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Vashti Harris

New Jersey

News Reporter at The Star-Ledger

@mosaicnjcom Reporter, film fanatic, writer, and self-seeker. American University Class of 2016. Middlesex County College Class of 2014.

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  • 4 days ago | nj.com | Vashti Harris

    A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to remove the legal status for international college students across the United States. District Judge Jeffrey S. White, of California, who was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2002, issued a nationwide order on May 22. It bars the administration fromdetaining or arresting any international students based on their immigration status while a related court case challenging the prior terminations is pending, NBC News reported.

  • 1 week ago | nj.com | Vashti Harris

    A new grooming policy that potentially punishes members of the U.S. Marine Corps who have razor bumps has drawn criticism that it will disproportionately affect Black men. “This is so targeted and intentional,” Chris Adigun, a board-certified dermatologist based in North Carolina, told NBC News.

  • 2 weeks ago | nj.com | Vashti Harris

    The Supreme Court has authorized the Trump administration to remove special legal protections for thousands of Venezuelan immigrants, leaving some vulnerable to deportation. In a 6-3 majority conservative vote Monday, the court approved an emergency application filed by the administration, reversing a decision by the Biden administration to prolong protections for almost 350,000 Venezuelans under the federal Temporary Protected Status program, NBC News reported.

  • 2 weeks ago | nj.com | Vashti Harris

    Star Wars fans and gamers can now hear late actor James Earl Jones’ iconic Darth Vader voice in the Fortnite Battle Royale video game. The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games launched a new feature on Friday for its Fortnite Battle Royale video game, allowing players to speak and recruit with Darth Vader, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Disney and Epic Games recreated Jones’ voice with the assistance of generative AI.

  • 3 weeks ago | nj.com | Vashti Harris

    A young beauty and lifestyle influencer was shot and killed on Tuesday night while live-streaming with her followers on TikTok. Valeria Márquez, 23, was shot by a male intruder to the salon, where she worked in the City of Zapopan, Mexico, the Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office confirmed in a statement. She was later pronounced dead at the salon, the prosecutor’s office said.

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