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DHS Watchdog Finds Serious Failures at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Immigration Facility

The Department of Homeland Security inspector general found that the Florida detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz held detainees in cramped metal cages and failed to meet federal standards for space, medical care and humane treatment before closing in June.
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Trump Rejects Calls for AI Development Moratorium as Technology Shares Slide
Keir Starmer Announces Resignation as UK Prime Minister
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Mail-In Voting Restrictions
U.S. Treasury Yields Breach 5% as Bond Sell-Off Intensifies
Oil Climbs Above $100 After Houthi Strikes on Saudi Energy Infrastructure
U.S. and Iran Open Talks in Switzerland as Trump Keeps Pressure on Tehran
Pentagon Faces Criticism Over Television Segment on U.S. Airman’s Iran Rescue Mission
Kennedy Center Board Weighs Trump Tribute as Institution Faces Financial Crisis
House Speaker Rejects Calls for Pause on Advanced AI Development
DHS Watchdog Finds Serious Failures at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Immigration Facility
Former CIA Director John Brennan Subpoenaed in Justice Department Investigation
U.S. Defense Bill and Supplemental Military Funding Remain Stalled Amid Iran Conflict
Trump Urges Ukraine to Stop Strikes on Russian Diesel Refineries
House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill to Avert U.S. Government Shutdown
Trump Rejects Calls for Advanced AI Development Freeze Despite Cybersecurity Warnings
Bank of Japan Poised to Raise Rates to 1.25%, Highest in 31 Years
Guterres Warns UN Faces Financial Collapse as U.S. Withholds More Than $4 Billion
North Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missiles After U.S.-South Korea-Japan Drills
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Leaders Jointly Demand Route to Leave UK
Houthis Seize Perim Island and Strike Saudi Oil Infrastructure in Red Sea Escalation
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