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Migrants are apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in LaJoya, Texas, in June.
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A San Diego County sheriff's deputy stands in front of the Chabad of Poway synagogue, in Poway, Calif., on April 28, 2019. On Thursday, John T. Earnest was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for bursting into the synagogue in 2019 with a semiautomatic rifle, killing one worshipper and wounding three others.
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This combination of photos shows, from left, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Dr. Dre, who will perform for the first time together on stage at the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show.
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Texas state senators are gathered in the Senate chamber on the first day of the 87th Legislature's third special session at the State Capitol on September 20, 2021 in Austin, Texas.
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Counterfeit pills are designed to look like regular prescription drugs, according to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. Here are counterfeit 30 milligram oxycodone tablets.
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