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Avelo Airlines carries out deportation flights for ICE

A U.S. budget airline has begun making deportation flights out of an Arizona airport, an unusual and controversial move for a company that depends heavily on its consumer brand. Avelo Airlines, a commercial passenger carrier that serves mostly small U.S. cities, is branching out by becoming the newest contractor for ICE Air, as U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement's air deportation unit is known. The move has inspired a backlash against the airline in Connecticut, an online boycott petition and sharp criticism from the union representing the carrier’s flight attendants. Neither Avelo nor ICE provided details of the contract for the flights.

Commerce chief wants you to work in factories 'for the rest of your life'

Another day in Trump’s America, another idiotic comment from an out-of-touch multibillionaire. During an interview on CNBC Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that President Donald Trump's asinine tariffs will lead Americans to work in...

50501 — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement

Join the movement to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach. 50 protests, 50 states, 1 day: #50501.

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'Pathetic': Jeff Bezos trashed as Amazon backtracks from tariff report

The White House lashed out at Amazon and its founder, Jeff Bezos, on Tuesday morning after reports that the site would outline the portion of price that comes from President Donald Trump's tariffs.But after a blistering attack from the White House that called the plan "hostile," Amazon responded swi...

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