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Lawsuit shows private detention companies offered beds to ICE this year

Washington Post U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering proposals for expansion of immigration detention nationwide, including in sanctuary states such as California. https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/12/19/ice-immigration-detention-expansion-proposals/

Cyclone leaves Indian Ocean island in ruins, photos show

Washington Post After the devastating winds and torrential rainfall subsided, foreign journalists were able to travel to the remote French department, and document the devastation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/19/cyclone-leaves-indian-ocean-island-ruins-photos-show/

Gisèle Pelicot’s Testimony in France Rape Trial Becomes a Message of Hope

New York Times Dozens of men who abused Gisèle Pelicot were convicted, including the man who invited them to do so: her husband of 50 years. She wanted the public trial to show rape victims they were not alone. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/pelicot-rape-trial-guilty-verdict.html

Nvidia’s Global Chips Sales Could Collide With US-China Tensions

New York Times The chipmaker expects more than $10 billion in foreign sales this year, but the Biden administration is advancing rules that could curb that growth. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/technology/nvidia-chip-sales-us-china.html

Trump’s Return May Worsen Financial Woes for Global Health Institutions

New York Times The U.S. provides nearly half of the aid for global health, including childhood vaccination, H.I.V. treatment and disease surveillance. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/health/global-health-funding-us-trump.html

Scenes of a Cyclone’s Destruction in Mayotte, France

New York Times A visit to the Indian Ocean islands of Mayotte, which were struck by Cyclone Chido last weekend, reveals the devastating toll of the storm on an impoverished territory that belongs to France. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/world/europe/mayotte-france-cyclone-destruction.html

Google Maps photo of man loading a bag in a trunk helps police find a body

Washington Post The Google Street View image in Tajueco, Spain, showed a man placing a white bundle into his vehicle. Police have now arrested two in the death of a man. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/19/spain-google-maps-streetview-soria/

Putin promises to ask Assad for whereabouts of U.S. journalist Austin Tice

Washington Post The Russian president, who gave the ousted Syrian leader asylum, also sought to reassure citizens tired of the war on Ukraine during his end-of-year news conference. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/19/putin-news-conference-trump-tice-china/

Live Updates: Dominique Pelicot and 50 Others Guilty in Rape Trial That Shook France

New York Times A court sentenced Mr. Pelicot to 20 years after he admitted to drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle, for nearly a decade, and inviting strangers to join him. The case has made her a feminist hero. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/19/world/france-rape-verdict-pelicot

Palestinian Authority under pressure amid rising resistance, popularity of Iran-backed terror groups

Fox News The Palestinian Authority (PA) is facing a growing challenge in the northern West Bank city of Jenin as it launches an ongoing operation against local terror factions supported by Iran, a crackdown that has sparked violent clashes and highlighted the deepening rift between the PA and local communities. “Iran has been funding militants…