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Air quality warnings remain in place across US as wildfire smoke continues to swathe country
Rain could alleviate conditions in mid-Atlantic and north-east, with World Cup final expected to go ahead on Sunday
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/18/air-quality-warnings-canada-wildfires?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 days ago
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“It’s only going to get worse”: climate fires around the world are forcing firefighters to make impossible choices
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‘It’s only going to get worse’: wildfires forcing firefighters to make impossible choices
As the climate crisis fuels more intense blazes, pushing them to new parts of the world, those tackling them are forced to ration resources and decide which to fight
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/18/the-impossible-choices-of-a-deadly-wildfire-season?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 days ago
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Climate crisis denying US Trumpists are shamelessly threatening Canada with sanctions over the drifting climate fire smoke
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Republicans threaten Canada with sanctions over drifting wildfire smoke
Fires are also blazing across the US and the Trump administration has repealed several climate protections
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/republicans-canada-sanctions-wildfire-smoke?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 days ago
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Climate fire smoke from Canada and Minnesota has pushed further into the US, engulfing DC in an eerie haze
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Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes further into US, engulfing DC in eerie haze
Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states are muddling through another day of hazy, unhealthy air as smoke from wildfires in Minnesota and Canada push south and east.
https://apnews.com/article/canada-minnesota-wildfires-smoke-251365af55a5111d8178b24a4d15e0af
3 days ago
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Democrats and voting rights groups say traitor Trump’s mendacious speech making up claims of Chinese interference in the 2020 election is the clearest sign yet that the convicted felon now preparing to rig the results of November’s midterms
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Trump speech lays groundwork for him to tamper with midterm results, critics warn
Democrats and advocates sound alarm at Trump rehashing false claims about 2020 election in his primetime address
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-speech-midterm-election-voting?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
4 days ago
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Karolina Rojas, the wife of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero who was killed by a Trumpist refugee hunter in Maine, says they had planned to grow old together
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Wife of Colombian father killed by ICE in Maine says they had planned to grow old together
Karolina Rojas wanted to make sure that her husband, Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, was remembered the right way, the family’s attorney said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wife-colombian-father-killed-ice-biddeford-maine-immigration-rcna587909
4 days ago
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Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from the Trump regime after the AP reported that the ICE immigrant hunter who executed 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine had a history of violent behavior
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Lawmakers demand answers after 'bombshell' report of ICE officer shooting in Maine
Democratic members of Congress are demanding answers about Homeland Security’s vetting and training of immigration enforcement officers.
https://apnews.com/article/ice-shooting-maine-trump-immigration-788167305f5564df14ce1b2774035c7b
4 days ago
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Why does the US want to “dismantle” the International Criminal Court? | Kenneth Roth
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Why does the US want to ‘dismantle’ the international criminal court? | Kenneth Roth
Marco Rubio has offered nonsensical rationale in attacking the court. The Trump administration’s real goal is impunity
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/16/international-criminal-court-marco-rubio?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
4 days ago
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Air quality plummets in 20 US states as smoke from Canadian climate crisis fires spreads
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Air quality plummets in 20 US states as smoke from Canadian wildfires spreads
Millions of Americans face air quality alerts from Minnesota to New York as authorities urge people to stay indoors
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/smoke-canadian-wildfires-air-quality?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
4 days ago
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The Trumpist immigrant hunter who killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine has a history of violent behavior, his family and records confirm
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AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to…
https://apnews.com/article/ice-david-brouillette-johan-guerrero-maine-shooting-dbc30d6d59e2a95fb470afc188e125c6
4 days ago
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With his election rigging efforts, traitor Trump threatens the survival of American democracy—it’s in bad shape as it is
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Trump threatens survival of American democracy with election rigging efforts
President Donald Trump’s efforts to influence election outcomes through various policies and legal challenges have prompted calls for Democratic victories in the midterm elections to preserve const…
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5970745-trump-threat-election-integrity
5 days ago
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The unspeakable Trump regime is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits
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Trump administration revives rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits
The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others.
