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Month: January 2026

White House "Border Czar" Tom Homan walks toward reporters before answering questions outside the White House on September 8 in Washington

Who is Tom Homan, the White House border czar Trump is deploying to Minnesota?

By Michael Williams, Priscilla Alvarez, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — The White House border czar who President Donald Trump is dispatching to Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of two US citizens is a longtime law enforcement official who has pushed for some of the Trump administration’s controversial immigration-related policies. Trump said Monday he was sending

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Watch for smoke: Crooked River National Grassland plans pile burning near Skull Hollow Trail, Campground

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crooked River National Grassland and Ochoco National Forest are planning prescribed fire operations this Tuesday at 10 a.m., pending all required approvals.Prescribed fires planned for the area include: Pace Jackpot burning project area, about 78 acres on the Crooked River National Grassland. The project area is primarily located around Skull Hollow

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Point in Count 2026

Homeless Leadership Coalition to begin week-long annual Point in Time Count across Central Oregon

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Homeless Leadership Coalition, Central Oregon’s Continuum of Care, will be kicking off the annual Point in Time Count in Central Oregon on Tuesday. The count is part of a state and national effort to identify the number of individuals experiencing homelessness.  HLC partners and volunteers will be counting sheltered and unsheltered homeless in Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties,

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“Borra las conversaciones antes de salir”: las tácticas de los venezolanos por temor a que les revisen el celular

Por CNN Español “Mami, elimina los chats”. “Hijo, eso queda grabado”. “Borra las conversaciones antes de salir”. Mensajes de este tipo se repiten en el grupo de Whatsapp de una familia venezolana, que pidió mantener su identidad en reserva por temor a represalias. Se trata de conversaciones recientes, posteriores a la captura de Nicolás Maduro

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Celebrities like Pedro Pascal and Billie Eilish begin to condemn the deadly shootings in Minneapolis amid ICE surge.

Celebrities like Pedro Pascal and Billie Eilish begin to condemn deadly shootings in Minneapolis amid ICE surge

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The silence that has largely blanketed Hollywood since the Trump administration deployed thousands of federal agents to Minneapolis appeared to crack this weekend in the wake of the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti. Two celebrities known for speaking their values — “The Last of Us” star Pedro

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Ice covers a neighborhood in Austin

Death toll from winter storm and cold rises to over 30 as parts of South could be without power ‘weeks, not days’

By Eric Levenson, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — This weekend’s winter storm and ensuing bitter cold have left at least 30 people dead and caused prolonged power outages for hundreds of thousands, particularly across the southern US. The damage from ice and cold was most significant in a swath stretching from east Texas through Louisiana,

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Lula da Silva le pide a Trump trabajar “para el bienestar del pueblo venezolano”

Por Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, conversó este lunes con el mandatario estadounidense, Donald Trump, a quien le subrayó la necesidad de trabajar “para el bienestar del pueblo venezolano”. “Intercambiamos impresiones sobre la situación de Venezuela. Resalté la importancia de preservar la paz y la estabilidad

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Oregon, IRS begin processing e-filed 2025 tax returns, here’s when first state refunds are expected

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Today, January 26th, Oregon and the IRS have begun processing electronically filed tax year 2025 returns. The Department of Revenue is projecting that Oregon taxpayers will receive their first refunds—including their share of the state’s $1.41 billion kicker—by as soon as February 17. Below you’ll find the full release from the

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