Kelly rebuts deportation force claim on Meet the Press
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly defended plans to hire thousands of immigration and border-control staff, saying the administration will focus on criminals and those with varying levels of offenses. He noted U S law calls for removal of those here illegally and highlighted proposed hires and detention bed increases. He warned Congress to act on a broad spending bill or risk a partial government shutdown on April 29.
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Turkey approves referendum giving president sweeping powers
Turkish voters backed 18 amendments to replace parliament with a strong presidency, Erdogan declaring victory as supporters gathered in Ankara and Istanbul. Opponents alleged irregularities and planned recounts after High Electoral Board decided to validate unstamped ballots. The package would abolish the prime minister post and allow the president to draft the budget and issue decrees with minimal parliamentary checks.
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Missing Bangkok plaque marks 1932 royalist shift
Police in Bangkok said a plaque commemorating Thailand's 1932 coup that ended absolute monarchy and established democracy has vanished. The historic plaque, once embedded in a central square, was removed and a new stone highlighting the monarchy was installed, sparking pro democracy outcry. The event follows decades of fragile democratic experiments and recurring protests and coups in Thailand.
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Trump fights suit claim immunity as president in Louisville rally case
Protesters who sued Donald Trump over a March 2016 Louisville rally allege he urged supporters to attack them. Trump argues presidential immunity, while a federal judge has not dismissed the case. A co-defendant, Alvin Bamberger, admits contact with a protester and acknowledges Trump campaign urging but denies shoving or striking anyone.
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California rallies turn violent in Berkeley clash with arrests
In Berkeley hundreds of Trump supporters and counterprotesters clashed in a third recent violent confrontation. Both sides threw rocks and sticks and used a large trash bin as a battering ram. Twenty one people were arrested including some on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Eleven were injured. Separately several thousand anti Trump protesters marched in downtown Los Angeles demanding Trump release his tax returns.
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