Surge of families and unaccompanied children at U.S. border alarms officials
New Border Patrol data show the number of families crossing the southern border has more than doubled from last fall, and unaccompanied children reached 4,476 in September. Experts warn of a potential spring surge tied to rising violence in El Salvador and smuggling route shifts, with Rio Grande Valley as the epicenter and comparisons to 2014’s large influx.
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Los Angeles
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UAE Resettles Five Yemeni Guantanamo Prisoners
The Pentagon says five Yemeni men held at Guantanamo Bay for over 13 years were released and resettled in the United Arab Emirates. The detainees arrived Saturday, none charged with crimes, and the UAE marks the first accepted for resettlement. The move narrows Guantanamo’s population to 107 as Obama administration shifts focus to US relocation options.
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Sulayman Awad bin Uqqayl al-Nahdi
Fahmi Salem Said al-Asani
Yemen
Barack Obama
Congress
United States
Japan falls into technical recession on weak third quarter GDP
Japan's GDP shrank 0.8 percent annualized in the July-September quarter, with domestic demand down 1.2 percent, pushing the economy into a technical recession after a contraction in the previous quarter. Prime Minister Abe faces calls for stimulus as analysts expect more fiscal easing and BOJ action. Consumers showed some spending signs.
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Bank of Japan
Diplomatic Plan Quietly Sets Path for Syria Peace
Foreign ministers from nearly 20 nations endorsed an ambitious plan to end Syria's war and curb ISIS. The accord sets a Jan 1 start for Assad talks, a six month aim for a credible transitional government, and an 18 month window for a UN supervised election, while disagreements over rebel groups and Assad linger.
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