The Supreme Court ruled Monday in an unanimous decision that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents. Justice Elena Kagan wrote that federal immigration law prohibits people who entered the country illegally and now have Temporary Protected Status from seeking “green cards” to remain …
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Department of Justice seizes millions in ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline
The Justice Department announced on Monday that it has successfully seized millions of dollars in cryptocurrency Colonial Pipeline paid to the cyber criminal group ‘DarkSide,’ following last month’s ransomware attack that led the pipeline to briefly shut down its operations. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said at a news conference: “Earlier today, the Department of Justice …
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3 Dead in shooting at Miami Dade, Florida graduation party
Three people are dead and at least six others injured following a shooting at a Florida graduation party on Sunday. Miami-Dade police Director Freddie Ramirez told news outlets that the party at a strip mall lounge was ending when one or more vehicles “pulled up and began to fire into the crowd.” The identities of …
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3 dead in shooting at Miami-Dade, Florida graduation party
Three people are dead and at least six others injured following a shooting at a Florida graduation party on Sunday. Miami-Dade police Director Freddie Ramirez told news outlets that the party at a strip mall lounge was ending when one or more vehicles “pulled up and began to fire into the crowd.” The identities of …
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcome baby girl, Lilibet Diana
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have welcomed their second child, a baby girl named Lilibet Diana. The couple released a statement on Sunday which read: “It is with great joy that Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcome their daughter, Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, to the world. Lili was born on Friday, June …
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Famed criminal defense attorney F. Lee Bailey dies at age 87
High-profile criminal defense attorney F. Lee Bailey, who represented O.J. Simpson at his trial in 1995, has died at age 87. Bailey’s death was confirmed to The Associated Press by Peter Horstmann, who worked with Bailey as an associate in the same law office for seven years. Bailey served as one of Simpson’s attorneys, which ended in his …
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President Biden offers tax concessions on infrastructure package with Republicans
President Joe Biden offered to narrow his $1.7 trillion infrastructure package in a concession to Republicans. Biden put forth a new $1 trillion proposal to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., who is leading the Senate Republicans’ negotiations with Biden on the deal. Biden initially proposed a $2 trillion package that included two parts — the American Jobs Plan …
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Former President Trump ends his blog after less than a month
Former President Donald Trump is shutting down his blog after less than a month. “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump” went live May 4, featuring statements Trump has made since March. The blog was meant to fill the ex-president’s communication gap after he was banned by social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter in January. Last month, …
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s opponents reach coalition deal, paving the way for his exit
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents announced they have reached a deal to form a new governing coalition, paving the way for the ouster of the longtime Israeli leader. The announcement by opposition leader Yair Lapid and his main coalition partner, Naftali Bennett, came shortly before a midnight deadline. Under the agreement, Lapid and …
President Biden pledges new efforts for racial equity 100 years after Tulsa massacre
President Joe Biden traveled to Oklahoma on Tuesday for the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. On May 31 and June 1, 1921, an armed White mob ravaged the wealthy Black neighborhood of Greenwood, a hub of Black-owned businesses known as “Black Wall Street,” in Tulsa. The mob destroyed 35 city blocks. During his …