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Rubio pledges US review of Hungary penalties, Szijjarto says

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has pledged to review penalties the Biden administration imposed on Hungary, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after holding talks with his U.S. counterpart.

“My new foreign minister colleague assured me that we will rebuild Hungarian-American political relations and for him this includes a review by ...Read more

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Trump claims to have smashed Reagan's decades-old inaugural viewing record

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More people watched President Donald Trump’s second inauguration than watched any other inaugural event in history, according to the president.

According to the new commander-in-chief, while his Oath of Office was administered inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda where only a crowd of several hundred could be seated, almost twice as many Americans...Read more

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'We are terrified': ICE begins long-promised immigration blitz in Chicago

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It was around 8 a.m. Sunday when a family friend called Maria to ask why her husband of nearly 10 years hadn’t shown up for work.

Minutes later, with federal immigration agents banging on the front door of her apartment in Chicago’s Hermosa neighborhood, she had an answer.

Maria’s husband was one of an as-yet-unknown number of people ...Read more

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Trump border czar defends ICE arrests in schools, churches

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Following the first wave of deportations under the Trump administration last week, newly-appointed border czar Tom Homan spoke to the administration’s strategy, saying “if you’re in the country illegally, you’re on the table.”

Homan addressed the Trump administration’s over 500 deportations on their first day in office in an ABC ...Read more

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Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire as Gaza hostage obstacle clears

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Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire until Feb. 18 to give Israeli troops more time to withdraw, the Trump administration said Sunday, while a Gaza dispute with Hamas over a hostage was resolved.

The developments came as Israeli television reported that President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, would visit ...Read more

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In punishing Colombia, Trump makes unprecedented move tying sanctions to immigration policy

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When President Donald Trump announced immediate reprisals against Colombia on Sunday after President Gustavo Petro refused to allow two U.S. military flights carrying deported Colombian migrants to land in the South American nation, his decision to directly tie sanctions to immigration marked an unprecedented shift in foreign policy.

“This is...Read more

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ICE makes arrests in metro Atlanta, announces 'targeted operations' here and elsewhere

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday made arrests in metro Atlanta and elsewhere.

“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with federal partners including the FBI, ATF and DEA, began conducting enhanced targeted operations today in Atlanta to enforce U.S. immigration law and preserve public safety and national security ...Read more

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A 7.4% proposed budget increase is cause for 'concern,' top Republican says

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Now is perhaps not the time to open our wallets any wider, the state’s top Republican said in response to Gov. Maura Healey’s $62 billion fiscal 2026 budget proposal.

According to Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, the state has implemented a range of new policies in the past few years which seem to be popular, but all of them also come ...Read more

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Trump actions could wreak havoc on South Florida's sizeable Colombian population

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South Florida is home to hundreds of thousands of people with roots in Colombia, according to federal government data, underscoring the longstanding and deep ties between the region and the South American country.

There were nearly 240,000 Colombians living in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties in 2023, according to the American Community Survey, ...Read more

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Video adds to scrutiny of Edison tower as possible site of origin of Eaton fire

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A video offers new evidence suggesting the massive Eaton fire may have been ignited at a Southern California Edison transmission tower just moments after flashes of blue and white light flared near the electrical equipment.

Over the last few weeks, residents who live near the line have shared videos and photos of large flames at the base of ...Read more

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Danish premier reminds US of strong alliance amid Greenland spat

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Denmark’s prime minister said the U.S. should remember that the Nordic country has lost troops fighting in U.S.-led wars and always has supported its large partner, after President Donald Trump escalated his demands over Greenland.

“I think it is important that everyone in the U.S. remembers how good an ally Denmark has been,” Mette ...Read more

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GOP senators say Trump is wrong to end security for Iran targets

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Two Republican senators urged President Donald Trump to reverse a decision to end government security details for his former aides who are at risk of revenge from Iran for the U.S. killing of an Iranian senior commander in 2020.

Trump last week appeared to shrug off the decision to cut off the security details for John Bolton, one of Trump’s ...Read more

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Wildfires took an Altadena man's neighborhood and his Corvette dream

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She was sleek as night wind, painted red, with a peanut-butter interior, a tuned-port motor with a factory four-speed.

Oh, man, said Danny Robinson, the things that 1986 Corvette might have done. He had been working on her for a while, ordered an ignition switch and was awaiting registration. She was a wrench-turn away from being road ready, ...Read more

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Trump imposes tariffs, sanctions on Colombia in migrant fight

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President Donald Trump imposed tariffs and sanctions on Colombia hours after its leftist president refused to allow two military planes carrying deported migrants to land, punishing a U.S. ally for stepping even partially out of line with his immigration goals.

In a social media post Sunday, Trump said he ordered an emergency 25% tariff on all ...Read more

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LA gets rains that help fight fires but bring landslide risk

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Parched Los Angeles is getting its first rains in months — wet weather that’s helping battle wildfires but is also introducing the risk of landslides.

Rain was falling on the region Sunday and is expected to get heavier overnight, according to a Sunday afternoon forecast from the National Weather Service. Los Angeles and Ventura counties ...Read more

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Washington state, Seattle brace for second round of fights over 'sanctuary' status

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It took just hours after his swearing in for President Donald Trump to reignite a fight he waged for four years against Washington state and its more progressive counties and cities, which insist they will play little part in helping the federal government target undocumented immigrants for deportation.

One of his executive orders takes aim at ...Read more

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Trump's 'border' czar, top DOJ official arrive in Chicago to observe immigration enforcement operations

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With two top Trump administration officials in Chicago, federal law enforcement began a “targeted” immigration blitz Sunday, according to a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The agency did not say how many arrests have taken place so far.

“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with federal partners ...Read more

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Orlando needs a homeless shelter. Residents, hospital push to keep it out

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Octavian Cantilli and his wife bought their home in south Orlando in part because it was close to Wadeview Park. But in recent years, he said, unpleasant encounters with homeless people have made them reluctant to take their kids to the park’s playground.

“Some of them would just sit there quietly and not disturb anybody. But then quite a ...Read more

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After Colombia refuses to take migrants back, Trump imposes immediate penalties on Bogota

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Hours after the president of Colombia refused to allow two U.S. military flights carrying deported Colombian migrants to land in his country, President Donald Trump announced Sunday immediate reprisals against the South American nation: A 25% tariff on all Colombian products — to rise to 50% in a week — and the shutting down of the visa ...Read more

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Fatal shooting prompts move for Miami-Dade to reform how police handle mental illness calls

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The killing of a mentally ill West Kendall man by a Miami-Dade police officer — as his horrified mother watched him bleed out on her kitchen floor — has elicited a pledge of reform by county leaders eager to lessen the danger of encounters between police and people in crisis.

The shooting death of 21-year-old Richard Hollis and the plight ...Read more