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President Trump says the United States conducted a strike in Venezuela and captured that country's president, Nicolás Maduro along with his wife, Cilia Flores.
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Higgins said the Trump administration ending TPS for Venezuelans in early 2025 was "reckless, dangerous, and wrong."
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On Dec. 4, Amber Cannella reunited with a service dog she trained, Oliver, and met his new owner, Jamie Daniels. “I was crying, I was laughing,” said Cannella. “I’m a forever dog mom.” The Helping PAWS program at Logan Correctional Center has incarcerated people train service dogs inside the prison.
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Incarcerated trainers in the Helping PAWS program at Logan Correctional Center raise puppies that will later work as mobility assistance dogs.
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