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Hilton says it will drop Minnesota hotel that canceled immigration agents’ rooms A Minnesota hotel that wouldn’t allow federal immigration agents to stay there this month is apologizing and saying the refusal violated its own policies.

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If a customer points a gun at you at work, you can sue the customer for assault/battery and emotional distress, and potentially your employer for negligence (failure to provide a safe workplace under OSHA's General Duty Clause) if they knew or should have known about risks and failed to act.

Feds pay $125K after Border Patrol agent pointed gun at Portland hotel worker The payout amount was finalized during a settlement conference Friday after a judge found the officer civilly liable for assault.

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For Wyoming, Is Venezuelan Oil The New Argentinian Beef? Trump's move to rebuild Venezuela's oil industry after Nicolas Maduro's capture could put downward pressure on prices, squeezing Wyoming oil producers…

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When Should Multinationals Move Back into Venezuela? Venezuela’s economic and political crisis is unlikely to become top of mind for Latin America regional executives and corporate centers, at least from a business standpoint. Most multinationals have f...

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My statement on the capture of the brutal, illegitimate ruler of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and need for a transition to democracy:

Department of Justice is reviewing over 5.2 million Jeffrey Epstein files The figure is the latest estimate in the expanding review of case files on Epstein and his longtime girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell that has run more than a week past a deadline set in law by Congress.

The Justice Department has more than 400 attorneys assigned to the review, but does not expect to release more documents until Jan. 20 or 21. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

Eight initial comments on Maduro's detention Joy, chaos, uncertainty.

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Giant floating casino once owned by Donald Trump docks in Sarnia A pair of former casino boats, including one once owned by one of Donald Trump’s companies, are expected to spend several months in Sarnia.

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Police release man detained earlier in connection with deadly Brown University shooting, mayor says | CNN The person of interest detained in connection with yesterday’s deadly shooting at Brown University has been identified as 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson of Wisconsin, multiple law enforcement sources t...

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Police release man detained earlier in connection with deadly Brown University shooting, mayor says | CNN The person of interest detained in connection with yesterday’s deadly shooting at Brown University has been identified as 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson of Wisconsin, multiple law enforcement sources t...

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Epstein co-conspirator grand jury records to be unsealed in New York under court order • Georgia Recorder WASHINGTON — A Manhattan federal judge granted an order Tuesday to unseal grand jury records in the case of Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of sex trafficking minor...

A Manhattan federal judge granted an order Tuesday to unseal grand jury records in the case of Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of sex trafficking minors among other offenses in 2021.

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Donald Trump likes Paramount's Larry and David Ellison. Will he try to stop the Netflix-WBD deal for them? Larry and David Ellison have a good relationship with Donald Trump. Is that enough to get him to kill Netflix's deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery?

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Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends

More grift. Trump's AI "Czar" — the guy in charge of this Administration's AI policy — is reported to have hundreds of investments in AI-related ventures.

This is just the latest example of the Trump Administration using its power to benefit themselves and their inner-sanctum of billionaires.

Cuba says island is no 'black hole' on drug trafficking route to US Top law enforcement officials in Cuba said on Thursday the island was prioritizing the fight against narcotics trafficking in the Caribbean and continued to provide information to the U.S. Coast Guard...

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Grand jury rejects new indictment for Letitia James The Justice Department can try a third time.

NEW: A federal grand jury rejected DOJ’s latest bid to indict NY attorney general Letitia James, the latest black eye in Trump’s push to prosecute his adversaries

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Walgreens Heiress’s 22-Year-Old American Superyacht Sold for Peanuts This gorgeous custom Trinity 150' stayed in the Walgreens family for more than two decades before being snatched off the market for less than $15 million

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Attacking Drug Boats: Bending or Breaking the Law? U.S. attacks on alleged narcotics trafficking boats continue unabated with little apparent concern for near-unanimous legal condemnation. The Trump

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Trump asserts executive privilege to thwart Jan. 6 lawsuit The White House said records sought in Capitol riot litigation are “clearly constitutionally protected.”

NEW: President Trump has asserted executive privilege as he attempts to thwart a long-running lawsuit against him for his role in stoking the violence on Jan. 6.

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Illinois officials warn rental car companies that it is illegal for immigration agents to swap license plates The secretary of state sent a cease and desist letter to ICE head Todd Lyons, citing “multiple reports of federal ICE agents illegally swapping out the license plates displayed on vehicles.”

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Pete Hegseth risked our servicemembers’ lives by sharing classified information on unsecured systems.

He needs to resign or be fired.

Pentagon’s Signalgate review finds Pete Hegseth violated military regulations The Defense Department inspector general concluded in a report filed yesterday that the information Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared on a group Signal

Pentagon’s Signalgate review finds Pete Hegseth violated military regulations. | NBC News

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Scott Bessent got a little too honest about the GOP's plan for Social Security Privatization is a sneak attack on the program — but Americans know it isn’t as good as it sounds.

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"Sneaky" or indirect ways to achieve Social Security privatization, as discussed in political and policy contexts, involve creating parallel systems and underfunding the existing one to make private alternatives seem necessary or superior.

More industries want Trump’s help hiring immigrant labor after farms get a break • Nevada Current As food prices remain high, the Trump administration has made it easier for farmers to hire foreign guest workers and to pay them less. Now, other industries with large immigrant workforces also are a...

Restaurants, construction and landscaping businesses have lost a combined 315,000 immigrant workers through August this year, more than any other industries.

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