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Texas uses aggressive tactics to arrest migrants as Title 42 ends

Inside one border county where Operation Lone Star has brought charges, chases and fear.

Story by Arelis R. Hernández | Photos by Jabin Botsford | Video by Whitney Shefte

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Clean Cars, Hidden Toll

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Alyosha performs during the first semifinal of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool on Tuesday. (Martin Meissner/AP)

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Justices make mistakes, but they should be held to high standards

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Opinion by the Editorial Board

These 7 radical changes would fortify the U.S. against the next pandemic

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The Discord Leaks

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Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) leaves the federal courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y. (Reuters)

George Santos backed a bill to fight unemployment fraud. Now he’s charged with it.

The unemployment fraud bill has drawn attention as GOP leaders look to deliver on their promise to stop waste — while one of their own members is under scrutiny.

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CNN’s Kaitlan Collins tried, and tried, to rebut Trump’s election lies

Collins, one of the network’s rising stars, attempted to meet the former president’s stream of falsehoods during Wednesday’s live town hall with composure and tough questions.

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