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Texas judge bars US government from deporting three Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act
A judge in Texas temporarily barred the U.S. government Wednesday from deporting three Venezuelan men under a rarely-invoked law that gives the president the power to imprison and deport noncitizens ...
Why tattoos aren’t reliable identifiers of Tren de Aragua gang members
A questionnaire, used in correctional facilities to assess potential gang affiliation, appears to show that Hernández ...
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Celebrations muted in the Valley when the Civil War ended
Readers of newspapers across America 160 years ago this week would have seen two similar headlines on the front page of their paper trumpeting the end of the Civil War: ...
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160th Anniversary of the Civil War’s end celebrated Wednesday
April 9 marks the 160th anniversary of the day America’s Civil War ended when General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the ...
The Whiplash of War: Syracuse from Appomattox to Ford’s Theater
Seward had been stabbed in the face and neck with a Bowie knife by another conspirator, Lewis Powell. In a near miraculous ...
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Scranton UNICO donates to save hero’s Civil War sword
The Scranton chapter of UNICO National donated $350 to the GAR Memorial Association’s fundraiser to return the Civil War sword of a North Scranton (then the town of Providence) native and Civil ...
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The story behind one of Detroit’s most iconic monuments
DETROIT – One of the earliest monuments constructed to honor Civil War veterans in the country is in Detroit. In 1865, the year the war ended, Michigan Gov. Austin Blair began collecting funds to ...
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Today Is a Day to Celebrate Union Victory and Emancipation
April 9, the day that the American Civil War ended in 1865, should be a national holiday celebrating the defeat of the Confederacy, the end of slavery, and the triumph of liberty.