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Today's Top News Compilation - Sunday, Mar. 8, 2020

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Supreme Court blocks new deportations of Venezuelans in Texas under 18th century Alien Enemies Act

  • News source: FOX News
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling early Saturday morning blocking, at least for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law.

The justices instructed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order of this court."

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the majority opinion.

ACLU APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT TO STOP VENEZUELAN DEPORTATIONS; BOASBERG HOLDS EMERGENCY HEARING FRIDAY NIGHT

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China races robots against humans in Beijing half-marathon

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Yizhuang half-marathon is the first time robots have raced against humans over such a distance.
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Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law

  • News source: Nicholas Riccardi | The Associated Press
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The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law.

In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center “until further order of this court.”

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented.

The high court acted in an emergency appeal from the American Civil Liberties Union contending that immigration authorities appeared to be moving to restart removals under the Alien Enemies Act...
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What to know about the tensions between Iran and the US before their second round of talks

  • News source: Jon Gambrell | The Associated Press
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Iran and the United States will hold talks Saturday in Rome, their second round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

The talks follow a first round held in Muscat, Oman, where the two sides spoke face to face.

Trump has imposed new sanctions on Iran as part of his “maximum pressure” campaign targeting the country. He has repeatedly suggested military action against Iran remained a possibility, while emphasizing he still believed a new deal could be reached by writing a letter to Iran’s 85-year-old Supreme Leader...
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China races robots against humans in Beijing half-marathon

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Yizhuang half-marathon is the first time robots have raced against humans over such a distance.
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Five takeaways from Canada party leaders' big TV debate

  • News source: BBC News - World
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There were two ghosts in the room during Canada's federal election debate - Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump.
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Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks ‘coming to head' and insists ‘no one is playing' him

  • News source: Angela Charlton and Hanna Arhirova | The
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Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks 'coming to head' and insists that 'no one is playing' him in push to end war.
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US senator says 'traumatised' man deported to El Salvador moved to new prison

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Sen Chris Van Hollen returned from El Salvador and spoke about his time meeting with Kilmar Ábrego García.
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'Child in arms, luggage on my head, I fled Sudan camp for safety'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Inhabitants of Sudan's biggest camp for displaced people have had their lives upturned once again.
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The forgotten Indian explorer who uncovered an ancient civilisation

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Rakhaldas Banerjee is credited with discovering Mohenjo-daro, but his legacy is tainted by controversy.
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Judge says detained Tufts student must be transferred to Vermont for hearing

  • News source: Holly Ramer | The Associated Press
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A federal judge on Friday ordered that a Turkish Tufts University student detained by immigration authorities in Louisiana be brought to Vermont by May 1 for a hearing over what her lawyers say was apparent retaliation for an op-ed piece she co-wrote in the student newspaper.

U.S. District Judge William Sessions said he would hear Rumeysa Ozturk’s request to be released from detention. Her lawyers had requested that she be released immediately, or at least brought back to Vermont.

The 30-year-old doctoral student was taken by immigration officials...
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AI dolls are taking over - but real artists are sick of them

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Artists hit back on social media to warn artificial intelligence may be endangering their livelihoods.
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Fox News Politics Newsletter: Of Angel Moms and Illegals

  • News source: FOX News
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Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content.

Here's what's happening…

-Gabbard announces RFK files released months after Trump's order: 'Light on the truth'

-Top Dem asks Noem how TSA will prevent 'major disruptions' as many travelers still lack REAL ID

-Biden's vax-focused COVID-19 website obliterated by White House, replaced with 'true origins' virus guide

The White House released a splitscreen image overnight to underscore the stark contrast...
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Sen. Van Hollen pours cold water on ‘margarita-gate’ photo-op after El Salvador trip: 'Nobody drank any'

  • News source: FOX News
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., says the margaritas were fake. The outrage, he says, is real.

Returning from a highly publicized trip to El Salvador to meet with deported illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Van Hollen addressed reporters Thursday after landing at Dulles International Airport in Virginia. He attempted to set the record straight on what’s now being dubbed "margarita-gate," a viral photo posted by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele that appeared to show the senator and Garcia sitting casually at a table with two salt-rimmed drinks...
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ACLU appeals to Supreme Court to stop Venezuelan deportations; Boasberg holds emergency hearing Friday night

  • News source: FOX News
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The American Civil Liberties Union appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, asking for an emergency injunction against the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan nationals held in Texas back to South America under the rarely used Alien Enemies Act.

The Supreme Court previously ruled there are restrictions on how the government can use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, including that those targeted under it are entitled to a hearing before being deported.

Hours before appealing to the Supreme Court on Friday, the ACLU had asked two...
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