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Today's riddle: What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Federal immigration agents seen near Milpitas and San Jose jails, sheriff's office confirms (newsbreak.com) — Federal immigration agents have recently been spotted outside Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, raising concerns about people being detained immediately after release, though no arrests have been confirmed. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office stresses it is not involved in these operations and has received no information from ICE. Local residents near Elmwood may notice increased federal presence around the jail.
• Week of Sept. 21: Best residential property deals in Milpitas (mercurynews.com) — Recent home sales in Milpitas show a busy September market, with five residential properties changing hands between about $850,000 and $1.14 million. A leading condo sale at $900,000 highlights prices that still sit below the week's $1.2 million citywide average, giving buyers and sellers a snapshot of current neighborhood values.
• USCIS Eligible to Naturalize Factsheets by County and Zip Code (uscitizenpod.com) — Milpitas residents, especially those in the 95035 zip code, are highlighted as leading Santa Clara County in lawful permanent residents who could become U.S. citizens but haven't yet applied. Local educators are encouraged to tailor ESL and citizenship classes—like those at Milpitas Adult School—to help neighbors take the final step toward naturalization using new USCIS factsheets.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped?" — You have a foreign ax-sent (accent) (Thank you Carrie E. for sending it in!)
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