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Does your osteoarthritis (OA) keep you up at night? Painful joints can make it hard to sleep, but when you’re tired, your pain can get worse, too. But you don’t have to put up with endless restless nights. Check out these simple tips to sleep better when you have OA. You can also make some changes to the way you sleep so you don't make arthritis pain worse. Keep your spine in line .  OA often affects back and neck joints. The wrong sleep position can make those areas feel worse. Sleep with your head, neck, and spine in a straight line. Don’t keep your head tilted far to one side, or too far forward or backward on the pillow. Sleep on your back or side, not your tummy. You have to twist your neck to breathe if you lie on your stomach. Pick the right pillow.  It should place your head in line with your spine. Flat pillows may let your head dip down too far if you sleep on your side. High, overstuffed ones may cause your neck to bend upward when you’re on your back. Try ...

BOSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) removed an immigration fugitive and gang-affiliated Salvadoran national to his home country Friday. The individual had been residing in Connecticut prior to his removal and was wanted by El Salvadoran authorities on several charges, including: aggravated robbery, extortion, blackmail and gang-affiliation. ERO removed Jose Eduardo Guerrero-Romero from the United States via an  ICE Air Operations charter flight and transferred him into the custody of Salvadoran law enforcement authorities upon his arrival. Following his June 2018 arrest by local law enforcement in Stamford, Connecticut, on local charges, ERO officers encountered Guerrero-Romero in July 2018 at a Connecticut Department of Corrections facility in Wethersfield, Connecticut. A name and date of birth search conducted by ERO officers resulted in discovery that Guerrero-Romero was the subject of a foreign arrest warra...

NEWARK, N.J. — A Mexican national who was previously deported, with convictions for indecent assault of a minor and DUI, is among 123 foreign nationals taken into custody during a month-long operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New Jersey. The operation, which was spearheaded by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), targeted at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and other immigration violators who had prior arrests or convictions for DUI. Of those arrested during the operation, 90 percent had prior criminal convictions and/or pending criminal charges. “The remarkable results of our officers and law enforcement partners highlight ICE’s ongoing commitment to public safety,” said John Tsoukaris, Field Office Director of ERO Newark. “This operation focuses on the arrest of individuals convicted of serious crimes and are a threat to public safety. Because of the targeted efforts of these professional and dedicated officers, there ...