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Thursday January 30th, 2025 morning edition

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But a move to house tens of thousands of migrants at the base would again widen the Pentagon's role in Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.

"Today I'm ... signing an executive order to instruct the Departments of Defence and Homeland Security to begin preparing the 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay," Trump said at the White House on Wednesday (local time).

Trump said the facility would be used to "detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people".

Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act, which will allow the pre-trial detention of undocumented migrants charged with theft and violent crime.

Source: AAP, SIPA USA / Jim Lo Scalzo Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has sharply rebuked Trump's plans for Guantanamo Bay.

The detention facility at Guantanamo Bay was set up in 2002 by then-president George W Bush to detain foreign militant suspects following the September 11 attacks on the US in 2001.

Pro-refugee groups have called for the Guantanamo migrant facility to be closed and for Congress to investigate alleged abuses there. »

19-year old Georgia healthcare worker faces felony for twerking on disabled person’s head

Authored by tribune.com.pk
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A 19-year-old healthcare worker in Georgia is facing a felony charge after a TikTok video showed her twerking on the head of a disabled person.

Lucrecia Kormassa Koiyan, of Loganville, was charged with exploitation of a disabled person after authorities were alerted to the viral video.

19-Year-Old Health Care Worker Has Been Arrested & Charged With Exploiting Disabled Person After Viral Dance Video! »

Xbox’s Revenue Takes a Hit While Game Pass Keeps Growing

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But not everything was in decline—Xbox content and services revenue went up by 2%, mainly thanks to Game Pass continuing to grow.

After the buyout, the gaming division saw a big jump in revenue for the next four quarters.

But with hardware sales slumping, it’s clear that Game Pass and software sales are doing most of the heavy lifting. »

Tesla fourth-quarter results miss estimates as automotive revenue drops 8%

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Tesla reported earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter that missed analysts' estimates.

73 cents adjusted vs. 76 cents expected Revenue: $25.71 billion vs. $27.26 billion expected Tesla's revenue increased just 2% from $25.17 billion a year earlier.

Automotive revenue fell 8% to $19.8 billion from $21.56 billion in the same quarter last year, and of that, $692 million came from regulatory credits. »