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Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott demanded that the White House close a San Antonio facility housing migrant children Wednesday following allegations that children there were being sexually assaulted. During a Wednesday evening press conference, Abbott said he received tips that alleged the children at the Freeman Coliseum facility were being sexually abused and were not eating enough. "These problems are a byproduct of President Biden’s open border policies and the lack of planning for the fallout for those disastrous policies," Abbott told reporters. The governor said that separate complaints were sent to the Department of Health and Human Services and...

"Police blotter" is a weekly CNET News.com report on the intersection of technology and the law. What: A business traveler protests the warrantless search and seizure of his laptop by Homeland Security at the U.S.-Canada border. When: 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules on July 24. Outcome: Three-judge panel unanimously says that border police may conduct random searches of laptops without search warrants or probable cause. These searches can include seizing the laptop and subjecting it to extensive forensic analysis. What happened, according to court documents: In January 2004, Stuart Romm traveled to Las Vegas to attend a training seminar...

Pre-schoolers protest possible war in IraqAllegations of exploitation ariseBy Steve Sexton They still believe in the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus. They don’t know how to spell their last names or tie their own shoes. But they do know that “war is bad,” and that “Bush is a bully.” The next generation of Berkeley peaceniks gathered on the steps of City Hall Tuesday to demonstrate their opposition to a pending war in Iraq- after school, of course. Armed with protest signs, microphones, and Harry Potter lunch-boxes, elementary and pre-school children demanded city leaders contact President Bush and halt his hawkish...