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In L.A., Fear of ICE Raids Put the First Day of School On Edge

Officials and volunteers patrolled areas around schools, part of an effort to warn families about potential raids and reassure them that their children were safe at school.

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As more than half a million students headed back to Los Angeles Unified School District campuses this week, the mood was tense amid the Trump administration’s immigration raids.
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This Federal Judge Is the ‘Tip of the Spear’ of Trump-Era Conservatism

Judge James C. Ho has recast the role of jurist as a vociferous combatant in the culture wars. Could that be exactly what Trump is looking for?

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Judge James C. Ho during his Senate confirmation hearing in 2017.
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Prince Harry Cleared of Bullying Accusations at Charity He Co-founded

The British regulator found no evidence to support the claims made by the charity’s chair, but it criticized all sides for letting the fight play out publicly.

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Prince Harry with a group of children at a Sentebale event in Botswana in 2019. He co-founded the charity to help young people with H.I.V. and AIDS.
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Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders

Legal experts say the actions causing concern from the bench could have a more systemic effect, eroding the healthy functioning of the courts.

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Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui recently pushed back against Justice Department prosecutors for trying to convince him that he needed to be “highly deferential” to their request to keep a search warrant sealed.
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Why Trump’s Tariffs Are Closing Factories in Lesotho

The closure of a factory in the small southern African nation of Lesotho is an early effect of the global disruption caused by President Trump’s tariffs. John Eligon, the Johannesburg bureau chief for The New York Times, talks with Katrin Bennhold, a senior writer, about what he has seen there.
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How the Threat of Trump’s Highest Tariff Derailed an African Nation

The president backed off his call for a 50 percent tariff on Lesotho, imposing 15 percent instead. But in a country where most people live hand-to-mouth, the damage was already done.

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