https://apnews.com/article/immigrants-residency-trump-2d631ee59e141da4cf471817ef414829
5 days ago
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The fascist Trump regime has replaced an exhibit exploring the lives of nine enslaved people who lived at George Washington’s Philadelphia home with a version that is overly sympathetic to the enslavers and whitewashes (literally) US history
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‘A first step to fascism’: critics denounce Trump administration replacing slavery exhibit at George Washington’s home
Replacement of panels with version that’s sympathetic to enslavers comes amid effort by Trump to dismantle diversity initiatives
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/critics-denounce-trump-administration-replacing-slavery-exhibit-george-washington-home?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
5 days ago
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“I felt Holden was talking to me alone”: “The Catcher in the Rye” at 75
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‘I felt Holden was talking to me alone’: The Catcher in the Rye at 75
JD Salinger’s wry, subversive classic inspired novelist Joseph O’Connor to be a writer. He reflects on why this story of a disaffected teenager remains as fresh and transgressive as ever
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jul/16/i-felt-holden-was-talking-to-me-alone-the-catcher-in-the-rye-at-75?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
5 days ago
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The Trump regime has intensified its illegal strikes on Iran, hitting targets further north as American forces also fired into a ship it accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic.
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US expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade
The United States has intensified its strikes on Iran, hitting targets further north. American forces also fired into a ship it accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-hormuz-strait-war-july-16-2026-f98ff56554de2336f0e85bb5fdcae769
5 days ago
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Heavy smoke from large climate crisis fires has blanketed the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuations
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Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuations
Thousands of visitors have been told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area because of wildfires sending heavy smoke across the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-smoke-canada-minnesota-08d3fb58a434a5d42803ab1c2bbda0b3
5 days ago
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned the Trump regime against interfering in German elections after the Trumpist State Department announced a scheme to fund fellow fascists in Europe
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Germany warns US against election interference after it announces grants scheme
State department says plan will provide funding to ‘address national sovereignty, migration, censorship and lawfare’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/germany-warns-against-election-interference-as-us-offers-funding-to-maga-aligned-causes-in-europe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 days ago
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A Venezuelan man has become the 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year
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Venezuelan man becomes 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year
Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, found ‘unresponsive’ while being transferred between detention facilities in Georgia
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/man-dies-georgia-ice-detention?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 days ago
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Senate Democrats block a $1 trillion (!!) defense bill in protest over Trump’s illegal Iran war
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Senate Democrats block $1 trillion defense bill in protest over Iran war
The measure is a must-pass package that would set military policy for the year, and authorizes a pay raise for the troops.
https://apnews.com/article/senate-defense-bill-iran-war-fe6f7d37197f8e04dbe12dcec390aad2
6 days ago
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Climate crisis: Extreme temperature warnings are in place as yet another “heat dome” bakes the US
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Extreme temperature warnings in place as ‘heat dome’ bakes US
Americans warned to be on alert for heat-related illness as parts of country experience record high temperatures
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/extreme-heat-warnings-us?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 days ago
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After regime agents executed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas in broad daylight, calls mount again to remove the ICE killers from America’s streets
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‘Fear, intimidation, violence’: calls mount to remove ICE from US streets after agents killed two men
Agents killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas, even though both were not targets of enforcement action
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/remove-ice-us-streets-joan-sebastian-duran-guerrero-lorenzo-salgado-araujo?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 days ago
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“Unprecedented” changes in the UK climate are normalizing extremes: The Annual State of the UK Climate analysis finds that the last four years in Britain are in the top five hottest on record
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‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says
Annual State of the UK Climate analysis finds last four years in UK are in top five hottest on record
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/15/uk-climate-extreme-weather-2025-hottest-year-on-record?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 days ago
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Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero came from Colombia and moved to Maine, where he worked as food delivery driver to support his wife and daughter. Then he was murdered by the Trump regime
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Man killed by ICE agent was from Colombia and moved to Maine, worked as food delivery driver to support wife and daughter - The Boston Globe
Neighbors described 26-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero as a hardworking father who was trying to build a stable life for his family.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/14/metro/ice-shooting-victim-colombia/
6 days ago
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Felon Trump says his ICE killers should continue traffic stops after the recent extrajudicial killings, contradicting instructions to halt them that were just issued
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Trump: ICE should continue traffic stops after recent shootings, seeming to contradict new policy
President Donald Trump says Immigration and Customs Enforcement should continue traffic stops after recent fatal shootings, seeming to contradict a new policy to halt them.
