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Some migrants who were flown to Martha’s Vineyard will still ‘wind up in Florida anyway,’ advocacy organization says

CNN By Nicki Brown, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spent taxpayers’ money on flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts and some of those people are “still going to wind up in Florida anyway,” said Domingo Garcia, the president of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). The roughly 50 migrants touched down on

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Florida budget language that created migrant relocation program would not permit DeSantis’ Massachusetts flights stunt

CNN, WBZ By Paul P. Murphy, Leyla Santiago, Steve Contorno, Maria Santana and Miguel Marquez, CNN It appears the budget language which appropriated the money for Florida’s migrant relocation program would not permit this week’s two flights, for which Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed credit, or the relocation of some of the migrants recruited for them.

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Donations poured in and volunteers rushed to help: Here’s how Martha’s Vineyard communities responded to the arrival of migrants

WJAR By Miguel Marquez and Christina Maxouris, CNN In the hours after roughly 50 migrants touched down on Martha’s Vineyard in two planes sent by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the island’s community — still jarred by the unexpected arrival — rushed to help the newcomers. “We received food, we received clothes, we received … different

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Iowa teen ordered to pay her alleged rapist’s family $150,000 is not the first sex trafficking victim penalized for killing their alleged assaulter

CNN, KCCI, KCAL, KCBS, WITI, WTMJ By Lucy Kafanov and Dalila-Johari Paul, CNN An Iowa judge’s ruling this week ordering a teenage girl — who was 15 when she killed a man she said raped her multiple times — to pay his family $150,000 in restitution has reignited conversations about what justice looks like for

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Our pets are part of the climate problem. These tips can help you minimize their carbon pawprints

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Kimberly Richardson, CNN Our four-legged friends don’t drive gas-guzzling SUVs or use energy-sucking appliances, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a climate impact. In fact, researchers have showed that pets play a significant role in the climate crisis. But what do Barkley and Whiskers have to do with our warming planet?

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A 22-year-old in Colorado armed with a knife called 911 for help. Prosecutors are now reviewing his fatal shooting by police

CNN By Rebekah Riess and Chris Boyette, CNN Prosecutors in Colorado are reviewing the June fatal police shooting of a 22-year-old man who was armed with a knife and had called 911 for roadside assistance, according to officials and family attorneys. The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office received a “motorist assist” call on June 10

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Northeastern University reopens after an employee says a package exploded. Officials are investigating the incident as a possible hoax, sources say

CNN, WHDH, WFXT By John Miller, Brynn Gingras, Rob Frehse, Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN Northeastern University in Boston reopened Wednesday after an employee reported being injured by an exploding package. Boston police and the FBI are now investigating the incident as a likely “hoax,” multiple law enforcement sources tell CNN. On Tuesday evening,

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