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☆ 2 convicted in human smuggling case after Indian family froze to death while crossing U.S.-Canada border
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

They were each convicted on four counts related to human smuggling, including conspiracy to bring migrants into the country illegally. Because of this unimaginable greed, a father, a mother and two children froze to death in sub-zero temperatures on the Minnesota-Canadian border,” Luger added. Shand was to pick up 11 Indian migrants on the Minnesota side of the border, prosecutors said. Canadian authorities found the Patel family later that morning, dead from the cold. Rajinder Singh, 51, testified that he made over $400,000 smuggling over 500 people through the same network that included Patel and Shand.

Persons: FERGUS, Ramanlal Patel, Harry, ”, Steve Shand, Attorney Andy Luger, Harshkumar Patel, ” Luger, Luger, Jagdish Patel, Vaishaliben, Dharmik, Jan, Patel, Shand, Prosecutors, Rajinder Singh, Singh, John Woods, El Salvadorans, Jamie Holt, ” Holt, “, Kevin Paul, ” Paul Organizations: Indian, Minnesota U.S, Attorney, Sherburne County Sheriff’s, “, Minnesota -, Attorney’s, Associated Press, Canadian Press, Bank, U.S ., The U.S . Border Patrol, Pew Research, Homeland Security Investigations Locations: Minn, —, Canada, U.S, American, Florida, Minnesota, Sherburne County, Elk River, Minnesota - Canadian, India, Fergus Falls , Minnesota, Gujarat, “, United States, Emerson , Manitoba, The U.S, El, Clearwater , Minnesota, North Dakota

North Carolina has racked up the highest death toll thus far with 106 fatalities reported. Kim AshbyKim Ashby, a North Carolina teacher of 20 years, is described as “the glue that holds everyone together,” her daughter, Jessica Meidinger, told CNN. A neighbor took a photo of the Ashby home in Elk Park, North Carolina, as it floated in the river on Friday. Omar Khan, 44, disappeared after Helene flooded Asheville, North Carolina. Julie Le Roux has been missing since a mudslide destroyed the Marion, North Carolina, home she had taken shelter in from the raging storm.

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(AP) — The U.S., Canada and several indigenous groups announced a proposal on Monday to address the pollution from coal mining in British Columbia that's been contaminating waterways and harming fisheries on both sides of the border for years. The proposal would be executed through a century-old U.S.-Canada boundary waters treaty, establishing independent boards to study the pollution’s extent and make cleanup recommendations. It comes after indigenous groups in British Columbia, Montana and Idaho lobbied for more than a decade for the federal governments in the U.S. and Canada to intervene and stop the flow of pollution. The proposal calls for no more than two years of study to gauge the extent of pollution. Investigators in Canada found Teck Resources Limited discharged hazardous amounts of selenium and calcite from two coal mines north of Eureka, Montana.

Persons: ”, Tom McDonald, Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau, Stephenne Harding, Gary Aitken Jr, “ It’s, Rachel Poynter, ” Poynter Organizations: The Associated Press, U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, U.S ., White, Council, Environmental, Investigators, Teck Resources Limited, of, of Teck Resources Locations: Mont, U.S, Canada, British Columbia, Montana, Idaho, Kootenai, Lake Koocanusa, U.S . Canada, Elk, Kootenai Tribe, Canadian, Montana and Idaho, Eureka , Montana ., of Teck

☆ Opinion | This Tech Titan Wants to Turn West Virginia Into a ‘Start-Up State’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

John Chambers grew up in West Virginia and went on to run what was once the world’s most valuable company, the computer networking firm Cisco Systems Inc. Now he is trying to help economically lagging West Virginia by making it a “start-up state” akin to Israel, which has been called the start-up nation. I interviewed Chambers recently about his hopes and the magnitude of the challenge. Chambers was born in 1949 while his parents were in medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He grew up mostly in Charleston, W.Va., and earned a bachelor’s degree and a law degree from West Virginia University. Chambers became a salesperson for IBM, then for Wang Laboratories, before joining Cisco in 1990, six years after the company was founded in Silicon Valley.

Persons: John Chambers, Chambers, “ Organizations: Cisco Systems Inc, Case Western Reserve University, West Virginia University, Mountain, IBM, Wang Laboratories, Cisco, JC2 Ventures, John, John Chambers College of Business Locations: West Virginia, Israel, Cleveland, Charleston, W.Va, Mountain State, Ravenswood, ”, Silicon Valley, mater

☆ Tyson plant closures prompt economic soul-searching in the Ozarks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( J.J. Mccorvey | Brian Cheung | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

When Tyson Foods announced in August that it was closing its 1,500-worker chicken plant in Noel, Missouri, residents knew the rural town would be hit hard. Tyson didn't immediately comment on its compensation of former Noel employees. said Corina Chinchilla, 32, who worked for 13 years at the Noel plant, ultimately becoming a production supervisor for packaging chicken breasts and tenders. Other Tyson workers, like Ryan Coulter, 27, declined to move. State and federal officials, wary of economic fallout in the region, have pressed Tyson to sell some of the sites it's vacating.

Persons: Tyson, —, Jimi Lasiter, I'm, Lasiter, hadn't, Tyson didn't, Noel, Joe Biden, Corina Chinchilla, I've, didn't, Chinchilla, David Handy, Handy didn't, Ryan Coulter, Coulter, Terry Lance, Harry S, he'd, Lance, Sen, Josh Hawley, Andrew Bailey, Hawley, Donnie King Organizations: Tyson Foods, Bowling, NBC News, Value Foods, Amazon, Costco, Truman Coordinating Council, Missouri Independent Locations: Noel , Missouri, Danville , Virginia, Bowling Green , Kentucky, Monett , Missouri, Noel, Neosho, Ozark, Rock , Arkansas, Arkansas, Little Rock, Missouri, Texas, Somalia, United States, Dexter

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