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Miami-Dade School District Head Vows to Protect Undocumented Students: ‘Over My Dead Body’ Will Immigration Agents Enter Schools
The Miami-Dade School District is not here for for the sudden uptick in immigration enforcement, vowing to protect its students and issuing what is essentially a “stay away” order to federal agents. “On behalf of every single kid in this community, over my dead body will any federal entity enter our schools to take immigration…
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Texas Baby Dies After Babysitter Was Unable to Get Through to 911
A Dallas 6-month-old died over the weekend after the child’s caretaker was unable to get through to 911. The Dallas Police Department is currently investigating the case, which may be linked to problems at the Dallas 911 center, which has been overwhelmed with “ghost calls.” According to CBSDFW, T-Mobile crews were working yesterday to fix…
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President TrumPutin Hates the Arts, According to 1st Budget Blueprint
President Vladimir TrumPutin wants to be such a tough hard-ass that he keeps picking fights even when there are none. Currently the U.S. is beefing with Mexico. Mexico? We loved Mexico prior to TrumPutin’s reign. Now Mexico hates us because of this dumb-ass wall that no one wants. On Thursday the president unveiled his first…
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11-Year-Old Mo. Boy Launches Books N Bros Reading Club, Focusing on African-American Children’s Literature
Sidney Keys III loves to read, and about six months ago he concocted a plan to start a reading club for boys his age to band together and celebrate their love of literature. The reading club, which he dubbed Books N Bros, strongly emphasizes making reading fun while focusing on and celebrating African-American literature and…
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Former L.A. County Sheriff Found Guilty of Obstruction of Justice, Lying to Federal Investigators
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was found guilty Wednesday of obstructing a federal investigation into allegations of abuse in the county jail system and then lying to investigators to cover up his interference. The Los Angeles Times reports that the jury reached their verdict on the second day of deliberations, and Baca, who…
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Michelle Obama’s Program for Healthy School Lunches Is Target of Lobbying Group Seeking to Change Nutrition Standards
A key lobbying group is proposing changes that would reduce federal nutritional standards that former first lady Michelle Obama implemented with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. The School Nutrition Association released its Federal Nutrition Standards recommendations in early March, and Newsweek reports that it is asking the Department of Agriculture to allow more flexibility in…
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#Flint: Donald Trump to Meet With Mayor Karen Weaver to Discuss Water Crisis
It has been more than 1,000 days since the city of Flint, Mich., had clean water, and President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Flint Mayor Karen Weaver late Wednesday to discuss the city’s ongoing water crisis. NBC News reports that Weaver has “vociferously criticized state and federal officials lack of response during the…
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Federal Judge in Hawaii Blocks Trump’s Revised Travel Ban
President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, which barred the issuance of new visas to citizens of six Muslim-majority countries and suspended the admission of new refugees into the United States, was blocked by a federal judge in Hawaii on Wednesday. The executive order, which was to have taken effect Thursday, was blocked nationwide by U.S.…
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UCLA Guard Lonzo Ball’s Childhood Home Burglarized During Brothers’ Game
While Lonzo Ball is getting geared up to lead the UCLA Bruins into March, and his brothers, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball, were busy starring for Chino Hills High School, burglars were busy breaking into the family’s Chino Hills, Calif., home. LaVar Ball, the boys’ outspoken father, told ESPN that the burglars threw a rock through…
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Ethiopian Father Imprisoned in US for Female Genital Mutilation Is Deported
The Ethiopian man who in 2006 became the first person in the United States to be convicted in a female genital mutilation case was deported back to his home country on Monday after serving 10 years in prison, authorities confirmed. Khalid Adem, 41, was convicted of aggravated battery and cruelty to children after using scissors…