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U.S. Citizen Hospitalized After Being Detained by ICE, His Family Says

19 October 2026 at 19:40
The police in Long Beach, Calif., said they were called by ICE for backup and found a man who was bleeding and handcuffed.

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A rally in Los Angeles against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in January.

Justice Department charges more than 2 dozen foreign nationals in California sweep targeting noncitizen voters

Last week, the Justice Department sued the state and later warned that local election workers who knowingly process or tabulate ballots submitted by noncitizen voters are at risk of potential prosecution.

Latest Climate Report Warns of Major Upheaval to California Way of Life

19 October 2026 at 13:00
The dire projections come from the state’s Climate Change Assessment, which analyzes the impacts of changing weather patterns on the nation’s most-populous state.

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The report finds that without major intervention, as much as three-quarters of California’s beaches could disappear — either seasonally or permanently — by 2100 because of coastal erosion.

Living with 230 data centers on the doorstep: ‘Nobody warned us what was going to happen’ 

19 October 2026 at 12:55
Greg Pirio, a retired historian, at his home in Sterling, Virginia on October 9.

One of the factors that led Greg Pirio to buy his house in Loudoun County, in northern Virginia, 14 years ago, was the nature surrounding it. A historian specializing in Africa, he loved to take long walks with his dog and listen to the birds. Three years ago, a large data center was installed just a hundred meters from his door. Since it began operating a year and a half ago, the birdsong has been replaced by a constant buzzing together with fumes that cause headaches, conjunctivitis and respiratory problems.

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The eye protection Greg Pirio uses against the air pollution in the region.Machinery operates near the data center in Virginia.Vicky Hu in Ashburn, Virginia, on October 9. Vicky Hu’s garden protest, Ashburn.Real estate agent Vicky Hu at her home in Virginia on Oct. 9.
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