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By Gabriella Borter, Stephanie Kelly and Allende Miglietta WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Caroline Waterman, a 59-year-old artist in Charlotte, North Carolina, joined her local ‘Women’s March’ the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2017 and found a political home, becoming a poll greeter and taking on responsibility for canvassing on behalf of local Democrats. This year, …

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By Chad Terhune and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Los Angeles officials told most evacuees from the wildfires on Thursday to stay away from their homes at least another week as emergency responders remove toxic waste from incinerated neighborhoods and cut off electricity and gas lines posing a hazard amid the ruins. Landslides further endangered …

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By Bianca Flowers (Reuters) – As the United States prepares to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and fight for equality, civil rights leaders are organizing efforts to counter policies expected from President-elect Donald Trump that they believe will undermine decades of progress. Carrying out mass deportations and dismantling diversity initiatives and programs have become …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s incoming U.S. presidential administration plans to intensify immigration enforcement nationwide soon after he takes office on Monday, a person with knowledge of the plans said. “We’re going to be doing operations all across the country,” the person told Reuters on Friday. “You’re going to see arrests in New York. You’re going …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The fatal 2019 arrest of unarmed Black motorist Ronald Greene and its aftermath demonstrated serious failures at Louisiana State Police like the use of excessive force and breakdowns in accountability, the U.S. Justice Department said in a report dated Thursday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Greene, 49, died in May 2019 on …

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