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ICE said its agents partnered with local law enforcement in Florida in an illegal immigration sweep dubbed Operation Tidal Wave.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, working in conjunction with local law enforcement in Florida, have arrested nearly 800 illegal immigrants across the state in the past four days, the agency announced on April 26.While ICE has routinely conducted immigration enforcement operations throughout the United States, the agency referred to Florida’s effort, dubbed Operation Tidal Wave, as a “first-of-its-kind” effort pairing federal immigration authorities with state and local law enforcement resources.In their April 26 press statement, ICE pitched other law enforcement…

CNN  —  A peer of the Wisconsin judge who the FBI arrested for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant avoid federal immigration enforcement said her arrest is meant to intimidate the judiciary by the Trump administration. “I think they’re trying to send a message to chill the judiciary,” Wisconsin Appellate Judge Pedro Colón said in a Saturday interview with CNN’s Kyung Lah, adding, “It speaks more I think to the politics and sort of the symbolic gestures of power by people who don’t really appreciate the Constitution, don’t really appreciate the rule of law.” “They want to create circumstances and a…

The busiest week of the earnings season is here, as investors look to some of the biggest companies in the world for guidance on how the global trade could impact their bottom lines. More than 160 S & P 500 members are slated to report, including Apple, Meta Platforms and Microsoft. Around 180 companies have posted their results, including Google-parent Alphabet. The company exceeded earnings and revenue expectations, sending shares higher by more than 1% on Friday. Overall, about 74% of S & P 500 names have beaten earnings expectations, per FactSet. Take a look at CNBC Pro’s breakdown of…

Jeffrey Sanders / 500px | 500px | Getty ImagesOn Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump issued an executive order indefinitely halting permits for new onshore wind energy projects on federal land, as well as new leases for offshore wind farms in U.S. coastal waters. The action not only fulfilled Trump’s “no new windmills” campaign pledge, but struck yet another blow to the wind industry, which has been hit hard over the past few years by supply chain snags, price increases upending project economics, public opposition and political backlash against federal tax credits, especially those spurring the fledgling offshore wind sector.Nonetheless, the…

Ticker seen at Charles Schwab headquarters located on 211 Main St. seen on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. (Photo By Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)Liz Hafalia | The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty ImagesGlobal stock markets continue to be volatile, influenced by the news around wavering tariffs and trade tensions. While the Trump administration’s relaxation of certain tariffs could provide some relief, the ongoing uncertainties and macro challenges might continue to weigh on investor sentiment.Given this scenario, investors can take cues from the recommendations of top analysts and pick some attractive stocks that have…

Even the strongest and happiest relationships can falter when seemingly small, frustrating habits are left unaddressed. They slowly pile up until, suddenly, their weight seems unbearable.When relationships end this way, exes often ruminate over the “straw that broke the camel’s back.” As a psychotherapist who has worked with over 100 couples, I’ve seen firsthand how some unchecked behaviors can drive a wedge between partners.Here are the five most common and annoying habits that I’ve seen destroy relationships:1. Assuming your partner can read your mindInstead of expressing their needs clearly, many people expect their partners to know exactly what they need, when they need…

A year after his presidential ambitions collapsed, Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey can no longer lay claim to the future of the Republican Party. And in Florida, even their present is in jeopardy.Once firmly in his corner, many Sunshine State Republicans have lately turned on DeSantis, stymying his agenda and frustrating him to no end. At the same time, Casey DeSantis, long regarded as a political force in her own right, is encountering quiet but firm resistance as she lays the groundwork for a potential run to succeed her husband — a campaign that would pit her against…

The split between men and women is one of the starkest divisions in American politics right now — and that divide is deepest in Gen Z, which is taking the traditional gender gap in American politics and stretching it even further.New data from the NBC News Stay Tuned Poll, powered by SurveyMonkey, shows that debates over President Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk, immigration and the state of the country drive the most division between Gen Z men and women. But it’s not just pure politics propelling the pronounced gender gap. Big divides exist on policy issues like abortion and broader…

The ultimate criterion for the awards was ‘brilliance in communication about faith and religion with fairness and professionalism, honesty and respect.’Two Epoch Times journalists accepted awards on April 25 for work exposing human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and efforts to support Jews in war-ravaged Israel.The honors were presented during the annual convention of the Religion Communicators Council in Salt Lake City.Reporter Eva Fu, who splits her time between New York and Washington, received the 2025 Wilbur Award. It’s the top honor bestowed by the council and is presented annually to recognize the most outstanding work in…

‘With how sick and unhealthy we are as a society, this return to the basics is needed,’ said an Ohio mother.For avid supporters, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement itself is not new. It began long before Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign and subsequent confirmation as health secretary.“The principles of the MAHA movement were once a way of life all over the country decades ago,” Samantha Rayburn, a 40-year-old mother of two teenage sons, told The Epoch Times.“It’s encouraging to see more people adopting those beliefs and understanding that God gave us what we need to feed our…