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Today's Top News Compilation - Monday, Apr. 6, 2020

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Detaining illegal immigrants at Guantanamo could result in legal challenges, slow deportations, experts say

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The Trump administration's plan to detain some of the most dangerous illegal immigrants arrested in the United States in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could raise legal concerns and challenges, which could slow efforts to deport them to their home countries, experts say.

President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to prepare the facility to house up to 30,000 "criminal illegal aliens" at the U.S. military base. Flights to the facility began this week.

Around 150 Marines are at the Naval Station and have set up tents for around 1,000 migrants in...
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Bondi seeks to reverse Biden death row commutations, accuses former president of 'undermining' justice system

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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is seeking to reverse the last-hour commutations for death row murderers last month by former President Joe Biden, directing state officials to pursue the death penalty against the inmates.

Bondi, who was confirmed Wednesday, sent out a letter about the commutations to Department of Justice (DOJ) employees Wednesday, accusing Biden of "undermin[ing] our justice system and subvert[ing] the rule of law" by granting the commutations.

"The commutations also robbed the victims' families of the justice promised — and...
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Leader Thune backs Senate GOP bid to speed past House on Trump budget plan

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FIRST ON FOX: Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., came out in support of a GOP effort in the upper chamber to get moving on legislation to advance President Donald Trump's agenda.

It would be a significant departure from current plans for the House to pass a bill first, amid infighting by House Republicans over spending levels.

"I appreciate Chairman Graham’s leadership in crafting a budget resolution that will unlock the ability to pass a reconciliation bill to secure the border, rebuild our military, and deliver a much-needed down payment...
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Strong earthquake near Santorini after days of tremors

  • News source: BBC News - World
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More than 11,000 people have already left the island of Santorini in recent days.
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Trump tariff 'made something snap in us' - many Canadians see US rift beyond repair

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The tariffs and US President Donald Trump's '51st State' comments have made way for a surge of patriotism in Canada.
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Argentina leader orders WHO exit in move mirroring Trump's

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Argentina says it objects to the way the international health body handled the Covid-19 pandemic.
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'I'm alive thanks to US foreign aid'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The BBC speaks to people around the world who will be affected if Donald Trump shuts the US's main overseas aid agency.
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Trump ally Musk is remaking government - but will they clash?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Musk has emerged as a dominant force in Trump's second term, gutting an agency and issuing ultimatums to staff.
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Johannesburg's revival: From crime hub to comeback city

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Johannesburg is known as a dangerous city, but some people are working to change that reputation.
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With House GOP stuck, Senate pushes ahead with its plan to fund Trump's agenda

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Senate Budget chair Graham wants to plow forward on a funding package that bundles border security and defense spending as the House continues to struggle with its plan.
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Musk trolls critics and federal workers as DOGE targets US agencies

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As Elon Musk and his team rip through the federal government, he is doing it all with his signature trolling, mocking his critics and targets along the way.
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Trump's comments on Gaza draw backlash as Palestinians return home after ceasefire

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Trump drew backlash when he suggested the United States should take control of the Gaza Strip and move Palestinians out during a news conference with the Israeli prime minister at the White House. Chris Livesay reports that Mr. Trump is floating the idea as many Palestinians return home under the ceasefire deal.
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Trump's aid freeze will worsen Sudan famine and cost lives, workers say

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Some of the humanitarian aid USAID provided went to the African nation of Sudan. For two years now, its people have been caught in the middle of a civil war between two warlords. Debora Patta got a rare look inside the country.
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USAID worker says "everyone is really scared" at agency after being locked out

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USAID personnel have been locked out of their offices and email since Monday, leaving many confused as to whether they'll have healthcare or paychecks coming. One staffer spoke anonymously to Margaret Brennan, calling the shakeup by the Trump administration a "moral atrocity."
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Who is Samantha Power? Meet the Biden-era USAID leader facing backlash amid Musk's DOGE crackdown

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has recently become the target of Elon Musk’s DOGE efforts to slash government waste and spending, bringing increased scrutiny to the record of Samantha Power, the agency’s administrator during almost the entire Biden administration.

Power, who previously served as the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017 in the Obama administration after serving on his National Security Council, took the reins of USAID in the early days of the Biden administration and was...
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