Category: State News

‘Backdoor Deal’ Allows ‘Illegal’ Immigrants to Enter US Legally, Border Patrol Union Leader Says

May 27, 2023
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Illegal immigrants are coached to voluntarily withdraw their asylum claims, return to Mexico, and then return to the United States on humanitarian grounds, according to a U.S. Border Patrol union leader. Manny Bayon, a National Border Patrol Council union spokesman in San Diego, told The Epoch Times on May 26 that migrants who enter the…

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Homeless Man Allegedly Attacks Woman, Stabs Man in Long Beach

May 27, 2023
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—A 26-year-old homeless man was arrested for allegedly attacking a woman, then stabbing a man who intervened to help the victim, police said May 27. Officers responded to the 700 block of East Fourth Street, two blocks east of Alamitos Avenue, at approximately 1:07 a.m. Friday regarding an assault with a deadly weapon,…

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Placentia Man Pleads Guilty in $1.2 Million Social Media Check Fraud Scheme

May 27, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 26-year-old Placentia man pleaded guilty May 25 to a social media check fraud scheme of teaching people how to create false checks using Telegram chat groups, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Meshach Samuels pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of being a felon…

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Impeached by GOP-Controlled State House

May 27, 2023
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The Republican-controlled Texas House has voted to impeach Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and sent 20 articles of impeachment to the state Senate. It makes Paxton only the third sitting official in Texas’s nearly 200-year history to have been impeached. “BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of Texas, That Warren Kenneth…

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Hollywood Writers Strike Wrapping up 4th Week; Union Rally Held Downtown LA

May 27, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A large, multi-union rally in support of striking Writers Guild of America members was held May 26 in downtown Los Angeles as the strike wrapped up its fourth week with no end in sight. Members of SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, and the Teamsters, along with hotel workers, teachers, SEIU 721, SEIU 1000, and AFSCME joined WGA…

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Orange County Veterans Rehabilitate Thanks to Faith-Based Nonprofit

May 27, 2023
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Veterans struggling with addiction, homelessness, and past trauma can qualify for a faith-based program in Tustin, California, where they will receive top-quality care, shelter, and resources for free. The Tustin Veterans Outpost, a facility run by the Christian-based nonprofit Orange County Rescue Mission, opened its doors in 2016. With housing for up to 71 veterans…

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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Vetos Major Election Bills

May 27, 2023
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed four election-related bills Friday. The rejected bills would have made a wide range of changes to the Copper State’s election laws on the voter registration system, poll site procedures, and mail-in ballots. Hobbs’s moves Friday raise her total number of vetos to 99, a number larger than that of any…

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Pennsylvania Baseball Player Fatally Struck in the Face While Dismantling Unapproved Dugout

May 27, 2023
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HARRISBURG, Pa.—A college baseball player died after he was struck in the face when a makeshift dugout he was helping to dismantle collapsed on him this week. Angel Mercado, 19, was a middle infielder who had just completed his freshman season at Division II Central Penn College. He was playing in a summer recreation league…

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Iowa Governor Signs Gender Identity Education Bill That Boosts Parental Rights

May 27, 2023
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed a bill to prohibit students from kindergarten through grade six in the state from being provided instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation. The legislation, Senate File 496, also has several other provisions to restrict age-inappropriate instruction and give parents and guardians more ways to oversee and guide…

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Navy Contractor Jet Was on Fire Before Deadly California Crash, Federal Report Says

May 27, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A Navy contractor’s aircraft caught fire before it crashed off the California coast earlier this month, killing three people on board, federal investigators said Friday. The twin-engine Gates Learjet 36A plunged into the Pacific Ocean near San Clemente Island on May 10 while trying to make an emergency landing at a Navy airfield there,…

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