Unbiased headline news - Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham has offered 1,402 acres of land purchased along the Texas-Mexico border to assist in a potential mass deportation operation under the incoming Trump administration.
In a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, Buckingham proposed using the land "to construct deportation facilities." The Texas General Land Office acquired the property from a farmer in October to support Texas' border security initiatives, including plans for a border wall. "My office is fully prepared to enter into an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement," Buckingham stated in her letter.
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Ford Motor Company announced plans on Wednesday to eliminate 4,000 jobs across its European operations, citing "unprecedented competitive, regulatory, and economic headwinds."
The company described the job cuts as part of a restructuring strategy "to create a more cost-competitive structure and ensure the long-term sustainability and growth of its business in Europe." "It is critical to take difficult but decisive action to ensure Ford's future competitiveness in Europe," said Dave Johnston, Ford's European vice president.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing accusations of sexually assaulting a 39-year-old man during a 2022 house party held at Combs' "large, glamorous home in New York City," according to a lawsuit filed this week.
The anonymous plaintiff, who now resides in Georgia, claims he attended the party with friends and consumed alcohol provided by others at the event. "After consuming the drink, Plaintiff began to feel disoriented and began to lose control of his body and to lose consciousness," the lawsuit alleges.
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Two people were killed in Washington state after being struck by falling trees as a powerful storm battered the Pacific Northwest.
In Bellevue, a tree crashed into a home Tuesday night, fatally injuring a woman who was in the shower at the time, according to Bellevue fire officials. In Lynwood, a woman in her 50s died when a tree fell on a homeless encampment, officials said. Over 470,000 residents in Washington state were without power as of Wednesday.
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Four students from the University of Rochester have been arrested, and another is under investigation, in connection with antisemitic "Wanted" posters found on campus.
The posters, discovered last week in classrooms and other university buildings, targeted Jewish members of the community, according to officials. The four suspects, who remain unidentified, were arrested on Tuesday and face charges of felony criminal mischief, University of Rochester Police Chief Quchee Collins said.
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Police and family members are urging the public to help locate the driver who fatally struck a father of three in a hit-and-run incident in Los Angeles.
Oscar Guardado, 42, was biking home in south Los Angeles when he was hit by a vehicle just before 10 p.m. on Oct. 27, the Los Angeles Police Department said. The driver fled the scene, and Guardado was pronounced dead on-site, police reported. Investigators are asking for assistance identifying the suspect’s vehicle, described as a dark, four-door sedan, LAPD Sgt. Gabriel Nily stated at a news conference.
