Maryland lawmakers unveiled a proposal to ban individualized grocery pricing driven by consumer surveillance and data. Advocates say the plan could ease food insecurity for Maryland consumers.
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Federal prosecutors allege that fixers focused on lower-level Division I programs, including historically Black colleges, where financial vulnerability made athletes easier targets.
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Thousands of protesters in Minnesota braved subzero temperatures on Jan. 23, 2026, to rally against federal immigration enforcement, with about 100 clergy arrested at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The demonstrations, following the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good, highlight community outrage over deportations, family separations, and government handling of immigrant families.
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Mary’s House for Older Adults was celebrated last year as Washington, D.C.’s first housing development created for LGBTQ+ seniors. Now, the housing complex is facing criticism from former residents and community members who allege problems with safety, management, affordability and accountability.
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Federal immigration officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man during an enforcement operation in Minneapolis, sparking renewed protests in a city already tense after a similar fatal ICE shooting earlier this month. Police and state leaders urged calm as demonstrators clashed with federal agents and criticized the White House’s intensified immigration crackdown.
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