US government shutdown crisis nears end
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A report by Human Rights Watch and Central American rights group Cristosal alleges that dozens of Venezuelans deported from the US to a Salvadoran prison earlier this year were subjected to torture and other serious abuses including sexual violence.
The USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group has arrived in the U.S. Southern Command area of operations north of the Caribbean Sea as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against drug cartels, the Navy’s Fourth Fleet announced Wednesday.
A US naval strike force centred around the world's largest warship, the USS Gerald R Ford, has arrived in the Caribbean, the US Navy has confirmed. The arrival of the strike group, which was ordered to the region by President Donald Trump last month, comes amid ongoing strikes against alleged drug boats and tensions with Venezuela.
For all those people who say, ‘Oh, this is federal troops,’ no, this is angels coming in,” the former Fox News host said.
Local workers at some American military bases in Europe are feeling the impact of the U.S. government shutdown.
Chicago is facing a dangerous lake-effect snow event overnight Sunday into Monday morning. A narrow, but extremely intense band could dump snow at a rate of 3 or more inches per hour - so fast it overwhelms the ability to keep roads clear. If the band pivots and stalls, the city could be looking at double-digit snowfall before midday Monday.