Lawrence urged to regulate massage parlors amid trafficking concerns
Editorial argues Lawrence Kansas should adopt an ordinance licensing and regulating massage businesses. It notes about 50 shops in the city, mentions Douglas County DA Branson’s push for oversight, cites Polaris trafficking data and testimonies from Youth Trust Project, and urges city commissioners to pass a licensing and inspection regime to curb exploitation and improve accountability.
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Kansas
Lawrence
American Massage Therapy Association
Douglas County
Charles Branson
Polaris
U.S
Escort Services
Kristen Tebow
Youth Trust Project
Tebow
Massage Industry
Lawrence Massage and Bodyworkers Alliance
Maria Garcia
Massage and Bodyworkers Alliance
West Bank winery owner sees two state plan dead
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius reports on Vered Ben-Saadon and her husband who run Tura Winery at a settlement north of Jerusalem. They defend their claim to land, doubt a viable Palestinian state, and hope for a future visit by President Trump as Israel’s settlement world expands.
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West Bank
Vered Ben-Saadon
Land of Israel
Jerusalem
Israel
Palestine
Trump
Ben- Saadons
Institute For National Security Studies
Tel Aviv
Danny Tirza
U.S
Saeb Erekat
Benjamin Netanyahu
Likud
Haaretz
East Jerusalem
Avi Gabbay
Labor Party
Ariel
Ariel University
Eli Shaviro
Shuafat
Immigration plan labeled as compromise by critics
Washington sources contend the White House immigration plan is not a compromise or generous deal. Critics argue it serves a far right agenda by imposing stricter legal immigration limits under a veneer of moderation.
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Washington
White House
Trump Dreamers deal framed as concession amid immigration debate
Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell analyzes how the White House and Republicans frame the immigration framework as a concession to Democrats while protecting Dreamers. She notes surrogates call it a compromise, yet critics say it grants what is already desired by both sides, risking weak good faith.
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Washington Post
ABC News
Fox News
Trump
White House
Stephen Miller
Tom Cotton
R-Ark
Bart
Lindsey O. Graham
R-S.c
Richard J. Durbin
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