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Some of the hundreds at a protest of the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at Monument Square spill onto an adjacent street in Portland, Maine, Jan. 23, 2026. A federal immigration crackdown has started in the state, with Department of Homeland Security officials saying that it’s targeting 1,400 “criminal illegal aliens who have terrorized communities.” (Sophie Park/The New York Times)

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Maine’s Immigrant Students Stay Home as ICE Operation Ramps Up

Hillary Clinton speaks on the first night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Aug. 19, 2024. Clinton and the hard-right commentator Tucker Carlson found at least one thing to agree upon as they spoke at a conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

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Hillary Clinton and Tucker Carlson Walk Into a Saudi Real Estate Forum

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks as Senate Democratic leaders hold a press conference following their weekly policy lunch, amid the continuing U.S. government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 28, 2025. (Reuters/Kylie Cooper)

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US Senate Democrats Demand Immigration Reforms to Avert Shutdown

Luigi Mangione, charged in the murder of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, confers with one of his attorneys as he awaits the start of a pretrial hearing in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, Dec. 11, 2025. State prosecutors in New York asked a judge on Wednesday to set a July trial date for the murder case against Luigi Mangione, months ahead of a parallel federal trial in which he is charged with killing a health care executive in Midtown. (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times)

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Prosecutors Seek July Trial for Mangione in State Murder Case

Twenty four karat gold bars are seen at the United States West Point Mint facility in West Point, New York June 5, 2013. (Reuters File)

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Gold Extends Record Run, Races Past $5,400/Oz

The Madera Police Department is looking for a suspect that is tied with vandalizing the Housing Authority. (Madera PD)

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Madera Police Seek Public Help Identifying Housing Authority Vandalism Suspect

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