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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders truck inspections at border after migrant deaths

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered state police to resume inspecting trucks entering Texas from Mexico after 53 migrants died in a tractor-trailer abandoned near San Antonio.

Tribune News Service

Who Wins the Dejounte Murray Trade?

The Spurs dealt their All-Star guard to the Hawks to build for the future. But is the fit right for Murray in Atlanta?

Sports Illustrated

EXPLAINER: Heat, humidity a perilous mix in immigrant deaths

An expert says the combination of heat and humidity would have quickly created life-threatening conditions inside the packed, un-airconditioned tractor-trailer where dozens of immigrants were found dead this week

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Trae Young ‘ecstatic’ about Dejounte Murray trade

Chris Haynes: I'm told Trae Young is "ecstatic" to have Dejounte Murray join the Hawks' backcourt with the organization believing the star pairing will unlock another level of Young's game. Source: Twitter @ChrisBHaynes What's the buzz on Twitter? ...

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U.S. charges driver and 3 others in deaths of 53 migrants found in tractor-trailer

It was the single deadliest migrant smuggling case in U.S. history, according to a Homeland Security official. Citizens of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador were among the victims.

The Texas Tribune

Kamala Harris criticises Texas governor for going ‘straight to politics’ after 53 migrants die in San Antonio

The Vice-President said in an NPR interview that the ‘broken’ immigration system ‘was decimated’ by the Trump administration

The Independent UK

Texas migrant deaths: Families anxious amid efforts to ID victims

US officials are working to confirm identities of 53 people who died after a truck was abandoned in heat in south Texas.

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Families fret over fate of migrants trapped in Texas truck

(This June 29 story corrects last name of mother of two Honduran migrants to Caballero from Castillo)

Reuters

Fifty-one people found dead in lorry were covered in steak seasoning to mask the smell

Officials were horrified to discover "stacks of bodies" inside a truck in San Antonio, USA, where 51 people had died and their bodies had been sprinkled with steak seasoning

Daily Mirror

Border crackdowns cause migrant deaths

50 migrants were found dead in a semitruck in San Antonio. Hundreds more have died in recent years

Salon

Jean Guerrero: Unending deaths of migrants, driven by desperation and US border policies

It's one of the deadliest mass-casualty events connected to border militarization in years. The number of migrants found dead in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio Monday rose to more than 50 on Tuesday. Another 16 people, including four children, were transported to hospitals with heat-related illnesses.

Los Angeles Times

Knicks to pursue Dejounte Murray too?

It's believed that the Knicks could pivot to trying to make a run at San Antonio's Dejounte Murray via trade or another target of Murray's caliber using the many draft picks they've stockpiled even if Rose, as increasingly expected, secures ...

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Woman wrongly named as victim of San Antonio trailer tragedy after her ID stolen

Woman says she is fine ‘by the grace of God’

The Independent UK

‘A free land for everyone’: San Antonio residents mourn tragic loss of lives

Many recalled their own experience of migrating to the US, calling for better immigration practices and protection of asylum seekers

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The Independent UK

San Antonio trailer deaths - latest: Driver Homero Zamorano and three others charged as toll hits 53

16 survivors, including four children, are ‘fighting for lives’ in hospital

The Texas Tribune

In San Antonio, tears, prayers and rain at a vigil for migrants who died in a sweltering trailer

San Antonio’s mayor joined several dozen people who said they wanted to honor the 51 migrants who died Monday on the city’s southwest side.

The Independent UK

San Antonio migrant deaths lead to slow effort to ID victims

Bodies without identification documents, remote villages without phone service, the need to share fingerprint data across borders and even stolen IDs are complicating efforts to identify the 51 dead migrants found in San Antonio as families from Mexico to Honduras worry their loved ones could be among them

Los Angeles Times

‘We are in mourning’: 51 migrants die after a stifling tractor-trailer is abandoned in Texas

SAN ANTONIO — The number of migrants who died after being abandoned in a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas rose to 51 on Tuesday in what may be the deadliest human-smuggling accident in U.S. history.

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Michael Cunningham: Dejounte Murray would be great for Hawks at right trade price

It’s obvious why the Hawks are seeking a trade for Spurs guard Dejounte Murray. He would be a great fit next to point guard Trae Young. The Hawks need good defenders, especially on the perimeter, and Murray checks that box. Murray is under contract for two more seasons, and the…

Los Angeles Times

50 migrants die after tractor-trailer abandoned in Texas

SAN ANTONIO — The number of migrants who died after apparently being abandoned in a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas rose to 50 on Tuesday in a suspected human-trafficking attempt now under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security.

The Texas Tribune

3 men in custody after deaths of 51 people found in San Antonio truck

The victims included migrants from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. Most were men; five were minors.

The Guardian - US

Texas migrant deaths ‘a horrific human tragedy’, says San Antonio mayor

Discovery of 50 people dead in a trailer prompts outpouring of compassion but governor bucks trend by blaming deaths on Biden

Salon

Abbott blames Biden for migrant deaths

"If the border was 'open'" as Abbott claims, migrants wouldn't pack themselves like sardines in trucks, lawyer says

Reuters

Two Mexicans charged after death of 51 migrants in sweltering Texas truck

At least 51 migrants have died after being trapped inside a sweltering tractor-trailer truck found abandoned in Texas, authorities said on Tuesday, as two Mexican nationals tied to the unprecedented smuggling tragedy were charged in U.S. federal court.

The Independent UK

Death toll rises to 51 after Mexican and Guatemalan migrants ‘stacked’ in San Antonio tractor trailer

Law officials have described the San Antonio incident as one of the worst single migrant death tolls in recent years

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