The concertina wire along roughly 30 miles of the Rio Grande near the border city of Eagle Pass is part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s broader fight with the administration over immigration enforcement.
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Vice President Harris targets Trump as she rallies for abortion rights
Back in Washington, President Biden convened a meeting of his reproductive health care access task force to discuss threats to emergency care and new steps for implementing executive orders on the subject.
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Nikki Haley hopes to stop Trump in New Hampshire: ‘America does not do coronations’
With voting about to begin in New Hampshire, almost every top Republican has lined up behind Trump, and polls in New Hampshire suggest he leads Haley in a state uniquely suited to her strengths.
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Federal officials recommend that airlines inspect door plugs on some older Boeing jets as well
The FAA issued a safety alert late Sunday.
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Trump’s sex abuse defamation trial postponed due to juror illness
There was no indication that Trump himself isn’t feeling well, and he didn’t wear a mask in court as he watched Monday’s brief proceeding.
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U.S. slaps sanctions on Iraqi airline and Hamas cryptocurrency financiers
The sanctions block access to U.S. property and bank accounts and prevent the targeted people and companies from doing business with Americans.
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Much of U.S. still gripped by arctic weather as Memphis deals with numerous broken water pipes
Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this month across the U.S., where states as far south as Texas and Florida remain gripped by deadly arctic weather Sunday
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DeSantis ends his struggling presidential bid before New Hampshire, endorses Trump
Early polls suggested that the ambitious Florida governor was in a strong position to take on Trump. But in the end, he did not survive the reality of presidential politics in 2024.
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So fetch: ‘Mean Girls’ reaches $11.7 million in second weekend
So far, it’s outpacing the tally for the 2004 original ‘Mean Girls.’
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Marlena Shaw, ‘California Soul’ singer, dead at 81
Shaw, a charismatic and wide-ranging vocalist, was best known for 1969’s ‘California Soul,’ which has endured as a widely popular and often sampled song.