WASHINGTON — A man carrying a gun and a cellphone entered a federal credit union in a small town in central Virginia in May 2019 and demanded cash. He left with …
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Ordered free, still locked up: Judges fume over ICE detentions
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJudge Troy Nunley was fed up. Federal immigration officials had once again flouted his authority by keeping a man locked up in a California City detention center after Nunley ordered …
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Trump’s lawyers are in talks with the IRS to resolve president’s $10-billion lawsuit
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Lawyers for President Trump are engaged in talks with the IRS to resolve a $10-billion lawsuit the president filed against his own tax collection agency over the leak of his …
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When the heads of three Los Angeles Unified School District unions stood side by side at City Hall to announce their new contracts after nearly going on strike hours earlier, …
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Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Noah Goldberg, with an assist from David Zahniser, Sandra McDonald and Alene Tchekmedyian, giving you …
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She’s a housekeeper with a side job: cleaning the trashed streets of her own neighborhood
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe first stop on Sabine Phillips’ three-hour inspection of her neighborhood was at Fountain Avenue and St. Andrew’s Place, where detached pieces of a sofa had been plopped onto the …
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Judge sides with Arizona election official in ruling that has implications for midterm voting
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPHOENIX — The top election official in Arizona’s most populous county will get more authority in running elections after a judge sided with his office in a prolonged legal fight with the …
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Judge blocks Nexstar-Tegna deal, throwing $6.2-billion merger into doubt
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA federal judge has blocked Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2-billion acquisition of its rival, upending the already consummated union of the nation’s two largest television station groups. U.S. District Court Chief …
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France’s foreign minister says 85-year-old widow detained by ICE returns home
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPARIS — French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said an 85-year-old French widow of an American military veteran who was in immigration custody in the United States returned home on Friday. U.S. Immigration …
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Contributor: Trump’s empty bluster worked until he took on the pope and Iran
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesUntil recently, President Trump always found a way to fail forward, through a combination of spin, threats, payoffs and bluster. OK, that’s the simplistic interpretation. The fine print tells a …