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from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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As the toll of ICE raids weighs heavily on local immigrant communities, Father Gregory Boyle of Homeboy Industries says, “No. We reject this. This isn’t who we are.”

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from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

As immigration raids continue across Southern California, there’s growing concern that federal agents may be targeting U.S. citizens based on their skin color.

Federal agents accused of racially profiling LA residents

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A Minnesota state representative and her husband were killed over the weekend. What’s driving the increase in American political violence?

American political violence is increasingly common

A Minnesota state representative and her husband were killed over the weekend. What’s driving the increase in American political violence?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A Minnesota state representative and her husband were killed over the weekend. What’s driving the increase in American political violence?

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from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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Supreme Court term winds down. What big decisions are coming?

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from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Huntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores talks about the immigration raids in his city and decries the use of the National Guard and U.S. Marines amid protests.

‘Unconscionable:’ Local mayor blasts federal troops in LA

Huntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores talks about the immigration raids in his city and decries the use of the National Guard and U.S. Marines amid protests.

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Warner Bros. Discovery will soon break up. David Zaslav is set to oversee studios and streaming while CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels will handle global networks.

Zaslav’s imploding Warner Bros. Discovery experiment

Warner Bros. Discovery will soon break up. David Zaslav is set to oversee studios and streaming while CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels will handle global networks.

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