The U.S. Border Patrol found 149 illegal aliens locked inside a commercial tractor trailer on April 16 at a location near the Texas-Mexico border. The vehicle was being screened at the Interstate Highway 35 north of Laredo, Texas. Border Patrol agents noticed 'multiple anomalies' inside the trailer after a non-intrusive scan. Upon opening the sealed cargo area of the vehicle, they found 149 illegal aliens, according to a press release. They were found to be illegal aliens hailing from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela, El Salvador, Peru, and Ecuador.

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In a notable break with progressives, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said in an interview that the coal industry 'will be saved, has to be saved, because the country can't survive without it.' Others in the Democratic Party have asserted that the coal industry contributes to global warming and that it should be replaced with other sources of 'clean' energy like wind turbines, solar panels, and alternative, low-to-zero emission fuels. Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) budget resolution includes provisions to encourage green energy sources and to discourage traditional energy sources.

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Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalezs pauses while speaking outside a hospital, announcing the identity of the slain Harris County Sheriff's office deputy as Sandeep Dhaliwal in Houston on Sept. 27, 2019. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff to Lead ICE WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate a Texas sheriff who criticized Trump-era immigration raids to lead the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, the White House said on Tuesday. Biden will tap Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a veteran law enforcement officer and Democrat who has served since 2017 as sheriff of the most populous county in Texas, the White House said.

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The two guards of the cell in which convicted sex-offender billionaire Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide will have to perform 100 hours of community service as part of a deferred prosecution deal with the Department of Justice (DOJ). According to a deferred prosecution agreement signed by one of the defendants, Michael Thomas, the DOJ will defer the prosecution for six months, conditional on the defendant meeting a number of conditions, which include not engaging in criminal activity, associating only with law-abiding people, and completing 100 hours of community service.

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El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks during a press conference at Rosales Hospital in San Salvador, on May 26, 2020. (Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images) El Salvador's President Says Will Send Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender SAN SALVADOR—El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said on Saturday that he will send a bill to Congress next week to make bitcoin legal tender in the Central American nation, touting its potential to help Salvadorans living abroad send remittances home. 'In the short term this will generate jobs and help provide financial inclusion to thousands outside the formal economy,' Bukele said in a video shown at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami.

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California has become the first U.S. state to eliminate paying garment workers by the piece or unit, and will instead pay them by the hour. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed Senate Bill 62, also known as the Garment Worker Protection Act, which creates new 'nation-leading' policies that will end the practice that has prevented thousands of workers in the garment industry from earning the minimum wage. The new legislation also expands fashion brands' liability for unpaid wages, including wage theft by contractors, and makes California the first state to create liability for companies that subcontract with the garment makers.

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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces a federal investigation of the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 5, 2021. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Justice Department to Roll Out Measures Protecting School Staff From Parents Threatening Violence Attorney General Merrick Garland on Oct. 4 announced a concentrated effort to target any threats of violence, intimidation, and harassment by parents toward school personnel.

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Historians Explain Their Objection to Charge of Genocide Against Canada on Treatment of Indigenous Peoples There are no grounds for the Canadian Historical Association's claim that all Canada's historians support genocide allegation, open letter says The charge of genocide against Canada in its treatment of indigenous peoples is 'factually wrong,' says a historian and international studies professor at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. 'Systematic and deliberate killing on a widespread scale is an absolutely essential component of genocide, and it doesn't exist in this case,' said Jack Cunningham in an interview.

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NYC: COVID Vaccination Rate Rebounds Amid News of Case Hike, Vaccine Passports The rate of New Yorkers turning out to get their first COVID-19 vaccine shot has been increasing in recent weeks, following news about the increasing number of cases of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus that causes the disease as well as the recent announcement of a proof-of-vaccine requirement for patrons of restaurants and other businesses. More than 100,000 people received the first of two vaccine shots in the seven days ending Aug.

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A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden, Colo., on July 23, 2008. (Rick Wilking/Reuters) Amazon Drivers to Receive Nearly $60 Million in Withheld Tips After Tech Giant Reaches Settlement With FTC More than 140,000 Amazon drivers will receive nearly $60 million in withheld tips after the company reached a settlement with the the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday. The funds will serve as reimbursement for tips that Amazon allegedly illegally withheld from drivers over a two-and-a-half year period between 2016 and 2019, the FTC said in a statement.

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Arizona Governor Signs Election Reform Bill Updating Eligibility to Remain on Early Voting List Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law a bill that updates eligibility requirements to remain on the state's early voting list in an effort to protect the integrity of elections. The law, Senate Bill 1485, seeks to keep only active voters on the 'Active Early Voting List,' who wish to vote by mail in elections. Voters who do not return at least one early ballot over the course of four years, or two consecutive primary elections and general elections, will be sent a postcard asking whether they wish to stay on that list.

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White House: ‘It's a Crime' to Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Cards, No ‘Vaccination Database' Federal officials this week warned that it is 'a crime' to falsify COVID-19 vaccination cards amid new restrictions handed down by several major cities. 'We are aware of some cases of fraud or counterfeit COVID-19 cards being advertised on social media sites and e-commerce platforms, while the practice is not widespread,' White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said during a COVID-19 White House virtual briefing.

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