Overwhelmed border officials beg for help amid surge of sick migrants…
December 27, 2018
Border officials begged for medical help from the Coast Guard and the Pentagon to screen illegal immigrants and asked American and Mexican disease specialists to investigate a surge of sick migrants caught at the border after another illegal immigrant child died in U.S. custody.
Every juvenile currently held by U.S. Customs and Border Protection is being rechecked for health issues, and a review of CBP procedures is underway, authorities said after the death on Christmas Eve.
‘Let Them Eat Cake’: Users on Macron Sharing Champagne With French Army in Chad…
December 27, 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Chad for a two-day visit to meet with French soldiers deployed in the Sahel region under anti-insurgent Operation Barkhane. During his pre-Christmas visit to Kossei air base near Chad’s capital N’Djamena, Macron brought champagne, foie gras, and chocolate to share a holiday meal with 1,300 troops.
Illegal Alien Charged with Violently Raping College Student…
December 27, 2018
Edibaldo “Eddie” Duran, a 29-year-old illegal alien, was arrested in Mexico City, Mexico last week by the U.S. Marshal Service, according to News12 Connecticut, after he allegedly raped a college student in 2014 and fled the country to Mexico.
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Fairfield Police officials say the illegal alien beat his victim, sexually assaulted her, and choked her until she was unconscious. Duran also allegedly stole items from the victim’s home.
Gallup’s Top World Findings for 2018…
December 27, 2018
In 2018, Gallup published nearly 100 global reports and articles on what people in more than 140 countries are thinking and feeling. Through our World Poll, Gallup systematically tracks and reports on wellbeing, leadership approval ratings, confidence in national institutions, employment rates and other issues affecting people's daily lives and, ultimately, the choices they make.
The following list includes Gallup editors' picks for some of the most important world discoveries -- and most highly read international stories -- of the year...
Trump says he wants to visit border wall before State of the Union…
December 27, 2018
Trump, speaking with reporters during an unannounced trip to Iraq, said he planned on "going to the wall" for a "groundbreaking" event before his State of the Union address, which will be held in late January.
China may take over Kenya’s Mombasa port over unpaid huge Chinese loan…
December 27, 2018
The Asian nation dismissed allegation that Kenyan government used Mombasa port as collateral for a loan to construction the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).
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In a letter to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) managing director, the auditor noted that the port's revenue was pledged to pay Kenya's debt to the Chinese bank."The payment arrangement agreement substantively means that the Authority's revenue would be used to pay the Government of Kenya's debt to China Exim Bank if minimum volumes required for consignment are not met as per schedule one."