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Glendale ends ICE contract, no longer holds detainees

Homeland Security/ICE to house federal immigration detainees,” the city said in a statement posted online.

As of Monday morning, the city jail held no ICE detainees, officials said.

Glendale Mayor Ara Najarian said the city has held 82 ICE detainees since January.

The city said ending the contract and transferring the detainees far afield would make it difficult for some families to visit those being detained by ICE.

He said he was against canceling the contract because keeping detainees at the Glendale jail “is clearly the most humane and most accommodating method.”.

ICE would not scale back its operations just because Glendale’s facility was no longer available, he said.

We believe deeply in protecting what makes Glendale strong: a commitment to fairness, compassion, and civic integrity,” the group said. »

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UK proposes wider ban on destructive ocean bottom trawling

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UK proposes wider ban on destructive ocean bottom trawling.

The proposal would expand the ban on bottom trawling from 18,000km2 to 48,000km2 (around 18,500 sq miles) of the UK's offshore areas that are already designated as protected.

A ban on a "destructive" type of fishing that drags large nets along the seafloor could be extended across English waters, the government has said. »

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is floating a federal tax boycott. Here's what to know.

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In response, Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote Friday afternoon in a social media post that California provides about $80 billion more in taxes to the federal government than it receives in return.

"His plan: defraud the American taxpayer and leave California residents on the hook for unpaid federal taxes," Bessent wrote.

Bessent added, "Instead of committing criminal tax evasion, Governor Newsom should consider a tax plan for California that follows the Trump Tax Cuts model and reduces the onerous state tax burden to allow families to keep more of their hard-earned money. »

China shuts down AI tools during nationwide college exams

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Chinese AI companies have temporarily paused some of their chatbot features to prevent students from using them to cheat during nationwide college exams, Bloomberg reports.

The increasing availability of chatbots has made it easier than ever for students around the world to cheat their way through education.

The gaokao entrance exam incites fierce competition as it’s the only means to secure a college placement in China, driving concerns that students may try to improve their chances with AI tools. »