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The Cost of Deporting America’s Illegal Immigrants This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. A one-time operation to deport 11 million illegal immigrants from the U.S. would cost approximately $315 billion. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to begin mass […]
Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has revealed he had access to “internal” US government information but denied a former top aide’s allegation he had pressured his now-defunct Apple Daily tabloid to draft a sanctions list for Washington after Hong Kong adopted the 2020 national security law. Lai, 76, returned to the witness box on […]
Emerging powers in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East have showered U.S. President-elect Donald Trump with congratulations since he won the election. The general response from these countries—with a few notable exceptions such as Brazil and Mexico—has been much warmer than it was after outgoing President Joe Biden’s win in 2020. “You are […]
Trump allies say they will ‘liberate individuals and businesses from illicit regulations never passed by Congress’. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, United States President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming “efficiency” tsars, have outlined plans for a “drastic reduction” in regulations and “mass head-count reductions”. In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Musk and Ramaswamy […]
The U.S. veto at the U.N. came as the Biden administration’s envoy in Lebanon reported “additional progress” on cease-fire talks in the war between Israel and Hezbollah. Source link
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s looming return to office is causing sleepless nights in Europe. Diplomats expect Trump 2.0 will cause more headaches because the world is less stable today than it was in 2017. Chief among their fears is the growing partnership between Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. “Trump is getting one global theater. […]
The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the war in Gaza because it is not linked to an immediate release of hostages taken captive by Hamas in Israel in October 2023. The UN Security Council voted 14-1 in favour of the resolution sponsored by the 10 elected members […]
Mapped: Data Center Electricity Consumption By State This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Data centers have become major electricity consumers in the U.S., driven by continuously rising internet usage along with cloud computing […]
The Garden City Port Terminal in Savannah, Georgia. Sean Rayford | Getty Images Uncertainty among U.S. shippers is escalating into 2025 with the expectation of new Trump tariffs and the possibility of a new ports strike that could begin in mid-January. Supply chain and logistics executives told CNBC that shippers are now trying to game […]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary has been both widely celebrated and condemned because of the latter’s views on oil, gas, and climate change. The Wall Street Journal summed up the appointment with the headline: “Trump’s Choice for Energy Secretary Is a Fracking Booster and Climate Skeptic.” […]