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1 day ago · The pictures were worth thousands of words. Illegal aliens were getting rounded up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to be shipped back from whence they came.
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4 days ago · A young man from Glade died in a one-car crash into a tree on a rainy Thursday morning. David Lee Davis, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene after the Nissan Versa he was driving left Bush Road and hit a tree about a mile west of Township Road.
Intense combat edges toward key DRC city as UN plans urgent …
17 hours ago · Intense combat between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed fighters on Sunday edged closer to the major city of Goma in eastern Democratic republic of Congo as the UN Security Council prepared an emergency meeting. The resource-rich eastern provinces of North and South Kivu have been plagued by ...
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3 days ago · Embattled attorney Brandon Brooks was found guilty of two counts of sexual battery on Wednesday in a Philadelphia courtroom. Sentencing is set for Friday at 1 p.m. and Brooks faces up to 30 years in prison for each count.
Markets rise after Trump AI pledge but China tariff fears return
4 days ago · Most Asian markets extended a global rally Wednesday as investors gave a cautious welcome to Donald Trump's first full day in office amid hopes he will take a more cautious approach on trade than initially feared. Software investment giant SoftBank soared more than 10 percent -- leading Tokyo-listed ...
Sudan's army chief visits HQ after recapture from paramilitaries
18 hours ago · Sudan's army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the building which had been encircled by paramilitary fighters since the war erupted in April 2023. "Our forces are in their best condition," Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told army commanders at ...
Trump, Xi speak by phone, vow improved ties despite threats
Jan 17, 2025 · Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Friday, days before the incoming US president returns to the White House, with both leaders vowing to take a positive approach to improving ties between the rival countries. Xi said he hoped for a "good start" to relations with Trump ...
Palestinian voices take center stage at Sundance
9 hours ago · Palestinian-American director Cherien Dabis was in the West Bank, days away from shooting her ambitious and deeply personal drama "All That's Left Of You," when the events of October 7,
Renewed US trade war threatens China's 'lifeline'
Jan 15, 2025 · China might not be able to rely on trade to steer it out of trouble as blistering tariffs being considered by US President-elect Donald Trump threaten an already struggling economy. Exports have historically represented a key engine in the world's number two economy, where authorities will release ...
China sanctions US firms over Taiwan military support
Dec 27, 2024 · China on Friday slapped sanctions on seven US companies after Washington's approval last week of a $571.3 million military aid package to Taiwan, which Beijing said infringed on its "sovereignty