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Behind the Masks: Who Are the People Rounding Up Immigrants in California?

The Cato Institute found that ICE booked over 200,000 people into detention between October 1 and June 14. More than 93% of book-ins had no

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Skai Jackson Shares Rare Photos of Son Kasai

For Skai Jackson, motherhood feels like a party every day. In celebration of her son Kasai turning 6 months old, the Disney Channel alum shared

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Links 7/20/2025 | naked capitalism

Top synchro execution in action! Gabriela Agundez and Alejandra Estudillo deliver height, precision, and perfect timing 🙌🇲🇽#Bestdives pic.twitter.com/P1Kxc04dvh — World Aquatics (@WorldAquatics) May 18, 2025

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California Cannabis Companies Thought Trump Would Be an Ally. Then the Raids Happened

But any sense of ease was snapped by the immigration raids last week, which were tied to alleged labor violations by Glass House Farms. Federal

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Gigi Gorgeous’ “Breakdown” After Nats Getty Breakup

Gigi Gorgeous knows that life doesn’t always feel camera-ready. The YouTuber got candid on the challenges she’s faced in her personal life this month following

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Links 7/19/2025 | naked capitalism

Pollinators send out good vibrations — and plants respond sweetly Science News (Dr. Kevin) Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? BBC

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Tentative Deal Reached to End Bay Area Trash Strike, Teamsters Say

Meanwhile, city officials across the Bay Area are urging Republic Services to reach an agreement with union members to end the labor action. Stockton Mayor

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Wrestler Marcus “Buff” Bagwell Undergoes Leg Amputation

Marcus “Buff” Bagwell has made a difficult decision on his health. The World Championship Wrestling star revealed that after a “five-year-long journey” of trying to

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Coffee Break: Garden of Healing, Good News on PEPFAR, Life in Biotech, and Our American Israel

Part the First: Pharmacopeia.  Who doesn’t love a garden?  It sometimes seems that all drugs come from plants, initially.  My first biology teachers claimed they

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‘Good Trouble’ Protest Organizers Condemn Trump’s Cuts to Public Health, Immigration Policies

“What they’re afraid of right now is workers coming together in moments like this, in break rooms, on your neighborhood stoop, just hanging out, talking.