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Louisiana prison chosen for immigration detainees due to its notoriety, says Noem | US immigration

Louisiana prison chosen for immigration detainees due to its notoriety, says Noem | US immigration

The Trump administration purposefully chose a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourage people in the US illegally to self-deport, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday. A complex inside the Louisiana state penitentiary, an immense rural prison better known as Angola, will be used to detain those whom Noem described as …

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Vuelta a España stage 11 neutralised due to Israel protest at finish

Vuelta a España stage 11 neutralised due to Israel protest at finish

News & Racing It was announced with 15 km to go that there would be no stage winner in Bilbao. Photo credit: Sporza/Daniel Friebe There will be no winner of the Vuelta a España’s stage 11 due to huge protests against Israel-Premier Tech and the Gaza war at the finish line in Bilbao. GC times were taken with 3 km …

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Stage Annulled Due to Protests, Vingegaard and Pidcock Gain Time

Stage Annulled Due to Protests, Vingegaard and Pidcock Gain Time

Tom Pidcock drops Jonas Vingegaard and other key GC riders on the final climb of disrupted Vuelta stage. Thomas Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) dropped all the other GC riders on the final ascent of Vuelta a España stage 11 (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images) Updated September 3, 2025 11:13AM Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España fizzled to a halt …

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Oregon Democrats delay key vote on transportation package for 2 weeks due to Gresham senator’s health

Oregon Democrats delay key vote on transportation package for 2 weeks due to Gresham senator’s health

Oregon Democrats on Tuesday delayed the final vote on a transportation funding plan until Sept. 17 because Sen. Chris Gorsek, a Gresham Democrat, is unable to attend a planned vote this week due to serious health issues, they said. Democrats were relying on Gorsek’s vote to approve the package because they have exactly the required 18 members in the Senate …

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Gabby Thomas to miss World Track and Field Championships due to injury

Gabby Thomas to miss World Track and Field Championships due to injury

Gabby Thomas will miss the World Track and Field Championships due to an Achilles injury. Thomas, a triple gold medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics (200m, 4x100m, 4x400m), has dealt with an Achilles injury since May. It exacerbated in July. Worlds are Sept. 13-21 in Tokyo. “I understand that it will be disappointing for some track fans to hear this …

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Xbox Next May Cost Twice as Much as PlayStation 6 Due to Magnus APU and Third-Party Stores Support; Xbox PCs Won’t Support Backward Compatibility

Xbox Next May Cost Twice as Much as PlayStation 6 Due to Magnus APU and Third-Party Stores Support; Xbox PCs Won’t Support Backward Compatibility

The Xbox next-generation system could cost significantly more than the PlayStation 6 due to the Magnus APU and the potential support of third-party stores that would deprive Microsoft of the 30% cut on every game sold on the system. Commenting on the next-generation system on the NeoGAF forums, known AMD leaker Kepler L2 reiterated that the leaked AMD Magnus APU …

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Chris Columbus says ‘Harry Potter’ reunion ‘impossible’ due to J.K. Rowling

Chris Columbus says ‘Harry Potter’ reunion ‘impossible’ due to J.K. Rowling

Chris Columbus says a Harry Potter reunion with the original cast is “impossible” due to J.K. Rowling’s identity politics. “Everyone in the cast has their own opinion,” the filmmaker said. Rowling’s anti-transgender views have caused widespread controversy and elicited pro-trans statements from Harry Potter stars like Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. Harry Potter fans shouldn’t get their hopes up for …

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Flesh-eating bacteria: Vibrio vulnificus cases, which cause necrotizing fasciitis, rising due to climate change, scientists say

Flesh-eating bacteria: Vibrio vulnificus cases, which cause necrotizing fasciitis, rising due to climate change, scientists say

NEW ORLEANS — Just southwest of New Orleans, in a tranquil fishing village on the Louisiana bayou, Linard Lyons spent the morning on his 19-foot boat, preparing crab traps for his grandchildren just like he had done thousands of times before. This time, he noticed a tiny scratch on his leg – a scratch that nearly cost him his life. …

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