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  • After decades in the US, Iranians arrested in Trump’s deportation drive

    06/29/2025 11:27:42 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 28 replies
    AP News ^ | Updated 10:59 PM CDT, June 28, 2025 | KIM CHANDLER, CLAIRE RUSH and ELLIOT SPAGAT
    Mandonna “Donna” Kashanian lived in the United States for 47 years, married a U.S. citizen and raised their daughter. She was gardening in the yard of her New Orleans home when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers handcuffed and took her away, her family said. Kashanian arrived in 1978 on a student visa and applied for asylum, fearing retaliation for her father’s support of the U.S.-backed shah. She lost her bid, but she was allowied to remain with her husband and child if she checked in regularly with immigration officials, her husband and daughter said. She complied, once checking in...
  • Electric vehicle owners don’t buy gas. States look for other ways to pay for roads and bridges.

    03/18/2025 12:06:42 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 66 replies
    Associated Press ^ | 12:03 AM EDT, March 18, 2025 | Claire Rush
    … Oregon transportation officials say that without more funding, residents like (Timothy) Taylor could see further declines in the quality of roads, highways and bridges starting this year. But revenues from gas taxes paid by drivers at the pump are projected to decrease as more people adopt electric and fuel-efficient cars, forcing officials to look for new ways to fund transportation infrastructure. States with aggressive climate goals like Oregon are facing a conundrum: EVs can help reduce emissions in the transportation sector, the nation’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, but they also mean less gas tax revenue in government...