βNot Ready for Prime Time.β A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.
The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
Missouri officials directed county election administrators to make voters temporarily unable to vote if they were flagged as potential noncitizens by a federal tool.
But in hundreds of cases, the tool's determinations were wrong.
With @texastribune.org
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The Shaq of Bobsled: Canadian Olympian named after Shaq and Penny has a most interesting story
Canadian bobsledder Shaquille Anfernee Murray-Lawrence was named after two basketball stars. His father had hoped he'd end up following in their footsteps.
Meet Shaquille Anfernee Murray-Lawrence, a Canadian bobsled push athlete at the Milan Cortina Games. He was named after two basketball stars, with his father hoping he would end up following in their footsteps. In a way, he has.
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And I bet you thought after losing to Vanderbilt 41-18 that there was no job he could be less qualified for.
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Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.
State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one familyβs drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to fin...
The familyβs water was undrinkable: It corroded taps. It withered plants. Their ice maker expelled clumps of salt.
But why was this happening?
For two years, Oklahoma delayed basic tests that could help them find out.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
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Filings recount βout of controlβ ICE agents at height of surge
Minnesotans reported injuries, chemical burns and fear of returning to their homes after interactions with federal immigration agents.
The more than 80 declarations, which the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota included in an ongoing class-action lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, offer the clearest account yet of observersβ treatment at the hands of the thousands of federal agents who flooded the state.
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Women have been skiing in the Olympics since 1936. Today was the first time a woman set a course for an Olympic Alpine skiing event.
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Tennesseeβs immigration policy is shifting without a clear public debate β’ Tennessee Lookout
Lawmakers are reshaping how immigration enforcement functions in Tennessee, largely without a single comprehensive public debate.
Commentary of the week from former law enforcement officer Brandon Burley.
Tennessee lawmakers are reshaping how immigration enforcement functions in Tennessee, largely without a single comprehensive public debate about authority, responsibility or risk.
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YouTube video by ProPublica
What Really Happened When USAID Was Cut
An American-made hunger crisis. A worsening cholera epidemic.
Our reporters journeyed to some of the places most devastated by Trumpβs dismantling of foreign aid.
They spoke to hundreds of people who witnessed and experienced how political appointees cut programs in arbitrary ways:
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3 goals in 3 games at the Olympics for #SJSharks Macklin Celebrini after his penalty shot gives Canada a 5-1 lead over France
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If Canada gets replacement-level goaltending from Jordan Binnington, no one at the Olympics is beating this team.
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Sunday morning reading
Jack and Brady lead US past Denmark apnews.com/article/hock...
Swayman allows long-distance goal apnews.com/0d4fceec4181...
Kevin Fiala injury is latest at Olympics to affect NHL team apnews.com/3405c31815c7...
How Slovakia won by losing apnews.com/a9287fd641ab...
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Switzerland is hoping Kevin Fiala is released from the hospital and returns to the athletes village tomorrow, coach Patrick Fischer said.
Fiala sent the team a video message from his hospital bed already, and players are rallying around him.
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