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ICE activity increases in Maine as anxiety grows in immigrant communities

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Trump administration is now targeting its mass deportation campaign on Maine, a state with relatively few residents in the United States illegally but notable African refugee communities in its largest cities. The Department of Homeland Security named the operation “Catch of the Day,” an apparent play on Maine’s seafood industry

2 Tiananmen vigil organizers plead not guilty in Hong Kong national security trial

HONG KONG (AP) — Two organizers of Hong Kong's long-running vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown pleaded not guilty Thursday, while a third pleaded guilty before the trial brought under a national security law that has largely erased dissent in the city. Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho, former leaders of the Hong

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches. The memo authorizes ICE officers to use

Teen pleads guilty to North Carolina mass shooting that killed 5

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and other charges for a mass shooting in North Carolina, acknowledging that he carried out a 2022 killing rampage that left five people dead, including his older brother and a police officer. Austin David Thompson, who was 15 at the time of the attack

Verzuz Announces Mike Will Made-It Vs. Hit-Boy Producer Battle

Source: @mikewillmadeit/@hitboy / Instagram Verzuz Announces Mike Will Made-It vs. Hit-Boy Producer Battle The platform is set to put Mike Will Made-It against Hit-Boy on Jan. 30, streaming live on Apple Music. Both producers have been responsible for some of the most impactful instrumentals of the past decade. Mike Will’s includes chart-toppers like Rae Sremmurd’s

Trump Shill Scott Jennings Roasted By Fellow CNN Panelist

Source: CNN / CNN On Tuesday (Jan. 20), a panel discussion on CNN’s Newsnight program turned into a humiliating moment for Scott Jennings, who is an avid supporter of President Donald Trump. Host John Berman had posed the question about whether the Department of Justice would face punishment for slow-walking the release of files related