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Trump signs $70 billion immigration enforcement package
President Trump signed a Republican-backed $70 billion immigration enforcement package Wednesday to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection through the duration of his presidency.
Trump: U.S. will bomb Iran for a second straight day, hit them ‘very hard’
President Trump said the U.S. military would strike Iran for a second day on Wednesday as he loses patience with Tehran’s negotiators and punishes them for downing an American helicopter.
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Somali soccer referee denied entry to U.S. for World Cup is welcomed home as a hero
A leading soccer referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup tournament was warmly received by a crowd of supporters and officials on Wednesday as he arrived home.
U.N. nuclear watchdog board demands urgent Iran cooperation and access to nuclear sites
The U.N. atomic watchdog's board on Wednesday demanded that Iran fully cooperate with the agency, provide complete information about its stockpile of near weapons-grade nuclear material and grant its inspectors access to Iranian nuclear sites.
Spike Lee says ICE agents not welcome at Knicks championship parade
SPIKE LEE says ICE not welcome at Knicks victory parade: "It's going to be craziness. It's going to be love. And NYPD can't control that. The Marines, National Guard, just don't bring in the motherf---ing ICE. No ICE. I've said this more than once. ICE is not welcome."
WWI soldier’s postcard from home helps unite his family after a century
A postcard belonging to a World War I soldier whose body was found with five comrades during an excavation has helped reunite distant descendants more than a century after his death on the Western Front.
Yohei Kono, who apologized for Japan’s wartime sexual abuses of ‘comfort women,’ dies at 89
Yohei Kono, a veteran Japanese politician who as top government spokesperson offered a historic apology to Asian women over sexual abuses by Japan's wartime military, has died, officials said. He was 89.
Mysterious disappearance of alleged Israeli spy puts Lebanese state in a tough spot
As Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut's southern suburbs last March and residents fled in panic, one man found his opportunity. Amid the chaos, he slipped out of his imprisonment in a Hezbollah cell and made his way to the green hills overlooking the Lebanese capital.
A Thai woman is in custody after an American diplomat was found dead in Myanmar
An American diplomat was found dead in Myanmar's largest city, the U.S. State Department said, and members of the diplomatic community in Yangon say a Thai woman has been detained by police in connection with the investigation.
At World Cup stadiums, there will be zero tolerance for drones because of the threat they pose
Fans who hear the whirring sound of a drone over a stadium might see it as a nuisance but law enforcement has long viewed those aircraft as a potential weapon of mass destruction.
Ex-Taliban commander gets 42 years in prison in killings of U.S. soldiers, journalists’ kidnappings
A former Taliban commander was sentenced to 42 years in prison on Tuesday for crimes including kidnapping a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and providing support that led to the deaths of three American soldiers.
House sends $70 billion immigration enforcement package to Trump’s desk
House Republicans on Tuesday passed the party's $70 billion immigration enforcement funding package, sending it to President Trump for his signature.
Cuba’s top envoy to U.S. calls Trump’s sanctions on Cuban leaders a ‘pretext’ for military action
Recent U.S. sanctions targeting Cuba's leadership and the indictment of former President Raul Castro are a "pretext" for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a military intervention, Cuba's top diplomat to the United States told The Associated Press.
Trump vows to retaliate for downed U.S. chopper as Middle East turmoil imperils peace talks
President Trump said Tuesday he will retaliate against Iran for shooting down a U.S. military helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, while Israel renewed its assault on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, leaving peace talks hanging by a thread.
