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Judge Orders New Oversight of Immigrant Children’s Detention

18 août 2026 à 20:01
After reviewing claims of persistent safety and sanitary failures, the court named two experts to monitor detention conditions across several facilities.

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Detainees held at the South Texas Family Residential Center waved signs during a demonstration in Dilley, Texas, in January.

The Tragic Story of Jason Arday

18 août 2026 à 16:34
The Cambridge professor, found dead last week, was at the center of a firestorm about race and hiring. We talk to the reporter covering the story.

Google Just Made It Easier for Campaigns to Send You Fund-Raising Emails

18 août 2026 à 10:34
Republicans previously sued Google claiming its spam filter was biased, but the case was dismissed. The company will now allow verified campaigns to more easily bypass the spam filter.

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Google has updated Gmail’s policy to allow political committees to more easily bypass its spam filter when sending emails for donations, allowing more political ads to land in inboxes.

Childhood Friends, Adopted From India, Discover They’re Sisters

18 août 2026 à 10:48
Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen were adopted from India by families in the Netherlands and grew up less than 100 miles apart.

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Six Years in Provence: An Ancient Castle and a Feud Over a Troublesome Bridge

18 août 2026 à 06:14
In a picturesque village, the mayor closed a road, setting off a storm with residents and the owners of a castle that once belonged to his family.

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The closure of a main road under a bridge in Ansouis, France, has pitted the mayor against the owners of a castle who rely on the bridge to reach their home.

Chocó, Colombia, Faces Deeper Hardship After an Earthquake

18 août 2026 à 12:32
In Chocó, a remote region, “pain, hunger and homelessness await” survivors of last week’s earthquake, the governor said. Shakira visited to help draw awareness.

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Soldiers and volunteers offloading aid supplies from a helicopter San José del Palmar, Colombia, a remote town close to the earthquake’s epicenter.
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