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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An illegal immigrant from India accused of causing a crash that killed a newlywed couple in Oregon has been arrested by federal immigration authorities after being released from jail, officials said.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday that Rajinder Kumar, 32, was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after being released by what the agency called “Oregon sanctuary politicians.”Kumar allegedly jackknifed his semi-truck and trailer, blocking both lanes of U.S. Highway 20 in Deschutes County on Nov. 24, according to Fox 12 Oregon.A Subaru Outback then collided with…

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In a 3-0 ruling, court says Trump administration misread a decades-old immigration law to justify mandatory detention.A United States federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s practice of subjecting most people arrested in its immigration crackdown to mandatory detention without the opportunity to seek release on bond.In a 3-0 ruling on Tuesday, a panel of the New York-based US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said the administration relied on a novel but incorrect interpretation of a decades-old immigration law to justify the policy.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listWriting for the panel, US Circuit Judge Joseph…

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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan renewed a promise to suspend the gas tax in California as prices continue to skyrocket amid the war in Iran. “It is the most regressive tax in California,” Mahan said. “Working people, rural people are spending three times as much maintaining our roads as wealthy EV owners.”Meanwhile, former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said cutting the gas tax would upend the state’s budget for infrastructure projects. He said he wants “everyone who is sitting here to drive on the roads, cross our bridges, make sure transit is working.””You have to fund it [all]…

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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk says he feels a mix of excitement and gratitude as he prepares for a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Speaking with Global News Morning Edmonton from training in Houston, Kutryk said the opportunity follows years of preparation after being hired by the Canadian Space Agency in 2017.“I’ve dreamt of going to space my whole life,” he said, adding he feels “a lot of Canadian pride” in being part of the mission.Kutryk said the launch is set for September from Florida and will include four crew members…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An elementary school teacher in San Antonio, Texas, has been arrested and charged with continuous sexual assault of a child.Authorities said in a Facebook post Tuesday that Cecilia Mueller, 46, was taken into custody Monday after an investigation.Police said they are concerned there may be additional victims and are urging anyone with information to come forward.According to an arrest report, a 20-year-old man told authorities he had been in Mueller’s fifth grade class at Lewis Elementary School during the 2016-17 school year.LOUISIANA SCHOOL’S TEACHER OF THE YEAR ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE CONDUCT WITH…

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Elon Musk has taken the stand at a high-stakes trial over the future of OpenAI, casting his lawsuit against the ChatGPT maker as a defence of charitable giving.The world’s richest person is suing OpenAI, its cofounder and chief executive officer, Sam Altman, and its president, Greg Brockman, and said on the stand on Tuesday that they betrayed him and the public by abandoning OpenAI’s mission to be a benevolent steward of AI for humanity and transforming the nonprofit into a profit-seeking juggernaut.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“If we make it OK to loot a charity, the entire foundation…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As Democrats and Republicans clash over escalating political rhetoric in the wake of Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., is urging leaders on both sides to “bring the temperature down.”The call for cooler rhetoric comes after Cole Allen, 31, of Torrance, Calif., allegedly stormed the lobby of the Washington Hilton hotel during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and opened fire.”It’s an opportunity, in my opinion, for everyone to bring the temperature down,” Moskowitz told Fox News Digital. “If we do the finger pointing, then the temperature’s never…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Another betting scandal in sports has surfaced, this time involving two Fordham Rams men’s basketball players.Two former players were ruled permanently ineligible to participate in NCAA play after the governing body found them in violation of potential game manipulation for sports betting.The NCAA announced Tuesday that Elijah Gray and Will Richardson allegedly are connected to a known bettor who was indicted on fraud and bribery charges. Elijah Gray of the Fordham Rams celebrates during a game against the George Washington Revolutionaries at Charles E. Smith Athletic Center in Washington, D.C., on Jan.…

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