The ruling will keep court doors closed to asylum seekers in expedited removal proceedings who say they cannot return home because they have a credible fear of torture or even death. Seven judges sided with the government in the case, but only five, all conservatives, signed the majority opinion written …
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Firework conspiracy theories: why you should be skeptical
When Anne-Marcelle Ngabirano started listening to fireworks in late May, she discovered that celebratory sounds were welcome. But for the next few weeks, they rang closer and closer to their three-bedroom apartment in Sunset Park, until the booms started shaking the walls and the apartment filled with smoke. “My roommate …
Read More »Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Emerges after exits from bars in southern MN
Updated 9:44 am About 100 cases of COVID-19 were reported in 20-year-old Minnesota residents who said they went to bars in the south-central part of the state on June 12 and 13, according to health officials. The state Department of Health did not say exactly where or which bars led …
Read More »Astronomers see the first flare of light from two distant black holes colliding
At a whopping 7.5 billion light-years from Earth, two black holes, each the size of Long Island, spun rapidly several times per second before crashing into a cataclysmic explosion that sent shock waves through the Universe. Typically, violent junctions like this are dark events, but astronomers think they saw a …
Read More »Who’s the best Giants player who isn’t Saquon Barkley? The | NFL general managers, coaches and scouts make some surprising choices
The Giants enter the 2020 season in the midst of a delayed rebuild. Running back Saquon Barkley is the centerpiece of a young roster, built by general manager Dave Gettleman, but many holes remain. “Their best player is Saquon,” a current AFC scout told NJ Advance Media, speaking on condition …
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