Tag: Chicago (Ill)

I’m an American Doctor. Here’s Why I Treat the Wounded Far From Home.

“I’ve still got my head on my shoulders,” the Ukrainian soldier told me shortly before I operated on him. “I’ll be all right.” He had volunteered to defuse mines, and a Russian drone had dropped a bomb over his position. The blast had obliterated one of his legs below the knee. Then there was the […]

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Son of El Chapo Extradited to Chicago to Face Federal Drug Charges

Ovidio Guzmán López, one of four sons of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the Mexican drug lord best known as El Chapo, was extradited to Chicago on Friday to face trial on a sprawling set of federal drug charges, according to his lawyer and American officials. The extradition came a little more than nine months after Mr. […]

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Border Crisis Comes to Blue Cities After Migrants Are Bused North

Gov. Maura Healey of Massachusetts, a liberal Democrat, has declared a state of emergency, activated the National Guard and started petitioning the White House for help. The migrants on state-funded buses from Texas are a fraction of the total number arriving in northern cities. Texas brags that its “Operation Lone Star” has sent more than […]

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Is Texas’ Busing Responsible for the Migrant Crisis Across Cities?

When a bus packed with migrants pulled into downtown Los Angeles in mid-June, it caused a local stir: In a city with one of the country’s largest immigrant populations, this was the first busload to arrive courtesy of the Texas governor, Greg Abbott. This week, the 12th such bus arrived in Los Angeles, part of […]

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Who’s Really Paying to Bus Migrants From the Border?

When a bus packed with migrants pulled into downtown Los Angeles in mid-June, it caused a local stir: In a city with one of the country’s largest immigrant populations, this was the first busload to arrive courtesy of the Texas governor, Greg Abbott. This week, the 12th such bus arrived in Los Angeles, part of […]

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