Bill clears 50–48 vote to boost ICE and CBP funding as Democrats oppose and shutdown continues

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Senate Republicans on Thursday approved a plan to fund Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants for the remainder of his term and pave the way for an end to the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The budget resolution adopted along a near party line vote in the early morning hours sets the stage for Congress to craft legislation allocating as much as $140b to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), two agencies at the forefront of Trump’s mass deportation agenda that have been without funding since mid-February, when the DHS shutdown began.

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Fuel crisis from Middle East conflict could push carrier into loss as it looks to offset costs with higher fares

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The soaring price of jet fuel will cost American Airlines another $4bn this year, the carrier has said, wiping out forecast profits.

The airline, the world’s largest by passengers flown, said the fuel crisis from the US-Israel war on Iran could push it into losses during 2026, having forecast profits approaching $1.8bn before bombing started.

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Oldest member of the family pop group that had Top 10 hits in the US and UK in the early 1970s

For the first half of the 1970s, the Osmonds enjoyed the kind of pop-idol adulation enjoyed by the Beatles or the Jackson 5. Raised in a devout Mormon household, the Osmond siblings combined a formidable collective work ethic with an extraordinary amount of natural talent. Alan Osmond, who has died aged 76 after suffering from multiple sclerosis since the late 80s, made crucial contributions to the group as songwriter, musician and producer. He co-authored many of their biggest hits, including Down by the Lazy River, Hold Her Tight and Wild Horses.

In a social media tribute, his brother Donny wrote that “Alan was our leader in every sense of the word. His tireless work helped build everything we became … I owe him more than I can ever fully express.”

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Also rolls out agentic Copilot in Excel and PowerPoint, letting 21st century Clippy lend a... hand

Microsoft is giving Copilot the power to stop suggesting edits and start making them.…

De vogelwering bij het metrostation Spijkenisse Centrum wordt weggehaald. Vorige week bleek dat duiven bij herhaling vast komen te zitten in de netten, maar dat is niet de hoofdreden dat de vogelwering nu verdwijnt. De RET gaat het metrostation renoveren.

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The sole practice session of the Miami Grand Prix weekend will now run for 90 minutes.

Paul Seixas uit Lyon is pas negentien jaar oud, maar geldt aan het begin van zijn tweede profseizoen al als het grootste wielertalent sinds Tadej Pogacar. Gaat hij Frankrijk na vier decennia droogte eindelijk weer aan een zege in de Tour de France helpen?

I got the chance to go to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden with friends recently and it was magical, otherworldly, lovely. I think we hit peak blossom down to the second. It was cold and gray and windy, which kept the crowds down, provided the perfect photographic contrast, and made for an enchanting petal-fall.

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