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Texas diverts $359.6 million from prisons to keep Greg Abbott’s border mission operating

The latest infusion was among $874.6 million in “emergency” budget transfers requested by the Texas Legislative Budget Board, which is composed of GOP state leaders and budget writers.

The Texas Tribune

National Guard troops are deployed at NYC homeless shelters reeling from migrant influx

NEW YORK — National Guard troops are being deployed to New York City's homeless shelters to assist day-to-day operations as the shelter system remains near a breaking point due to a huge influx of Latin American migrants, the Daily News has learned.

Tribune News Service

What is the Texas National Guard and why does it matter in this year’s gubernatorial election?

A governor’s military powers are often not discussed as part of the election process, in favor of other prominent issues like education and taxes. But with Operation Lone Star in plain view, voters may have more questions this election.

The Texas Tribune

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Ex-Pence aide shrugs off doubts in Indiana election post bid

Former Mike Pence aide Diego Morales won the Republican nomination to become Indiana’s secretary of state after talking up a push for tighter state voting restrictions and appealing to those who believe the 2020 presidential election was riddled with fraud

The Independent UK

New January 6 video contradicts Republican’s claims about Nancy Pelosi

Steve Scalise questioned whether Democrats sought help on January 6, but video shows him standing near Pelosi as she called for national guard troops

The Guardian - US

Union Station: Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging FLRA jurisdiction over Ohio National Guard collective bargaining dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a Sixth Circuit ruling that the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has jurisdiction to regulate a collective bargaining dispute between the Ohio National Guard and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). AFGE is the federal employee union representing…

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Trump is "losing it on Truth Social"

Trump issued a 14-page statement and a barrage of posts — but won't say whether he'll actually comply

Salon

Mexican congress approves keeping military in police work

Mexico's Congress has approved a constitutional reform that allows the armed forces to continue in domestic law enforcement duties until 2028

The Independent UK

Ex-Louisville police officer who escalated protest conflict that led to fatal shooting pleads guilty

A former Louisville police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of using excessive force during the Breonna Taylor protests

The Independent UK

An ex-Louisville cop pleads guilty to using excessive force in Breonna Taylor protests

A former police officer blamed for instigating a conflict that led to the fatal shooting of a Black barbecue restaurant owner during the Breonna Taylor protests has pleaded guilty in federal court.

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Ex-Louisville police officer who escalated protest conflict that led to fatal shooting pleads guilty

A former Louisville police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of using excessive force during the Breonna Taylor protests

The Independent UK

National Guard struggles as troops leave at faster pace

Soldiers are leaving the Army National Guard at a faster rate than they are enlisting

The Independent UK

College football at 49? North Dakota lineman has right stuff

A North Dakota junior college has a senior statesman on its football team

The Independent UK

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France 24

‘My men deserve to return’: Ukraine seeks release of prisoners of war in Russia

A Ukrainian soldier whose unit participated in the successful mission to retake the eastern city of Lyman has another pressing goal: to secure the release of nine of his soldiers captured by the Russians in June. FRANCE 24’s Gwendoline Debono reports from Ukraine.

Salon

"Executive privilege" and other lies

Prosecuting Trump is important — but not as important as literacy, critical thinking and understanding history

The Independent UK

Hurricane Ian heads for Carolinas after pounding Florida

A revived Hurricane Ian is bearing down on South Carolina’s coast and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods

Miami Herald

Florida begins to assess devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian

FORT MYERS, Fla. — On the vacation island resorts of Sanibel and Captiva, rescuers flew in on helicopters because the roads from the mainland of Southwest Florida had collapsed into San Carlos Bay. To the south, Fort Myers Beach, once a lively town center of fish restaurants and bars, was…

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The insidious take-over of Mexico’s police

Disorganised attempts to improve policing in Mexico have led to the slow creep of the army and skyrocketing murder rates.

Miami Herald

Ian’s path of ruin: Sanibel bridge severed, Gulf Coast cities flooded, at least 12 dead

The Independent UK

Bus of senior citizens pursued on Cape Cod by National Guard member who thought they were migrants

Shocking incident is being investigated by state National Guard

Evening Standard

Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida as winds hit 150mph

More than 2.5 million people in Florida were under mandatory evacuation orders on Wednesday

The Guardian - US

Hurricane Ian: more than 2m without power as Florida hit with ‘catastrophic’ wind and rain

‘Major, major’ storm, estimated to be 140 miles wide, sweeps inland after causing huge flooding on coast, with millions of residents in its path

The Texas Tribune

Migrant encounters at the border are higher today than they were before Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star began

The number of migrant encounters at the Texas-Mexico border has climbed from 109,456 in March 2021, the month the mission began, to 116,976 in August — a failure of Abbott’s office’s stated desire to “stop this revolving door and deter others considering entering illegally.”

Tribune News Service

Prison staff shortages take toll on guards, incarcerated people

HOUSTON — The pay is rising — but so are average temperatures, and because many of the workplaces are not air-conditioned, toiling for this employer often means broiling in the Texas heat. The job is stable and recession-proof but also potentially dangerous, with an ever-present threat of violence.

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