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ICE ride-along: NewsNation’s Alex Caprariello spent two days riding along with an elite Immigration and Customs Enforcement team in Chicago as they conducted surveillance and arrests of immigrants in the country illegally with criminal records. ICE specifically focuses on those immigrants the agency deems to be a threat to public safety. During the ride-along, Caprariello witnessed arrests of immigrants heading to restaurant jobs and providing home health care — people surrounding Americans at work and even allowed into their homes. Watch >
Challenges: The biggest challenge facing ICE’s efforts is a lack of cooperation and information-sharing from some local police departments and state governments with “sanctuary” policies. “There is a level of protection for these (individuals) that (enables them) … to blend in and hide with just your average immigrant, which multiplies the amount of work and efforts that we put into it,” said Ray Hernandez, assistant field office director for ICE’s Chicago field office. Read more >
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Editor’s note: This newsletter entry mentions sexual assault. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-4673. Resources >
Investigation: A migrant from Ecuador is accused of threatening two teens with a knife and raping a 13-year-old girl in a New York City park last week, police said. Christian Inga, 25, was charged with rape, sex abuse, robbery, kidnapping, criminal possession of a weapon, menacing and unlawful imprisonment, according to NYPD. Bystanders in Queens held the suspect down until police arrived at the scene. Investigators said Inga fought back, but the good Samaritans overpowered him, possibly using a belt to detain him. The latest >
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Wildfire: Thousands of residents left a mountainous village in New Mexico as a wildfire tore through homes and other buildings, killing at least one person. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency that covers Ruidoso and neighboring tribal lands. A top-level fire management team is expected to take over Wednesday, as cooler temperatures and a chance of rain could bring some relief to firefighters. The latest >
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‘We are responsible’: Boeing CEO David Calhoun fielded questions from lawmakers Tuesday about plans to fix manufacturing issues on the heels of a 204-page report laying out new whistleblower allegations. Relatives of people who died in two Boeing 737 Max jetliners crashes were present in the room as the line of questioning grew heated. Calhoun apologized “for the grief that we have caused” and vowed to focus on safety. Watch >
Boeing woes: Boeing is “no longer a great company,” but it could rebuild its reputation as a respected airplane manufacturer with outside assistance, Allied Pilots Association spokesperson Dennis Tajer told “NewsNation Now.” “Frankly, I’ve got to just say it: Boeing, shut up, build a safe, reliable airplane, and we’ll fly it, and people will feel safe being on it,” Tajer said. Watch >
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Juneteenth: The Juneteenth holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States in 1865. Wednesday also marks 60 years since the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved by the U.S. Senate. The occasion serves as a reminder that many of the rights afforded to Black Americans were not realized when the last slaves were freed, and that the struggle for freedom is ongoing. Read more >
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Murdaugh: Buster Murdaugh, the eldest son of disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, who last year was found guilty of murdering his wife Maggie and youngest son, Paul, filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery, among other companies. Filed last week in Hampton County, South Carolina, the lawsuit says the issue lies with connections made between Buster Murdaugh and the death of Stephen Smith in documentaries released by these companies. The latest >
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Netflix lawsuit: Fiona Harvey is suing Netflix for at least $170 million for defamation of character and negligence after she claimed the streaming service viciously destroyed her life by creating a character in the series “Baby Reindeer” that was linked to her real-life existence. “When Netflix starts the series, it says, ‘This is a true story,’ so you better make sure it’s true,” Harvey’s lawyer, Richard Roth, said Tuesday night on “CUOMO.” “Spoiler alert, during the series, it comes up that she was convicted of stalking and spent four and a half years in jail. Never happened.” Watch the interview >
‘Baby Reindeer’: The seven-episode series, which began streaming in April, has drawn more than 85 million views on Netflix. Before filing the lawsuit in California, Harvey said that it became clear to her that the stalker, Martha, depicted in the series by actor Jessica Gunning, is her. The lawsuit says Richard Gadd, the show’s creator, claims the series is based on his own true story, when he was a failing comedian dealing with a stalker. Read more >
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The City of Chicago issued a formal apology to Black citizens for the harm that slavery, Jim Crow laws and some current policies have caused. Read more >
With much of the Midwest and Northeast experiencing extreme summer heat this week, meteorologists have been talking about heat waves and heat domes. See the difference >
A medical examiner’s report revealed Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who disappeared in Nashville, Tennessee, after a night of drinking, died of drowning and ethanol intoxication. Details of the report >
A Georgia father was freed from prison on Father’s Day 10 years after his toddler died in a hot car and prosecutors accused him of murder. The investigation >
The Department of Justice says Alaska is discriminating against voters with disabilities. The agency’s findings >
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to restrict students’ usage of smartphones during the school day. Why he’s making the push >
Glass bottles from the 18th century containing preserved cherries were unearthed from the cellar of George Washington’s residence in Mount Vernon, Virginia. Why an archaeologist says it’s essentially unprecedented >
Investigators shared a photo of a mysterious monolith that a search-and-rescue team spotted in a Nevada desert. Take a look >
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A dog was recently reunited with its owner after it got scared and ran away during a camping trip in Joshua Tree National Park. The 10-month-old Doberman’s owner spent two days searching for his dog in 90-degree heat, but his search came up empty. After receiving reports of a dog perched on rock formations, the park’s search-and-rescue team helped bring the dog to safety. Read more >
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This NewsNation email is written by Caitlyn Shelton and NewsNation staff. |
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