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B.C. woman detained at U.S. border, sent to Arizona detention facility in chains

Her mother says 35-year-old Jasmine Mooney has been detained in inhumane conditions since March 3, and is pleading for help. Read more.

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Is B.C. a common abbreviation? what's a B.C. woman?
- British Columbia. It’s a Canadian province. Their version of a state. It’s a common enough abbreviation that I somehow knew what they meant. I live no where near there. But it wouldn’t have hurt to be more verbose I agree.
  
  It's from the Vancouver Sun, the largest city in British Columbia. The post title matches the article title. To their audience, they were verbose enough.