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Trump administration using private company for migrant detention Migrant family detention strategy scrutinized; Doug McKelway reports.

The leader of Canada's main opposition Conservative Party was forced on the defensive on Thursday over the disclosure he holds dual Canada-U.S. citizenship and his "pro-life" stance on abortion, less than three weeks before the national election. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IjI2pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi called on lawmakers on Thursday to support him to reshuffle cabinet posts and urged calm after three days of deadly civil unrest rocked the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/330wQFW

Vladimir Putin does not rate Greta Thunberg’s warning on climate change, and many Russians agree. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OkH9Ay

Billed the world’s cleanest waste-to-energy plant, Denmark's Copenhill project had a troubled start. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LMPxax

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Child rape suspect wanted for more than 10 years is nabbed in Mexico A fugitive who was on America’s Most Wanted list for more than 10 years – and had escaped custody twice – for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 10-year-old Detroit girl, was apprehended in Mexico this week, authorities said Thursday.

Chinese woman caught at Mar-a-Lago with malware was apparently asked to target Clintons: docs A Chinese businesswoman who was convicted of trespassing at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club earlier this year and lying to Secret Service agents about the intrusion was urged by her handler to target other famous figures including the Clintons' and Warren Buffet.

Saudi man sentenced to 12 years for hiding attendance at Al Qaeda training camp A former Oklahoma resident was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for visa fraud and concealing his attendance at an Al-Qaeda training camp, authorities said Thursday.

Son of former Rep. Chris Collins pleads guilty in insider trading case The 26-year-old son of former Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Thursday to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, saying he "regrets" selling stock in a biopharmaceutical company based on insider knowledge.

Iraqi immigrant who used darknet, cryptocurrency for drug trafficking gets 30 years, prosecutors say An Iraqi immigrant was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in federal prison for using the dark web and cryptocurrency to operate a massive drug trafficking ring from Texas, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.   

Have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ACFVst

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Protests caused by the elimination of fuel subsidies are ending, Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno said on Thursday, after their removal sparked the Andean oil producer's worst civil unrest in years. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/332dkJg

An Iraqi immigrant who worked as a U.S. Army interpreter was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday for dealing the powerful opioid fentanyl over secret online networks, leading to the drug death of a Marine, prosecutors said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2pLjeQD

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Thursday urged lawmakers to support him to reshuffle cabinet posts and urged calm after three days of deadly civil unrest rocked the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/351weBI

If China were to act on U.S. President Donald Trump's surprising request on Thursday to start an investigation into Democratic rival Joe Biden and his family, it would be breaking one of its stated rules: do not meddle in another nation's internal politics. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Im9ZNj

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A man who had not walked for two years was able to move all his limbs thanks to new technology. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2In63M3