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Trump’s $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities

By DAVID A. LIEB, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MORGAN LEE Associated Press With tensions high over federal immigration enforcement, some state and local officials are pushing back against the Trump administration’s attempts to house thousands of detained immigrants in jails, converted warehouses and privately run facilities in their communities. Federal officials have been scouting cities and

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Trump’s $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities

By DAVID A. LIEB, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MORGAN LEE Associated Press With tensions high over federal immigration enforcement, some state and local officials are pushing back against the Trump administration’s attempts to house thousands of detained immigrants in jails, converted warehouses and privately run facilities in their communities. Federal officials have been scouting cities and

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Trump’s $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities

By DAVID A. LIEB, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MORGAN LEE Associated Press With tensions high over federal immigration enforcement, some state and local officials are pushing back against the Trump administration’s attempts to house thousands of detained immigrants in jails, converted warehouses and privately run facilities in their communities. Federal officials have been scouting cities and

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Intelligence director says Trump requested her presence at FBI search of Georgia election center

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers in a letter Monday that she attended an FBI search of the elections hub in Fulton County, Georgia, last week because President Donald Trump asked for her to be there. She also acknowledged that she “facilitated” what she described

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An internal document shows the Vietnamese military preparing for a possible American war

By DAVID RISING and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A year after Vietnam elevated its relations with Washington to the highest diplomatic level, an internal document shows its military was taking steps to prepare for a possible American “war of aggression” and considered the United States a “belligerent” power, according to a

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MLB to produce local broadcasts for 6 more teams with fate of FanDuel Sports Network uncertain

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays said Monday they will have their local television broadcasts produced and distributed by Major League Baseball this season. The six clubs — along with the Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles

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Where is Evo Morales? Bolivia’s ex-leader vanishes from public view for nearly a month

By PAOLA FLORES and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The almost monthlong disappearance from public view of Bolivia’s towering socialist icon, ex-leader Evo Morales, shortly after the Jan. 3 U.S. seizure of former Venezuelan president and his close ally Nicolás Maduro, is alarming his supporters, roiling his enemies and galvanizing the

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Alabama GOP dismisses challenge to Tuberville candidacy

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Republican Party on Sunday dismissed a challenge that questioned U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s eligibility to run for governor. The Alabama Republican Party Candidate Committee dismissed the challenge filed by Ken McFeeters accusing Tuberville of not meeting the seven-year residency requirement to run for governor. Tuberville’s campaign and McFeeters confirmed

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