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People line up to cross into the United States to begin the process of applying for asylum near the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Mexico. President Trump has threatened to close the border to asylum-seekers.

Trump Administration Starts Returning Asylum Seekers To Tijuana

As Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen toured the San Ysidro Port of Entry, a Honduran asylum-seeker was returned to Mexico to await his U.S. asylum proceedings.

The Russian Justice Ministry has issued a proposal to exempt officials from corruption charges under certain conditions.

Russia Proposes Easing Laws On Corruption, Saying It's Unavoidable Sometimes

The proposed rule from the Justice Ministry says officials and public figures could be exempt if "objective circumstances" made it impossible for them to comply with corruption laws.

The sign in front of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Administration Center, San Diego, August 13, 2018.

KPBS Suing For Public Access To San Diego Sheriff's Department Response Times To Citizen Complaints

Lawyers working for KPBS petitioned Tuesday in San Diego County Superior Court to ask a judge to decide whether the San Diego County Sheriff's Department has to provide the records.

The United Nations headquarters in New York City. The agency has released the results of a survey on sexual harassment experienced by employees, consultants and volunteers.

Report Says 1 In 3 U.N. Staffers Has Been Sexually Harassed

The organization surveyed over 30,000 respondents. The findings reflect a disturbing trend of inappropriate behavior in the humanitarian world.

Members of National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 92 stand outside the federal building, Jan. 21, 2019.

IRS Employees Worried About Delays During Fast-Approaching Tax Season

The union representing local U.S. Treasury Department workers saw its 211 members furloughed as part of the government shutdown.

Sarah Spiegel, a third-year student at New York Medical College, pushed for more education on LGBT health issues for students.

Medical Students Push For More LGBT Health Training To Address Disparities

One in 5 LGBT adults has avoided medical care for fear of discrimination, according to a recent survey, and 80 percent of physicians surveyed say they feel "not competent" to treat LGBT patients.

The exterior of the San Diego Housing Commission, June 27, 2018.

State Treasurer To Visit San Diego As Part Of Housing Listening Tour

The event will begin at 3 p.m. at the San Diego Housing Commission, located at 1122 Broadway. Residents are encouraged to attend.

Demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2014 react to hearing the court's decision on the Hobby Lobby birth control case. A judge in California has blocked implementation of a Trump administration policy that would let more employers decline to offer birth control coverage on religious or moral grounds.

Judge Blocks Trump Birth Control Policy In 13 States And D.C.

The policy makes good on Trump's promise to peel back the requirement that employers offer contraception coverage at no cost. The rule is on hold in D.C. and the 13 states that challenged it.

Teacher Shanelle Yazzie works with children at a Head Start facility on the Navajo Nation. Funds to keep the Head Start programs running are slow to reach these facilities during the federal government shutdown.

On The Navajo Nation, 5,000 Workers Dependent On A Federal Paycheck

Native American tribes are more dependent on federal dollars than many other communities. As the shutdown continues, Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye is asking Congress to exempt tribes.

In this March 25, 2015, file photo, Margot Riphagen, of New Orleans, wears a birth control pills costume as she protests in front of the Supreme Court in Washington.

California Fight On Trump Birth Control Rules Goes To Court

A U.S. judge will hear arguments Friday over California's attempt to block new rules by the Trump administration that would allow more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women.

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