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California farmworker dies after 30-foot fall during ICE raid: Report

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  California farmworker dies after 30-foot fall during ICE raid: Report Federal agents clashed with protesters during an immigration raid on Thursday A farmworker has died after falling off a roof during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in California, according to ABC Los Angeles station KABC. The incident comes amid heightened tensions between communities, protesters and the federal government, which is conducting a mass deportation campaign. The government has stepped up its enforcement actions in recent months, leading to protests and an increase in clashes with law enforcement. U.S. federal agents stand guard while blocking a road leading to an agricultural facility where U.S. federal agents and immigration of... Show more Daniel Cole/Reuters On Saturday, the man, Jaime Garcia, succumbed to his injures after falling 30 feet off a building,  KABC  reported. An update on the family's GoFundMe page says, "With heavy hearts my uncle has passed away." "Jaim...

Senate report highlights resources denied for Trump events in 2024

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  Senate report highlights resources denied for Trump events in 2024 The report largely mirrors a preliminary report put forward in September 2024 Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul released a final report Sunday on the committee's findings from its investigation into the assassination attempt by Thomas Crooks targeting then-candidate Donald Trump, marking one year since the events in Butler, Pennsylvania. The report has few new details and is largely a rehashing of information that was already known about the shooting. It largely mirrors a preliminary report on the investigation put forward by then-committee Chairman Gary Peters in September 2024. The report outlines what Paul calls “stunning failures by the United States Secret Service that allowed then-former President Donald J. Trump to be shot on July 13, 2024.” MORE: A year after Trump rally shooting: Remembering a fallen hero and reckoning with a security breakdown “The truth is, P...

Tropical Storm Chantal downgraded to tropical depression

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  Tropical Storm Chantal downgraded to tropical depression The third named storm of the Atlantic season made landfall Sunday morning

Texas flooding updates: Death toll rises to at least 24 in 'extraordinary catastrophe'

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  Texas flooding updates: Death toll rises to at least 24 in 'extraordinary catastrophe' Children are among the dead, according to a state official At least 24 people are dead after heavy rain lashed Texas,   leading to "catastrophic" flooding . Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said emergency responders remained in a search and rescue posture, hours after the flooding along the Guadalupe River inundated nearby areas. "So many people have been swept up into an extraordinary catastrophe," Abbott said, asking for prayers for residents. Children are among the dead, and about 23 campers from a summer camp in the area, Camp Mystic, were unaccounted for, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at a earlier news conference. Key Headlines 1 hour and 12 minutes ago Texas flood deaths 'shocking,' Trump says 9:25 AM +06 Forecast 'did not predict the amount of rain that we saw' official says 9:09 AM +06 237 rescued amid Texas flooding, official says 8:42 AM +06 Number of people unacc...