Elite Honduran unit targets migrant flow at border
An elite Honduran police unit, trained by the United States and usually focused on drugs, works along the Lempa River near Honduras border to slow child and family migration toward Guatemala. The operation aims to verify families and deter smuggling while migrants’ paths grow quiet under patrols.
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Gessler Flores Colindres
Ocotepeque
Honduras
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Lempa River
United States
Honduran National Police
Iowa reps in C R discuss federal disaster loans
Representatives will be at Linn County Emergency Management Agency to explain low interest federal disaster loans for Iowa residents with damage to real estate or personal property from recent storms and flooding.
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Iowa
C.R
Linn County Emergency Management Agency
Fifty Years Since Freedom Summer Activists Registering Voters
A Page 6A remembrance notes 50 years since Freedom Summer when hundreds of college students joined Mississippi activists to register African Americans to vote. The piece highlights ongoing civil rights efforts and the legacy of that voter registration push.
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Mississippi
Beckman Blazers Return to 2A State Baseball
After graduations depleted the 2012 and 2013 championship rosters, Dyersville Beckman Blazers advance to the Class 2A state baseball tournament seeking a new title.
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Blazing Trail
Dyersville
Beckman Blazers
HIV/AIDS in Iowa stable but persistent threat continues
Iowa logged 122 HIV infections in 2013 with a five year rise over 2012 and a higher share among men. Officials warn the disease remains a long term challenge as 40 percent of new cases are late testers, often older than 45, risking progression to AIDS.
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Washington
Iowa
Iowa Department of Public Health
Jerry Harms
IDPH
Harms
Enemies of the State: Law enforcement faces wiretap gaps online
Federal officials warn a surge of chat apps and instant messaging strains court ordered surveillance. FBI leaders say a large share of foreign intelligence wiretap orders go unfulfilled as companies’ inability to intercept real time communications grows worse. The "going dark" problem prompts concern over expanding online services and compliance challenges.
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Washington
FBI
Amy Hess
Science and Technology Branch
U.S
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