Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other federal agencies continue to make detainments in immigration courts as people attend their court hearings. Michael M. Santiago via Getty ImagesImmigration and Customs Enforcement is considering establishing a new call center, in part to make it easier for them to track immigrant children with the help of local and state law enforcement. The proposed call center would support the 287(g) program, which effectively deputizes local law enforcement for various immigration enforcement tasks, including arrests. The program has exploded under the current administration, as hundreds of local and state law enforcement organizations sign on to cooperate with ICE. Michael Lukens, the executive director for the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, told ABC News, “The [call] center will not protect children.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — UPS and FedEx will ground their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes “out of an abundance of caution” following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky, the companies announced late Friday. The MD-11 aircrafts make up about 9% of of the UPS airline fleet and 4% of the FedEx fleet, according to the companies. Advertisement“We made this decision proactively at the recommendation of the aircraft manufacturer,” a UPS statement said. AdvertisementThe crash Tuesday at UPS Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky, killed 14 people, including the three pilots on the MD-11 that was headed for Honolulu. Jeff Guzzetti, a former federal crash investigator, said the bell likely was signaling the engine fire.

“My default mode is to feel that what I have to say isn’t important, so 'lol' is also sort of a great eraser,” one millennial said. Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: GettyWhen did “lol” become the equivalent of a punctuation mark for millennials? Nick Russell, a millennial from Memphis, Tennessee, tacks “lol” onto texts to sidestep potentially awkward or loaded conversation. Most millennials say if you want to take their “lol,” you’ll have to pry it from their cold, dead hands. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“We millennials have lived through a period of enormous change and disruption on many levels.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGSen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Friday that some of his GOP colleagues are too “frightened” to join him in criticizing Tucker Carlson’s interview with white supremacist Nick Fuentes. “Now I can tell you, my colleagues, almost to a person, think what is happening is horrifying,” he continued. AdvertisementSen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) attends a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing in October. “The last I checked, Tucker actually knows how to cross-examine someone, Cruz said. Cruz began speaking out against Carlson over the Fuentes interview last week.

A coalition of conservative mothers has called for a boycott of “Wheel of Fortune” over the word game’s new “What the Fun?” category because it hints at an obscenity. “The once family-friendly ‘Wheel of Fortune’ game show is no more,” the One Million Moms group wrote on its site on Oct. 30. category puzzle. Wheel of FortuneOne Million Moms, a ministry of the “culture war”-fighting American Family Association founded by the late Pastor Donald E. Wildmon, has 99,000 followers on Facebook. The “What The Fun?” category was introduced this season, according to a fan page.

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President Donald Trump and top U.S. officials have alleged the craft were being operated by narco-terrorists and cartel members bound with deadly drugs for American communities. The residents and relatives interviewed by the AP requested anonymity out of fear of reprisals from drug smugglers, the Venezuelan government or the Trump administration. Trump has said each sunken boat has saved 25,000 American lives, presumably from overdoses. One of the first to die(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin) AP Illustration via APAdvertisementLuis “Che” Martínez was killed in the first strike. (AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin) AP Illustration via APAdvertisementVillagers said they were not surprised that Fuentes, who had no nautical experience, turned to smuggling to make ends meet.

Instead, it’s community service for him. “I feel terrible for those young women,” protester Adelyn Smith told 2 News Oklahoma. One of his victims told the authorities he recorded strangling her to unconsciousness, per the Oklahoma Watch. However, Butler’s adult legal status was changed in July to “youthful offender,” which, according to Oklahoma Watch, allows for less severe punishment. Smith, who was one of nearly 100 protesters on Wednesday, told 2 News Oklahoma: “We’ve had enough, like, we’re done.

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The intelligence reporting described Israeli officials’ own view of whether their treatment of Palestinians through large-scale attacks and severe limits on humanitarian aid was illegal, two former officials said. When State Department staff focused on international law requested their own intelligence briefing about possible Israeli ethnic cleansing, the former State Department official said intelligence personnel denied their request. They gave U.S. officials evidence of “specific motivations” among Israeli officials, a former senior official said. Biden administration staff had been quietly discussing their own potential liability for involvement in the Gaza offensive since a month into the war. In doing so, the Biden Administration was complicit in the loss of countless civilian lives — and the prolonging of the war in Gaza.

“Daily Show” correspondent Jordan Klepper on Thursday summed up how “things are falling apart” under Donald Trump as the government shutdown — which has disrupted SNAP benefits and is set to reduce air traffic at 40 U.S. airports — drags on. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementEarlier in the monologue, Klepper weighed in on the “crazy” medical emergency that occurred during an announcement on reducing the cost of weight-loss drugs. He called the photo “one of the greatest images of the Trump presidency.”“Look at this! Meanwhile, Donald Trump is zoned out like he’s in a marriage counseling session,” Klepper quipped. Watch more of Klepper’s Thursday monologue on “The Daily Show.”Related...Read the original on HuffPost

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is a government agency, hasn’t been updating or publishing its nationwide respiratory virus tracking data because of the shutdown. Here’s what to know:Without CDC virus tracking data, doctors have a harder time diagnosing patients and prescribing treatment. This data-tracking pause presents an issue for doctors, nurses and scientists who rely on CDC data and analysis. Eric Lee via Getty Images The government shutdown means the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention isn't publishing its robust respiratory virus tracking data. “Agencies and foundations and public health scientists are filling in those gaps as much as possible,” said Malaty Rivera.

“All Republicans have to do is say ‘yes’ to extend current law for one year.”AdvertisementBut Republicans quickly shot it down, insisting that Senate Democrats first agree to make reforms to the program, including an income cap for eligibility and a gradual wind-down. “It’s a horrible idea,” Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) said of Schumer’s offer. Scott ApplewhiteRepublicans rejected Schumer’s proposal almost immediately, reiterating that any conversations about extending the health care subsidies can only occur after Democrats vote to reopen the government. ), meanwhile, told reporters the Democrats’ offer is “an indication that they’re feeling the heat.”“I guess you could characterize that as progress, but I just don’t think that it gets anywhere close to what we need to do here,” he added. AdvertisementWhile Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are at risk for more than 20 million households, Democrats have remained focused on the lapse of health care subsidies that help more than 20 million Americans buy health insurance on ACA exchanges.