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“I am not garbage,” said one Somali-born entrepreneur in Minnesota.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal were those of a Thai agricultural worker, Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday. The return of Sudthisak Rinthalak’s remains leaves just one more hostage to be returned under the agreement. Sudthisak was an agricultural … Read more

Democrats criticize Trump’s rhetoric as “xenophobic” and dangerous Trump’s comments praised by White House, VP Vance Trump’s rhetoric risks normalizing hate speech in American politics, experts say WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – (This story contains language some readers may find offensive) During a closed-door White House meeting in his first term, President Donald Trump demanded … Read more

“Wasn’t a wig… Stiff where?”

A dozen members of Congress — a vast majority of whom are former lawmakers — have received pardons.

BANGKOK — Thai officials on Thursday said remains handed over to Israel by militants in Gaza have been identified as belonging to the last Thai hostage taken during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that launched the war. The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had been notified by Israeli authorities that the remains of … Read more

“I’ve definitely done that with all kids…The guilt that I have.”

Two people who survived the U.S. military’s early September strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel were attempting to climb back onto the boat before it was hit a second time, a source familiar with the matter told CBS News on Wednesday. The survivors allegedly tried to salvage some of the drugs, according to the source. … Read more

The Defense Department inspector general finds Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in use of Signal to share highly sensitive U.S. attack plans, according to officials who have seen the report.

Trump said their impression was that Putin wants “to see the war ended,” but it wasn’t clear what progress had been made in the talks.