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Two more men charged in truck smuggling incident that killed 53 migrants in Texas

The suspected driver of a truck packed with dozens of migrants who died in sweltering heat during a smuggling attempt in Texas and an accused conspirator were charged in U.S. federal court on Wednesday with human trafficking offenses.

Reuters · Jun 29, 2022

Supreme Court backs Congress on veteran job protection law - Roll Call

The Supreme Court backed a broader reading of the federal government’s war powers Wednesday, in a case about a law to protect veterans.

Roll Call · Jun 29, 2022

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 · Jun 29, 2022

This Texas district attorney is one of dozens who have vowed not to prosecute abortion

Nearly 90 elected prosecutors from both blue and red states pledged not to prosecute those who seek or provide abortions. One Texas DA says that's because their jobs are about keeping people safe.

WEKU · Jun 29, 2022

Texas sheriff says he ‘will not persecute’ those seeking an abortion

Javier Salazar posted on Facebook that he would not use his power to ‘impose the morals’ of others on those ‘exercising a right’

The Guardian - US · Jun 29, 2022

Border crackdowns cause migrant deaths

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

Salon · Jun 29, 2022

Passenger accuses BA worker of stealing AirPods after tracking them to London flat

A city worker reported the missing headphones after he got off the flight at Heathrow Airport after coming back from Austin, Texas -he's used the Find My app to locate the airpods

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2022

Genetic screening results just got harder to handle under new abortion rules

Ann was 15 weeks pregnant with her fourth child when the results of her prenatal genetic test came back last August. The test suggested that her daughter, whom she and her husband planned to name Juliet, was missing one of her two X chromosomes — a condition called Turner syndrome…

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

‘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

The Guardian - US · Jun 29, 2022

US Opens Probe after 51 Migrants Die in Trailer

The death toll of undocumented migrants who were abandoned in a tractor-trailer in the sweltering Texas heat rose to 51 Tuesday, as President Joe Biden blamed "criminal" professional smugglers for the tragedy. Rebeca Clay-Flores, a Bexar County official, reported the new tally of "39 men and 12 women" dead, following…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 29, 2022