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Ruling threatens human smuggling cases against Marines

SAN DIEGO — Marine Corps prosecutors were scrambling Tuesday to save numerous cases tied to a human smuggling investigation after a military judge ruled it was illegal for the military to arrest the Marines during a morning battalion formation and accuse them in front of their peers.

Clark County teachers union to push tax increase ballot initiatives

The Clark County teachers union is increasing dues to fund a campaign that would ask voters to approve a tax increase to provide at least $1 billion more annually for public education in Nevada.

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2 Epstein guards charged with falsifying jail records

Two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself were charged Tuesday with falsifying prison records.

UN human rights office urges Hong Kong de-escalation

The U.N. human rights office is calling on authorities in Hong Kong to do all they can to de-escalate a standoff between security forces and anti-government protesters holed up in a university.

New Arctic autumn means studying waves, not ice

The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet. In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska this month, which should be brimming with floes, its limits likely won’t be tested.

Changes make hospital psychiatric wards feel like prisons, some say

New safety standards aimed at limiting suicide risks have led to overhauls inside hospitals, with psychiatric facilities and wards removing bathroom doors, stripping artwork from walls and requiring patients to wear paper gowns instead of their own clothes.

 
Ex-envoy says he didn’t know about delayed military aid

The former special envoy to Ukraine testified Tuesday he should have realized that President Donald Trump was holding up military aid to Ukraine to pressure the country to investigate political rival Joe Biden.

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