https://apnews.com/article/ice-immigration-enforcement-deaths-traffic-stops-3d614361d8354474bc4eb8e37ec26b28
6 days ago
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How are they supposed to fulfill the quotas now? The Trump regime has ordered its ICE killers to suspend most vehicle stops
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Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings: AP source
Trump administration officials have told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings in little over a week, according to a person familiar…
https://apnews.com/article/maine-ice-shooting-man-killed-73681fcf59fceb8b43b198ccaec554d3
7 days ago
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War criminal Trump drops his insane plan to charge ships in Strait of Hormuz tolls a day after announcing them
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The ICE agent's killing of a Mainer is at least the ninth death in the brutal Trumpist hunt for immigrants and refugees
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ICE agent's killing of Maine motorist is at least the ninth death in US immigration sweeps
The fatal shooting of a Maine motorist by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is at least the ninth fatality linked to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-deaths-eight-houston-35b6d6f9b9715edd064009e195547b2b
7 days ago
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Climate fires across Europe have killed hundreds of people over the last decade
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Wildfires across Europe have killed hundreds over the last decade
Wildfires raging across Europe have killed hundreds of people over the last decade, and climate change is set to push the death toll even higher in the coming years.
https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-europe-spain-turkey-bf4593aa20b4a8d8d6a113f4f8740728
7 days ago
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Norway turns its World Cup heartbreak into a celebration as huge crowds pack the capital Oslo
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Norway turns World Cup heartbreak into celebration as huge crowds pack capital
Massive crowds under the Norwegian summer sun filled the grounds of the Royal Palace early on Monday afternoon, with an unofficial turnout estimated at more than 100,000 people.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/norway-turns-world-cup-heartbreak-celebration-huge-crowds-pack-capital-rcna587411
7 days ago
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A migrant and refugee hunter of the Trump regime executed a young man in Maine. Advocates say the victim was a 26-year-old from Colombia who was authorized to work in the United States
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ICE shot and killed a motorist in Maine. Advocates say he's a 26-year-old from Colombia
The motorist killed by ICE officers in a Maine shooting Monday was not the target of the warrant the officers were executing, Sen.
https://apnews.com/article/ice-shooting-maine-immigration-dhs-f26f8c2256aa6f0748582ea4adbb515c
7 days ago
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No relief from the climate crisis heat as many American cities will see record overnight temperatures
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No relief from the heat as many US cities will see record overnight temperatures
Another round of sweltering heat is in store for much of the U.S. this week. The National Weather Service predicts that more than 90 temperature records across the U.S. will be tied or broken this…
https://apnews.com/article/heat-dome-record-temperatures-fb7664f71743f71beca4ce7447562ca2
8 days ago
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No shit, Sherlock: US District Judge Kathleen Williams says felon Trump’s IRS lawsuit was filed for an “improper purpose”
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Judge says Trump IRS lawsuit was filed for 'improper purpose,' refers lawyer for possible discipline
A federal judge says President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose” as she referred one of his attorneys for possible disciplinary…
https://apnews.com/article/trump-irs-justice-department-61adebe5de8982eb214b30889ad4f251
8 days ago
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The EU rallies dozens of nations to pledge $1 billion for a recovery fund for the ravaged Gaza Strip
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EU rallies dozens of nations to pledge $1 billion for recovery fund in Gaza
The European Union has coordinated efforts to raise 900 million euros in aid for Gaza. The initiative involves 65 governments and organizations, including the White House and the United Nations.
https://apnews.com/article/gaza-reconstruction-aid-european-union-funds-0011a988099b6f865259f4b14c8e4d59
8 days ago
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A pilot who was helping to fight a massive climate fire in Colorado has died after the aviator’s aircraft crashed into a reservoir
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Pilot fighting Colorado wildfire dies as plane crashes into reservoir
Body of pilot involved in tackling Gold Mountain fire recovered by divers from Silver Jack reservoir
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/13/colorado-pilot-dies-wildfire?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
8 days ago
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“His blood is on Trump’s hands”: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo who was executed by ICE agents in Texas has been mourned at a vigil
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‘His blood is on Trump’s hands’: man killed by ICE in Texas mourned at vigil
Fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Texas builder, renews outcry against Trump’s immigration crackdown
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/12/lorenzo-salgado-araujo-texas-killed-ice-vigil?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
8 days ago
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