U.s.-mexico border articles
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Oregon Republican state legislators visit U.S.-Mexico border
YUMA, Ariz. – A group of Oregon Republican state representatives visited the U.S.-Mexico border this week, including Canyonville Representative Christine Goodwin and Port Orford Senator David Brock Smith. The group of legislators visited the border as well as a local hospital and child advocacy center. They believe a large percentage of the fentanyl in their […]
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Prosecutors say they won't retry Arizona rancher accused of killing Mexican man near U.S.-Mexico border
PHOENIX — Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury. The jurors in the trial of George Alan Kelly were unable to reach a unanimous decision on a verdict after more than two days of deliberation. Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink declared a mistrial on April 22. After the mistrial, the Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office had the option to retry Kelly — or...
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U.S. Senators call for investigation into U.S. Steel’s sale to Japanese company
WEIRTON, W.Va. (WTRF) -- In December, the Pittsburgh-based steel company U.S. Steel agreed to sell the company to Japan’s largest steel manufacturer, Nippon Steel. Now, two U.S. Senators are calling on President Biden to look deeper into this sale and the effects it could have on the country. Just months after U.S. Steel agreed to []