Authorities in Los Angeles on Tuesday touted the results of a statewide crackdown on human trafficking, announcing the arrests of more than 600 suspects and saying more than 170 victims were rescued as part of the operation. The weeklong campaign was part of an annual effort spearheaded by the Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force, and 80 local, state and federal law enforcement agencies looking to curb a crime that officials said targets the most vulnerable. "This is a multibillion-dollar industry," said Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman. "It is nothing less than modern slavery." Read more
New hires at Immigration and Customs Enforcement are complaining that they haven't yet received the massive bonuses promised to them for agreeing to brutally arrest immigrants.
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He reflects on his journey from teacher to a rising star in the Democratic Party as he faces fellow Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in a closely watched Senate primary.
Connecticut could see legislation proposed and passed this year that would limit law enforcement's use of cameras that can automatically log and track license plates of passing cars. The possible regulation comes as lawmakers are questioning whether the sharing of data collected by cameras with federal authorities is in violation of state law.
Iran has demanded that this week's talks with the US be held in Oman rather than Turkey, with the agenda narrowed to nuclear issues only, a regional source said on Tuesday. The move adds new complications to an already delicate diplomatic effort amid heightened military tensions in the region.
It's been a couple of weeks, or so, since I last posted these polling results....
WASHINGTON " The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) recommends that gender-affirming surgeries be delayed until a patient is at least 19 years old, the group announced in a statement Tuesday. The statement, made by the group's board of directors, represents a break from major U.S. medical groups that have supported the care, and applies to facial, chest, and genital procedures performed for transgender and nonbinary patients. The group, a professional association with more than 11,000 physician members, emphasized that the statement was not a clinical practice guideline but instead "professional guidance" for care the group said was "rapidly evolving and controversial." Read more
Russia launches one of its biggest airstrikes on Ukraine, hitting power plants and homes as Zelenskyy urges more air defence before Abu Dhabi talks.
Russia fired around 450 drones and 70 missiles at Ukraine overnight in one of the largest attacks of its ongoing all-out war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday, shortly before the representatives of the two countries were due to attend US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi.
The victim's stories are unbearable to hear. ICE/DHS agent's behavior inexcusable. We have full on state sponsored terrorism directed right at us, and it HAS to end. ICE facilities need to be closed down. ICE abolished. And that's only the start of what must happen.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia, is facing widespread criticism from conservatives after she said in a Fox News interview Monday that anyone who brings a gun into the nation's capital would face jail time. You bring a gun into the district, you mark my words, you're going to jail," Pirro said in the interview. "I don't care if you have a license in another district, and I don't care if you're a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this district, count on going to jail and hope you get the gun back." Her comments prompted swift backlash from a slew of Republican lawmakers and gun rights advocates, marking another rare divide among conservatives who typically are in lockstep on gun policies.
Last week was National School Choice Week, an annual celebration of how giving families choices for their kids' education opens up all kinds of opportunities. Thanks to efforts at both the state and federal levels, more families than ever have access to public and private schools. (Well, only those who believe that parents know what's best for their own children celebrate these developments. So count out teachers union boss Randi Weingarten, who has devoted her life to limiting these choices and propping up the public school monopoly.) On the campaign trail, then-candidate Donald Trump promised to do what he could to expand educational choices, and as president, he has delivered in the first full year of his second term.
Let's take a look at the idea that Jared Kushner is the Antichrist, and I'll refer to the same biblical descriptions as I did previously in my video about Trump being the Antichrist.
"Free beer, all day long, the day he dies," the brewery wrote. "Show us this post when it happens in a few months and we'll make good on that promise." Read more
Donald Trump's spy chief has locked a potentially explosive whistleblower complaint against her away in a safe as she battles with lawyers about sharing its details with Congress. The exact contents of the complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard are mired in secrecy but described as possibly posing "grave damage to national security" if disclosed, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Filed by an unidentified intelligence official, the complaint against Gabbard also includes a separate allegation involving another federal agency and potential claims of executive privilege concerning the White House.
A Letter to the Left To those who still believe, from someone who once did too. I need to tell you something, and I need you to hear me out before you decide what I am. I was one of you. Not in some distant, theoretical way. I was deeply one of you. I marched. I shared the posts. I believed, with total conviction, that the progressive vision of the world was not only morally correct but self-evidently so. Anyone who disagreed was ignorant or malicious. I had Trump Derangement Syndrome, but then, I complained about all politicians. I couldn't see it was a case of choosing the best of'. I had no middle ground. And that's what finally shook me awake: the realisation that I had stopped allowing for middle ground. My thinking had become entirely black and white. I had radicalised"slowly, invisibly"without even noticing it was happening to me.
Brain activity tied to the placebo effect raises antibody levels after vaccination
