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Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters

14 February 2026 at 06:00
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used less lethal weapons in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, unless they believed their lives were in danger, NBC News found.

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Leon Virden felt a duty to protest a DHS killing, and ended up injured by a "less lethal" weapon. 

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Leon Virden felt a duty to protest a DHS killing, and ended up injured by a "less lethal" weapon. 

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Leon Virden felt a duty to protest a DHS killing, and ended up injured by a "less lethal" weapon. 

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Leon Virden felt a duty to protest a DHS killing, and ended up injured by a "less lethal" weapon. 

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Leon Virden felt a duty to protest a DHS killing, and ended up injured by a "less lethal" weapon. 

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Leon Virden felt a duty to protest a DHS killing, and ended up injured by a "less lethal" weapon. 

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Leon Virden felt a duty to protest a DHS killing, and ended up injured by a "less lethal" weapon. 

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Leon Virden felt a duty to protest a DHS killing, and ended up injured by a "less lethal" weapon. 

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Leon Virden felt a duty to protest a DHS killing, and ended up injured by a "less lethal" weapon. 

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Leon Virden felt a duty to protest a DHS killing, and ended up injured by a "less lethal" weapon. 

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Leon Virden felt a duty to protest a DHS killing, and ended up injured by a "less lethal" weapon. 

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Leon Virden felt a duty to protest a DHS killing, and ended up injured by a "less lethal" weapon. 

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Leon Virden felt a duty to protest a DHS killing, and ended up injured by a "less lethal" weapon. 

Future kings meet in Saudi Arabia but Epstein revelations loom over Prince William

14 February 2026 at 05:00
Prince Williams trip to Saudi Arabia to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman came at a crucial time for the U.K. but the former Prince Andrew loomed.

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Prince William and Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Prince William and Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Opinion: Disqualified but not forgotten

14 February 2026 at 08:00
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A Ukrainian athlete was disqualified from competition this week by the International Olympic Committee because his helmet had images of other Ukrainian athletes killed in Russia's war on his country.

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