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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/10/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/10/21

650 Die at Border in First Year of Biden, 24 Percent More Than Peak Under Trump, Obama

This new peak in border crosser deaths come as migration across the Southwest border has experienced record highs.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/9/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/9/21

Progressives' Efforts at Immigration Reform Halted as Joe Manchin Withholds Support

“The bottom line is the parliamentarian, you stick with the parliamentarian, that's all," Manchin told reporters. "You stick on every issue."

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/9/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/9/21

Trump Organization Calls AG's Deposition Request to Ex-Potus 'Another Political Witch-Hunt'

This report comes as New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced she intends to end her bid for governor and will focus on ongoing investigations.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/9/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/9/21

Tall Order: New Tech, Barista Burnout Driving Push for Starbucks Unionization

“It's as though you are making drinks under the pressure of trying to defuse a ticking time bomb," one Starbucks employee said.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/8/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/8/21

Family Awarded $301 Billion From Bar That Overserved Drunk Driver In Largest Penalty Ever

Aujuni Tamay Anderson, 16, and her 59-year-old grandmother Tamra Kay Kindred were killed after Joshua Delbosque drove with a blood alcohol content of .263.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/8/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/8/21

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Calls National Guard to Help Border Patrol With Migrant Flow

Following the reimplementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols parts of the border have seen a wave of attempted crossings, including Arizona's Yuma sector.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/7/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/7/21

Prevented From Seeking Asylum at U.S. Ports, Migrants Cross Rio Grande to Have Cases Heard

Because migrants have been unable to present their claims, some have taken to crossing the Rio Grande and surrendering themselves to Border Patrol at the wall.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/7/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/7/21

Texas Using Boats Lined Up on Rio Grande to Stop Flow of Migrants

The measure is a part of Operation Lone Star, which Governor Greg Abbott's office states is aimed to combat the "smuggling of people and drugs into Texas.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/6/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/6/21

What Is 'Vote Dilution'? Justice Dept. Says Texas' Redistricting Suppresses Minority Votes

The department is suing the state over its new redistricting maps, saying the plans discriminate against Black and Latino voters.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/6/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/6/21

Donald Trump's New Media Company Now Under SEC Scrutiny Over Stock Trading

Trump met with DWAC Executive Patrick Orlando before the company started raising funds for their merger, which could be in violation of SEC rules.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/6/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/6/21

Evergrande Posts Images of 'Construction' Online as Shares Fall to 12-Year Low

Bloggers said that at some sites there's been "no construction for months" and in other areas where construction has begun "there are fewer than 10 workers.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/3/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/3/21

Chinese Developer Evergrande Says It Could Run Out of Money, Prompting Government Meetings

Evergrande's creditors expect to see a $260 million payment, but the company faces challenges coming up with the funds.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/3/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/3/21

Migrant Rights Groups Fear Kidnappings, Extortions in Renewed 'Remain in Mexico' Program

"We've accounted for numerous cases of kidnapping and extortion, of physical assault, sexual assaults, violence," Marisa Limón Garza, deputy director of the Hope Border Institute, told Newsweek of the conditions people face under the Remain in Mexico policy.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/3/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/3/21

Drug Cartels Steer the Flow of Migrants at Border; Can Biden Make Mexico Stop Them?

One sector of the U.S.-Mexico border witnessed nearly a third of all migrant encounters while another portion saw just 2 percent. When it comes to the flow of migrants, cartel smuggling rings play a major role.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/2/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/2/21

70 Venezuelans Apprehended by CBP as Number Arriving at Border Rises Amid Country's Turmoil

The group of undocumented migrants was encountered in Big Bend National Park, which sits on a portion of the border in West Texas.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/2/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/2/21

Migrants in Detention Centers Have Increased More Than 55 Percent Since Biden Took Office

About 77 percent of those in detention were arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection while 23 percent were apprehended by ICE, according to Syracuse University's TRAC.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/1/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/1/21

Russia Plans to Make 'Aggressive Moves' to Destabilize Ukraine, U.S. Official Warns

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said if Russia moves against Ukraine, the U.S. and NATO would respond with "a range of high-impact economic measures.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 11/30/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 11/30/21

Concerns Over COVID-19 Keep Migrants Stuck in Jail as Courts Close at Border

After waiting for nearly three months, some 30 migrants will have to wait longer for their hearings after two county officials tested positive for COVID-19.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 11/30/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 11/30/21

New Migrant Caravan of 2K Moves North as Efforts to Contain in Southern Mexico Fail

"In Tapachula, there's no life for migrants. We don't have work, we don't have money to pay for housing," Atis, a migrant from Haiti, said.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 11/29/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 11/29/21

Pandemic Prompted 35 Percent Spike in Central Americans Who Wanted to Migrate: Report

When the same question was asked in 2019 before the pandemic, just eight percent of respondents expressed the same desire of wanting to migrate.

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