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Human Smugglers Bypass Border Patrol, Bedeviling Sheriffs And Ranchers In South Texas

Undocumented migrants trekking on foot and packed into vehicles are heading north from the southern border in greater numbers. Some are dying along the way, and Border Patrol agents are frustrated.

President Biden speaks to world leaders during a virtual climate summit on Friday from the East Room of the White House. The event was part of an effort to restore U.S. leadership on environmental issues after the Trump administration pulled back. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Biden Tries To Show — Not Just Tell — The World It Can Trust The U.S. Again

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People wait for the verdict in Derek Chauvin's trial over the death of George Floyd outside the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: After George Floyd's Death, A Press Release Obscured A Police Murder

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Glenda Brown Thomas displays a photo of her nephew, Andrew Brown Jr., on Thursday. He was shot and killed Wednesday by a sheriff's deputy who was attempting to execute a warrant. Allen G. Breed/AP hide caption

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7 N.C. Sheriff's Deputies On Leave After Fatal Shooting Of Black Man

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Zapata County Sheriff Raymundo Del Bosque says they used to have one car chase and bailout of unauthorized immigrants a week; now they have one a day. John Burnett/NPR hide caption

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Human Smugglers Bypass Border Patrol, Bedeviling Sheriffs And Ranchers In South Texas

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