Dozens of immigrant families protested Saturday behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent this week after being detained in Minnesota.
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Valerie Gonzalez,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
Syrian government forces moved in to secure the camp a day later but, in the meantime, fences had been pulled down and dozens of prisoners had escaped.
While curating the assortment, merchants need to stay focused on both sales and margin goals.
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Raj Dhiman,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
Overall, the county’s business community is feeling cynical about the state of the economy, with two-thirds of merchants reporting a negative future outlook, the study’s authors said.
By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.
Heightened security at Europe’s largest ports is forcing drug traffickers to employ new technologies to chemically bond cocaine with legitimate carrier materials such as food, plastics, textiles, charcoal and cardboard, according to Europol.
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Suzanne Lynch,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit contends the victims were civilian fishermen, not drug traffickers, killed without legal justification, congressional authorization, or legitimate armed conflict to justify lethal force.
For now, data on Monday showed no clear sign that authorities stepped into the market in Tokyo last Friday, though traders still cannot rule out a small-scale intervention.
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Erica Yokoyama,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
Crowded bearish positions now carry greater risk in an era where retail traders can quickly mobilize capital and amplify moves.
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