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• Museum finds dinosaur fossil beneath its parking lot

• A single Coast Guard saved 165 people from floods

• Best beaches in America

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Today’s Big Story

ICE Farm Raid

• Federal immigration agents arrested about 200 immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally during raids Thursday at two licensed California cannabis farms in Carpinteria and Camarillo. Authorities also found at least 10 immigrant children on site and arrested four US citizens for "assaulting or resisting officers" during the operation.

• Federal agents and protesters clashed outside Glass House Farms in Camarillo, where demonstrators had gathered to demand information about detained relatives. Agents in camouflage gear, helmets, and gas masks fired tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowd. During the chaos, someone opened fire on federal agents. Authorities are now offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the shooter.

• Jaime Alanis, a farmworker who fell 30 feet from a building during Thursday's raid, died Friday from his injuries. Alanis had picked tomatoes at the farm for 10 years and called his wife in Mexico during the raid, saying agents had arrived and he was hiding. The United Farm Workers advocacy group confirmed his death.

• Meanwhile, new Gallup polling shows Americans are becoming more pro-immigration since Trump took office, with 79% now saying immigration is "a good thing" for the country compared to 64% a year ago. Republicans drove much of the shift, jumping from 39% to 67% positive on immigration, while support for decreasing immigration levels dropped from 55% to 30% nationwide.

Saturday’s Quick Hits

• The SEC accused prominent Georgia Republican Brant Frost IV of running a $140 million Ponzi scheme through First Liberty Building and Loan, defrauding 300 investors. Federal officials said Frost took $19 million for personal use, using $335,000 on rare coins and $320,000 renting a Maine vacation home. His family holds key Republican Party positions across Georgia. (More)

• The Trump administration laid off nearly 3,000 State Department employees Friday in the largest agency reorganization in decades. Secretary Marco Rubio cut over 1,100 civil service workers and 250 foreign service officers while dissolving 300 bureaus. The 15% workforce reduction proceeded after the Supreme Court overruled a federal judge's temporary halt. (More)

• The Denver Museum of Nature and Science discovered a dinosaur vertebra beneath its parking lot while drilling 750 feet down for geothermal heating research. The 67.5-million-year-old fossil is only the third bore hole dinosaur find worldwide. Curator James Hagadorn called it extraordinarily rare, comparing odds to "hitting a hole in one from the moon." The plant-eating dinosaur lived in Colorado's ancient swamps. (More)

• Bitcoin soared to $118,000 as investors poured into newly launched ETFs and the Trump administration signaled support for crypto. The surge comes just weeks after the Senate passed the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin regulation bill backed by heavy industry spending during the 2024 campaign season. (More)

• Justin Bieber surprised fans Friday by releasing "Swag," his seventh studio album, hours after teasing it on billboards in Reykjavik and Los Angeles. The 21-track album marks his first release since 2021's "Justice.” Def Jam Recordings calls it his most personal music yet. (More)

• Walmart recalled 850,000 Ozark Trail water bottles after lids exploded and caused permanent vision loss in two people. The bottles, sold since 2017, build dangerous pressure when storing food or beverages, causing lids to "forcefully eject.” Three consumers reported injuries. (More)

Weekly Dose of Positive

• More than a decade after Flint’s water crisis exposed 100,000 residents to lead-contaminated water, the city has finished replacing most of its lead pipes, restoring 11,000 lines across 28,000 properties. (More)

• Scientists successfully restored hearing in all 10 trial participants using gene therapy for congenital deafness, allowing children to hear their mother's voice and falling rain for the first time ever. (More)

• Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan saved 165 people from Texas hill country flooding during his first rescue mission, airlifting mostly children from Camp Mystic girls summer camp to safety. (More)

• US charitable giving increased 3.3% to $593 billion in 2024, reaching the second-highest level on record and marking the fastest annual growth rate since 2021. (More)

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