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A fatal SUV crash in southern California Tuesday that killed at least 13 people may be tied to a border wall breach by migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico, a U.S. official told The Associated Press Wednesday. The official, whom the AP reported had direct knowledge of the investigation, said that investigators believe that migrants had breached a border wall before an SUV carrying 25 people collided with a tractor-trailer a long State Route 115 in Holtville, Calif., not far from the Mexican border. According to the AP, the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, added that investigators are also looking into other migrants who reportedly crossed the border at the same time in an alleged smuggling operation. ADVERTISEMENT The AP noted that the other migrants were not in the vehicle that later crashed. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced late Tuesday that its homeland security … [Read more...] about US official: Border wall breach may be tied to fatal crash

The city council of Bristol has approved a motion calling for reparations for slavery as an act of “atonement” for the British port city’s role in the slave trade. The Labour Party-run council passed the motion by a margin of 47 votes to 12 on Tuesday following a zoom meeting of the councillors. The council agreed to implement “community wealth creation strategies” and to write to the British Parliament demanding the establishment of a commission to determine “how reparations may be delivered”. In a pecculiar act of so-called cultural appropriation, Cleo Lake — the Green Party councillor who led the motion — called upon the other remembers to support reparations by “representing” as US civil rights leader Rosa Parks in a mock American accent. “I believe we are here on this Earth to live, grow, and to do what we can to make the world a better place for all people to enjoy,” she said in a put-on accent while quoting Ms Parks. In a statement, the Bristol city council said that … [Read more...] about Slavery Reparations Approved by ‘Virtue Signalling’ Bristol City Council

BOSTON (CBS) – It’s not quite the same as coming to see the hometown team, as the Fenway Park concourse has now been turned into the state’s second mass vaccination site. “Fenway has an amazing emotional impact on the region and the community,” said Red Sox Vice President Sarah McKenna. The park is now adding another chapter to its storied history with the hope that Fenway can help put a dent in the effort to get Massachusetts residents vaccinated. READ MORE: CVS Lists Teachers As Eligible For COVID Vaccine Appointments In Massachusetts “So many great things have happened here. Add this to the roster of incredible opportunities that have happened,” said Dr. Edward Ullman, a physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and also the director of Fenway First Aid. Fenway Park COVID-19 vaccine site (WBZ-TV) The goal is to avoid lines and keep people on schedule as they make their way through a health screening, the vaccination and observation area, with even a … [Read more...] about Fenway Park Concourse Turned Into COVID-19 Vaccine Site

IMPERIAL (CBSLA/AP) — Authorities say a human smuggling investigation is underway after 13 people were killed Tuesday morning when an SUV carrying over two-dozen people collided with a big rig on a Southern California highway in Imperial County near the U.S.-Mexico border. Twelve people were found dead when first responders reached the highway, which winds through fields in the agricultural southeastern corner of California. Another person died at a hospital, California Highway Patrol Chief Omar Watson said. READ MORE: Search Warrant Executed To Obtain Black Box Data In Tiger Woods Crash Authorities do not yet know if the driver of the 1997 Ford Expedition, who died in the crash, had stopped at a stop sign before crossing into the path of the big rig around 6:15 a.m., Watson said. The big rig hit the left side of the SUV, which appeared to have been pushed off the road that’s about 100 miles east of San Diego. (credit: CBS) “It would be premature of me to speculate … [Read more...] about 13 Killed After Big Rig, SUV Collide In Imperial County; Human Smuggling Investigation Underway

HOLTVILLE, CALIFORNIA - An SUV packed with 25 people pulled in front of an oncoming tractor-trailer on a two-lane highway cutting through farmland near the U.S-Mexico border early Tuesday, killing 13 and leaving bodies strewn across the roadway. Most of the dead were Mexicans, a Mexican official said. When police arrived, some of the passengers were trying to crawl out of the crumpled 1997 Ford Expedition while others were wandering around the fields. The rig's front end was pushed into the SUV's left side and two empty trailers were jackknifed behind it. Twelve people were found dead when first responders reached the highway, which winds through fields in the agricultural southeastern corner of California about 125 miles (201 kilometers) east of San Diego. Another person died at a hospital, California Highway Patrol Chief Omar Watson said. "It was a pretty chaotic scene," said Watson, who also described it as "a very sad situation." Roberto Velasco, director of North American … [Read more...] about California Crash Kills 13 of 25 People Crammed into SUV