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The number of deaths in ICE custody is already more than double all of last year

Ten people have died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody so far this fiscal year, more than twice as many as last year and three times as many as the year before, according to ICE data and news releases.

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An immigration detainee is processed at the Krome North Service Processing Center in Miami in 2019.

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Detainees at the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, La., in 2019.

She was 14 when a U.S. pilot was shot down near her home in France. 80 years later, she’s keeping his memory alive.

Eighty years after an American fighter plane was shot down during World War II, a village in northern France has commemorated the pilot's memory.

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Paul Chaufty was initially reported as missing before he was officially declared killed in action in the fall of 1944.

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Local residents put up an American flag to mark the site where Chaufty’s plane crashed near the French village of St. Elliers Les Bois.

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Nicole and Mireille hold hands aboved Marie Bastien at a ceremony for Paul Chaufty.

Drug companies cap prices of asthma inhalers

Starting Saturday, millions of Americans will get a price break on asthma inhalers. Several pharmaceutical companies have announced price caps on the devices. But some say the bigger issue is the overall high cost of prescription drugs. NBC News' Anne Thompson reports.

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Starting Saturday, millions of Americans will get a price break on asthma inhalers. Several pharmaceutical companies have announced price caps on the devices. But some say the bigger issue is the overall high cost of prescription drugs. NBC News' Anne Thompson reports.

Biden announces new Middle East cease-fire proposal

President Joe Biden outlines a new three-phase proposal designed to end fighting between Israel and Hamas. The plan includes a total cease-fire, return of all hostages and rebuilding of Gaza.

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President Joe Biden outlines a new three-phase proposal designed to end fighting between Israel and Hamas. The plan includes a total cease-fire, return of all hostages and rebuilding of Gaza.

Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother, dies at 86

Marian Robinson, former First Lady Michelle Obama’s mother, has died, according to a family statement shared with NBC News.

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Marian Robinson moved to Washington, D.C., to help take care of her granddaughters in the White House.

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Marian Robinson, pictured on the right with her granddaughter, Malia Obama, and daughter, Michelle Obama, was a fixture in the White House during Barack Obama's presidency.

Battleground voters sound off on how Trump's guilty verdict will shape 2024

Voters across several key battleground states reacted to Donald Trump's guilty verdict in New York with a mixture of disgust at his conduct and anger at the court.

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Donald Trump walks out of court and toward the media following the verdict in his hush money trial, in New York on Thursday.

Guilty verdict will likely not affect plans for intel briefings for Trump, official says

Thursday's guilty verdict likely will not affect plans by U.S. intelligence agencies to brief ex-President Donald Trump once he is the GOP presidential nominee.

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A photo included in the indictment against former President Donald Trump shows boxes of records in a storage room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Trump faces 40 felony charges related to the handling of classified documents.

Manhattan DA Bragg on Trump guilty conviction: Jury's verdict the 'only voice that matters'

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg held a press conference after former President Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. He thanked the "everyday New Yorkers" on the jury and praised the work of the prosecutors from his office.

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg held a press conference after former President Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. He thanked the "everyday New Yorkers" on the jury and praised the work of the prosecutors from his office.

Jury in Trump criminal trial asks for readback of witness testimony

After roughly four and a half hours of deliberations on Wednesday, the jury in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial asked for a readback of witness testimony and to re-hear the judge's instructions. NBC’s Laura Jarrett reports for TODAY.

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After roughly four and a half hours of deliberations on Wednesday, the jury in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial asked for a readback of witness testimony and to re-hear the judge's instructions. NBC’s Laura Jarrett reports for TODAY.

U.S. is the lone holdout in push to let struggling Ukraine strike inside Russia with Western weapons

President Joe Biden is under pressure from NATO allies and Kyiv to let Ukraine use U.S. weapons to strike targets inside Russia after the Kharkiv offensive.

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The site of a Russian missile attack last week in Kharkiv, as Ukraine's second-largest city comes under heavy bombardment.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a Czech Defense Capabilities Event in Prague, Czech Republic on May 30, 2024.

Denver launches migrant support program in shift from short-term shelter

After months of responding to its growing migrant community by sheltering new arrivals for limited periods of time, Denver has begun rolling out a new strategy designed to help people transition into more stable lives in the city by providing six months of housing, job training, language instruction and legal support in filing asylum claims.

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A volunteer with Juntos Center helps Venezuelan migrants apply for asylum and work permits in Denver, Colo., on Feb. 5.

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A family of Venezuelan migrants at an apartment with their 14 other family members in Denver on Feb. 14.

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A volunteer checks in an attendee during an orientation session for recent immigrants on May 20 in Denver.

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Colombian migrant Jeison Hurdado Pulgarin hands out donated clothes to Venezuelan migrants in the parking lot of a hotel in Denver on Feb. 5.

Ancient Egyptian skull shows oldest attempt at cancer surgery

A pair of ancient Egyptian skulls, both thousands of years old, belonged to some of history's earliest known cancer patients, according to a study published Wednesday.

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Cutmarks found on the male skull provide "unique evidence of how ancient Egyptian medicine would have tried to deal with or explore cancer."

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Several of the metastatic lesions on the male skull display cutmarks.

Meet the 8-year-old farmer going viral on TikTok for love of tractors

Jackson Laux of South Whitley, Indiana, is a tractor-riding farming enthusiast with a growing fan base on social media who has now developed a collaboration with John Deere! NBC’s Kathy Park spends the day with Jackson to learn everything there is to know about farm life.

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Jackson Laux of South Whitley, Indiana, is a tractor-riding farming enthusiast with a growing fan base on social media who has now developed a collaboration with John Deere! NBC’s Kathy Park spends the day with Jackson to learn everything there is to know about farm life.
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