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Federal immigration authorities have detained dozens of people in the city of Danbury, Connecticut, this week, despite intense opposition from elected officials and protesters. The Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign is plowing ahead even in Democratic-led states like Connecticut that have laws seeking to limit Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s power. Nationwide, ICE arrests increased significantly in June and July, according to newly released data. ICE officers, some wearing masks, have […]

NEW YORK (AP) — “AIR FORCE VETERAN. SMALL BUSINESSMAN. TRUMP CONSERVATIVE.” The all-caps headline on Texas Republican congressional candidate Carlos De La Cruz’s website used to align him with President Donald Trump. Not anymore. “NATIVE TEXAN. AIR FORCE VETERAN. SMALL BUSINESSMAN. PROVEN CONSERVATIVE,” it reads now. De La Cruz’s campaign rejected any suggestion he was backing away from the president, whose knack for mobilizing his loyalists remains critical for Republicans […]

By Field Level Media Aug 27 (Field Level Media) – Major League Soccer issued a one-match suspension and an undisclosed fine to Inter Miami head coach Guillermo Hoyos for his club’s “repeated violation” of the league’s late kickoff policy. The club was also fined an undisclosed amount. MLS said in a statement that clubs and their head coaches are “subject to escalating fines and a head coach suspension for repeated […]

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Another bumper earnings report and outlook from chipmaking giant Nvidia boosted tech stocks on Thursday, which was enough to lift the benchmark U.S. indexes even though every other sector fell, as investors digested inflation warnings from several Fed officials ahead of Fed chief Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole address on Friday. In my column today, I look at how the U.S. public […]

By Field Level Media Aug 27 (Field Level Media) – Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was formally charged with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property stemming from his May arrest in Wisconsin. The Brown County District Attorney’s Office filed the charges on Thursday, according to court records. The charges carry maximum sentences of nine months in prison and/or a $10,000 fine. Jacobs, 28, was booked on […]

By Pete Schroeder Aug 27 (Reuters) – A pair of U.S. banking regulators announced on Thursday they had finalized rules that set formal definitions for “unsafe and unsound” practices by banks, giving examiners firm guidelines for how to police lenders. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation finalized the rules, which they had first proposed in October, marking the first time a bank regulator […]

By AJ Vicens Aug 27 (Reuters) – Australian police announced charges on Thursday against two men accused of participating in a cybercrime syndicate that targeted widely used open-source software to compromise thousands of global businesses.  The Australian men face a combined 14 charges for their alleged roles in TeamPCP, a hacking collective that inserted malicious code into popular tools to compromise businesses, according to a statement from the Australian Federal […]

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Three-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Connor Hellebuyck publicly confirmed Thursday that he asked the Winnipeg Jets to trade him. In a statement released by his agent, Ray Petkau, Hellebuyck said he felt it was important to go public with the request because training camp is fast approaching. “My position has not changed, and I believe moving on is the best path forward for me and my family,” […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Pentagon on Thursday pressed U.S. allies at NATO to prove they are stepping up their defense of Europe as Washington shifts its attention to security challenges closer to home and in the Indo-Pacific region. The U.S. has begun cutting the forces it has stationed in Europe — around 80,000 are still deployed — and the Pentagon has launched a review to establish how deep further cuts […]