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• Police in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have arrested 74 Rohingya refugees on charges of "crossing the border illegally," according to a statement from police. Al Jazeera
• The police detained the Rohingya living in six municipalities in the state. The Rohingya Human Rights Initiative claims those detained have been living in India for around 10 years, with around 18-40K [per accounts from multiple outlets] Rohingya Muslims believed to be living in India after fleeing violence in Myanmar. Reuters
• According to Uttar Pradesh's Anti-Terrorist Squad, the detainees are comprised of 55 men, 14 women, and five minors. The arrests are reportedly part of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s wider crackdown on those living in the state who are undocumented. The Indian Express (a)
• India is not a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention, which outlines obligations to protect refugees. Activists have urged the government to provide asylum and protection to the Rohingya, who are fleeing what the United Nations has called a "genocidal intent" of persecution in Myanmar. Al Jazeera
• Last week, police were reported to have fired tear gas into a Rohingya detention center in Jammu & Kashmir, which holds 270 detainees. Police were attempting to quell an escape attempt, with activists saying the tear gas was responsible for the death of a five-month-old Rohingya baby. Guardian
• In a 2017 letter, India's Home Affairs Ministry termed the Rohingya exodus an "infiltration" that strained government resources and posed security challenges — ordering all states to identify and monitor Rohingya refugees. The Indian Express (b)

Narrative A:

• Violence and persecution of the Rohingya in India are being fueled by the right-wing nationalist policies of the Modi government, which have painted Muslims as a threat to Indian society. The government's callousness is a sad chapter in the history of Rohingya persecution, as national security is used as an excuse to mistreat Muslim refugees. India needs legislation governing the treatment of refugees, something it lacks, and must start treating Rohingya Muslims with dignity. Middle East Eye

Narrative B:

• India has long been a haven for tens of millions of refugees, but the strain they are putting on national resources has forced the government to take a pragmatic approach towards illegal immigration and refugee claimants. Many of these Rohingya are also at risk of recruitment by extremist groups and have been involved in religious violence. India will do what it can to protect refugees but has every right to put its national interests first. India cannot bear the Rohingya crisis alone. The Sunday Guardian Live

LR: 5 CP: 5 - ABC, CBS and NBC have sugarcoated the crisis along the southern border, focusing on Title 42 and “the plight of illegal immigrants” while largely ignoring other issues, according to a s…

LR: 5 CP: 5 - A former pastor was arrested for the decades-old cold case murder of an 8-year-old girl in Pennsylvania after he admitted to abducting and killing the young girl while she was on her way to Bible c…

LR: 5 CP: 5 - Carlee Russell's ex-boyfriend Thomar Simmons said on Monday he was 'blindsided' by her kidnapping hoax, in which she sparked a massive manhunt when she faked being abducted.

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LR: 5 CP: 3 - Republicans revealed new legislation on Monday that would expand the child tax credit, allowing the benefit to cover infants who are still in the womb.

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LR: 5 CP: 5 - The Virginia Board of Education released new rules for transgender students after a transgender girl raped a girl in the school bathroom.

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LR: 5 CP: 5 - Kevin Costner's estranged wife Christine Baumgartner showed off her bikini body in Hawaii recently as she again spent time with the actor's banker friend Josh Connor..

LR: 1 CP: 5 - Human experiments, racist propaganda and fake science have all been used to prop up the same kind of stereotypes Florida wants to teach young students.

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LR: 3 CP: 5 - Monday on the NewsHour, unrest grips the streets of Israel as its parliament approves a measure to weaken the country's judiciary. New findings reveal startling connections between gun ownership, young Americans and white supremacy. Plus, UPS workers threaten to strike if union negotiations fail, a move that would ripple through the economy.

LR: 3 CP: 1 - The STOP CSAM Act of 2023 would undermine services offering end-to-end encryption and push internet companies to take down lawful user speech. This dangerous bill would threaten security and free speech on the internet—but incredibly, it may pass Congress without even being seriously debated. Some...

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LR: 2 CP: 3 - Researchers found CSAM within five minutes of searching Mastodon.

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LR: 3 CP: 5 - Carlee Russell was reported missing July 13 in Alabama after she reported a toddler walking along the interstate; both were lies, police said.

LR: 5 CP: 5 - “There was no kidnapping … my client did not see a baby,” Carlee Russell’s attorney said.

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LR: 3 CP: 4 - The buyout industry's frenzied recruiting cycle, which started earlier than ever this year, has disillusioned some junior bankers.

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LR: 3 CP: 5 - A new study published in the journal Nature Monday morning found that 62% of the food produced by forced labor purchased in the U.S. was likely produced in the U.S.

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LR: 4 CP: 4 - Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams had an eyebrow-raising response to a protester screaming obscenities during a press conference earlier on Monday.

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LR: 3 CP: 5 - DOJ filed suit after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he would see the Biden administration in court. The White House called his actions dangerous.

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LR: 1 CP: 5 - Actors and writers are on strike because they were left behind by the streaming revolution and AI is poised to disrupt their professions.

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LR: 5 CP: 4 - A new think tank report shows how liberal suburbs use restrictive zoning laws to drive up housing prices and prevent poor minorities from moving in.

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LR: 2 CP: 5 - The Biden administration has argued the river barriers set up by Texas have endangered migrants and obstructed Border Patrol agents from doing their jobs.

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LR: 3 CP: 5 - President Joe Biden has already threatened to veto some of the bills over restrictions.

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LR: 2 CP: 3 - Police and members of the community spent 49 hours looking for Carlee Russell, who admitted she wasn’t actually missing

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LR: 2 CP: 5 - Congresswoman walks picket line and criticizes the wealth of studio executives as contract negotiations remain at loggerheads

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LR: 5 CP: 5 - Today, Anneliese Dodds, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, has pledged in a Guardian article that ‘Labour will lead on reform of transgender rights.’ At first glance, you could be fooled into thinking this is a positive intervention. For starters, Dodds has rowed back on the policy of self-ID, perhaps after seeing the chaotic collapse

LR: 1 CP: 1 - The dark money lobbyist Leonard Leo played a major role in the right-wing campaign to overturn Roe v. Wade. When he purchased a Catholic church in Northeast Harbor, Maine, the community fought back.

LR: 5 CP: 4 - Producers of "The View" had to suddenly silence part of the show's audio to censor co-host Ana Navarro's cursing Monday.

LR: 3 CP: 5 - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. The Republican is pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldoze border islands in the river.

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LR: 2 CP: 5 - Feature debut of writer-director Savanah Leaf — a portrait of a struggling mother — says a lot with few words.

LR: 1 CP: 1 - In the wealthiest country on the planet, too many people still lack access to housing. The pandemic revealed the full extent of the U.S. housing crisis. Where were the roughly 580,000 people living unhoused in 2020 to go under “stay at home” orders? And what about those facing eviction? At the same time, the pandemic proved that […]

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