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Border Patrol agent pleads not guilty to killing 4 sex workers

Border Patrol agent pleads not guilty to killing 4 sex workers

Juan David Ortiz, a supervisor in the U.S. Border Patrol, wanted to "clean the streets," he says. Ortiz is accused of killing four women, and prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty.

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Once a fence, later slats, almost always a wall: Trump's border wall contradictions

Once a fence, later slats, almost always a wall: Trump's border wall contradictions

Mexico was going to pay for it. Now President Trump claims he never said that. Trump has reversed himself multiple times about a signature campaign promise, now the center of a government shutdown.
by Tamara Keith

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Trump administration eyes disaster money to fund border wall

Trump administration eyes disaster money to fund border wall

The White House has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to comb through its budget, including $13.9 billion in emergency funds that Congress earmarked last year, to see what money could be diverted to the wall as part of a declaration.
by The Associated Press

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What a case of mistaken identity tells us about race in America

What a case of mistaken identity tells us about race in America

Reports that a white shooter killed a 7-year-old black girl led to a national outcry, but in the days since, deputies have charged two black men. Gene Demby spoke about what this incident reveals.
by Gene Demby and Tiara Jenkins

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St. Paul principal confronts a new kind of bully: Student homelessness

St. Paul principal confronts a new kind of bully: Student homelessness

Ryan Vernosh's recent scramble to find a home for one of his students and their family left him frustrated and angry. "No child should have to question where their head's going to lay down at night."
by Elizabeth Shockman

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At the border, Trump moves closer to emergency declaration

At the border, Trump moves closer to emergency declaration

President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to declare a national emergency to circumvent Congress if he can't reach a deal with Democrats to fund his promised border wall.
by The Associated Press

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