The Daily Populous

Sunday November 16th, 2025 night edition

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A Pennsylvania sheriff struck a deal with ICE.

A Philadelphia-area sheriff was ousted last week after facing criticism from his Democratic opponent and rights groups over a partnership he forged with federal immigration authorities.

Out of three models, Harran chose the one that grants the most authority to local deputies.

Hundreds of local law enforcement agencies across the country, including five other Pennsylvania sheriff’s offices, have chosen to participate in that model, called the Task Force Model.

The other models allow local agencies to deal only with suspected undocumented immigrants already in custody or facing criminal charges.

Seventeen law enforcement officers in Bucks County received ICE training as part of the agreement, according to Harran.

Harran lost by roughly 25,000 votes, according to county data, on par with several other county-wide Republican candidates. »

Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past

Authored by apnews.com

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts from its vast ethnographic collection to Indigenous peoples from Canada, as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas.

For a century, the items were part of the Vatican Museum’s ethnographic collection, known today as the Anima Mundi museum.

The collection has been a source of controversy for the Vatican amid the broader museum debate over the restitution of cultural goods taken from Indigenous peoples during colonial periods. »

Milei bets on U.S. investment amid economic pressures

Authored by argentinareports.com

Whilst Milei was successful in bringing inflation down, the economy has stalled in recent months as demand has dropped.

The Trump Administration has so far taken an unusually keen interest in Latin America, most notably in Venezuela and Argentina.

Earlier this month, Milei’s government decided to halt the construction of a $350 million dollar radio-telescope that had been planned in collaboration with China on Argentine soil. »

Justice Department quietly replaced ‘identical’ Trump signatures on recent pardons

Authored by apnews.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department posted pardons online bearing identical copies of President Donald Trump’s signature before quietly correcting them this week after what the agency called a “technical error.”.

In fact, the signatures on several pardons initially uploaded to the Justice Department’s website were identical, two forensic document experts confirmed to The Associated Press.

Within hours of the online speculation, the administration replaced copies of the pardons with new ones that did not feature identical signatures. »