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May 25 marks five years since George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, sparking protests about police conduct nationwide, including in Las Vegas.
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The suit claims that efforts to get sensitive information about food aid recipients from states violates federal privacy laws. -
The project, known as EPIC City, has yet to break ground, but members of this Muslim community feel stereotyped. -
A federal appeals court said it would not intervene — at least for now — to thwart the Trump administration's plans for the near-total dismantlement of Voice of America. -
The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia. -
The judge says the administration "unquestionably" violated his earlier order, which stated migrants cannot be deported to a country other than their own without having adequate notice and a chance to object. -
The U.S. Department of Justice and top state officials are investigating a proposed Muslim housing development in North Texas known as EPIC City for potential religious discrimination. The project's developers say they're years away from breaking ground.
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Jean Paul Al Arab and his 6-month-old led police on a brief foot chase during a University at Buffalo ceremony. The school said the grad violated rules about who can participate in the commencement.
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