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nextshark.com | Carl Samson
BTS member Jungkook publicly apologized early Saturday (local time) following public backlash over his choice to wear a hat with a politically charged message during concert preparations. Jungkook, who recently completed his military service, was spotted wearing the hat bearing the message “MAKE TOKYO GREAT AGAIN” during preparations for J-Hope’s “‘Hope on the Stage’ Final” concert at Goyang Sports Complex on June 13.
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nextshark.com | Carl Samson
Densho, a nonprofit organization that documents testimonies of Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II, emphasized the critical need for education following Wyoming State Rep. John Winter’s use of an anti-Japanese racial slur while referring to the Heart Mountain incarceration site. Winter, who serves Wyoming’s 28th district, used the term “J*p camp” while discussing an upcoming visit to Heart Mountain Interpretive Center during a Joint Agricultural Committee meeting on June 10.
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nextshark.com | Carl Samson
An outpouring of community support has emerged for the family of Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, the 39-year-old Samoan fashion designer and former “Project Runway” contestant who was fatally shot while participating in a “No Kings” protest in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday night.
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nextshark.com | Carl Samson
President Donald Trump has ordered federal immigration officials to focus deportation efforts on Democratic-controlled cities, intensifying his mass deportation push as nationwide protests challenge his immigration crackdown. Trump’s directive builds pressure on his administration to reach ambitious daily arrest targets while managing industry concerns.
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1 week ago | 
nextshark.com | Carl Samson
Asian American lawmakers have expressed outrage over the detention and handcuffing of U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) during a news conference of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles last week. Catch upPadilla was taken into custody Thursday after attempting to pose questions about federal immigration enforcement amid escalating tensions surrounding the Trump administration’s deportation operations.
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nextshark.com | Carl Samson
Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) drew widespread criticism earlier this month after claiming that it was inappropriate for a Sikh religious leader to deliver the opening prayer in Capitol Hill. Catch upGiani Surinder Singh, who leads services at the South Jersey Sikh Society, a gurudwara in Vineland, New Jersey, served as the House’s guest chaplain on June 6. In his opening prayer, he included the words, “Almighty God … we call you by many names, sir.
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nextshark.com | Carl Samson
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), led by its Dallas office, deported 122 Chinese nationals earlier this month as part of a coordinated Department of Homeland Security operation targeting individuals with final removal orders. The details: The flight to China transported 96 men and 26 women, aged 19 to 68, from ICE detention centers nationwide.
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nextshark.com | Carl Samson
An academic physician at UC San Francisco has sued the university, claiming free speech violations after she was fired over social media posts about Israel’s Gaza operations. What she’s saying: Dr. Rupa Marya, who worked at the university for 22 years — with a focus on “the health impacts of colonialism, racism and state violence as well as the paths to create health equity” — was fired in late May following a nine-month suspension. After Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct.
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nextshark.com | Carl Samson
BTS moves closer to a complete reunion following Wednesday’s discharge of Jimin and Jungkook from the military, with just one remaining member yet to finish his mandatory service. Catch upJimin and Jungkook’s exit brings the total to six BTS members who have fulfilled South Korea’s compulsory military requirements. Both completed 18-month terms with the Army’s 5th Infantry Division after enlisting together in December 2023, serving as an artilleryman and cook, respectively.
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yahoo.com | Carl Samson
[Source]President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that a U.S.-China trade deal is “done” after two days of high-stakes negotiations in London, but observers say it just put Washington in a circle. Catch upThe London meetings were prompted by a May agreement in Geneva that temporarily lowered punishing tariffs that had brought trade between the superpowers nearly to a halt. Trump’s April duties had climbed to 145% on most Chinese goods, leaving U.S. businesses that rely on them struggling.
