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Nigel Duara covers the border for the Los Angeles Times, based in Tempe, Ariz. A Miami native, Duara was previously a reporter for the Associated Press in Portland, Ore., the greatest city in the world. He is also a veteran of the American Middle West, with stints in Iowa City and Des Moines, Iowa, where he met his wife, who insisted on being in his bio, along with their yellow lab, Churchill. He graduated, barely, from the Missouri School of Journalism.

Nigel Duara’s Journalist Portfolio

"Perversion files" show locals helped cover up

"Perversion files" show locals helped cover up

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Again and again, decade after decade, an array of authorities - police chiefs, prosecut…

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On Idaho border, Ore. marijuana finds its way out

On Idaho border, Ore. marijuana finds its way out

This was a package I produced on the Oregon-Idaho border on medical marijuana. In Oregon, marijuana is a medi…

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Vatican win: Judge says priests aren't employees

Vatican win: Judge says priests aren't employees

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Vatican won a major victory Monday in an Oregon federal courtroom, where a judge ru…

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For Portland's dope king, love and mistrust

For Portland's dope king, love and mistrust

PORTLAND, Ore.-Paul Stanford had lived a life of error, missteps and regrets, one laden with betrayals and fa…

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Nation in Focus

Nation in Focus

A photo from June of the aquarium of the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas. If you click the link, it's the s…

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'Simpsons' creator: Real Springfield is in Oregon

'Simpsons' creator: Real Springfield is in Oregon

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) - The Springfield that exists in the mind of Matt Groening is a kind of American every…

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Brentwood-based private prison company sells two immigrant detention centers to feds

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By Wendy Fry Verified, Nigel Duara Verified
| WZTV-TV (Nashville, TN) Verified
The private prison company CoreCivic has sold two of the largest immigration detention facilities in California to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a deal worth $1.5 billion, the company announced Monday. CoreCivic said it anticipates that the sale of the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County and the California City Detention Facility in Kern County will bring the company an estimated net proceeds of approximately $1.1 billion.
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Legal News > Your source for information behind the law

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By Wendy Fry Verified, Nigel Duara Verified
| LegalNews.com Verified
By Wendy Fry and Nigel Duara CalMatters The private prison company CoreCivic has sold two of the largest immigration detention facilities in California to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a deal worth $1.5 billion, the company announced Monday. CoreCivic said it anticipates that the sale of the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County and the California City Detention Facility in Kern County will bring the company an estimated net proceeds of approximately $1.1 billion.
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Private prison company sells two of California’s immigrant detention centers to the feds

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By Wendy Fry Verified, Nigel Duara Verified
| Centralia Chronicle Verified
The private prison company CoreCivic has sold two of the largest immigration detention facilities in California to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a deal worth $1.5 billion, the company announced Monday. CoreCivic said it anticipates that the sale of the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County and the California City Detention Facility in Kern County will bring the company an estimated net proceeds of approximately $1.1 billion.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Day cops -- and night cops and health and city and county government -- at the Montgomery Advertiser. Hey man, shrinking newsrooms.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, my grandmother's when I was about 4. The CLANG! every time you finished a line has no equal in terms of satisfaction for a writer.

How is social media changing news?

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