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Alligator Alcatraz Appears to Be Winding Down

Reduced detainee numbers plus active transfers raise accountability questions over the facility’s billion-dollar cost.

California Prison Tablets Allegedly Used for Porn and Grooming

Mamdani Launches City Volunteer Drive to Boost Rent Board Hearing Turnout

Costa Rica Takes First U.S.-Deported Migrants Under Third-Country Pact

DWP Stands By Refusal to Pay WASPI Compensation as Minister Outlines ‘Different View’

Prosecutors Say $9 Billion Stolen in Minnesota Social Program Schemes

Healey Urges GlobalX and Eastern Air Express to Stop ICE Detainee Flights

UK Bans Most Taxi Trips for Asylum-Seeker Medical Appointments From February

DWP Anti-Fraud Bill Clears Lords, With State Pension Exempt From Bank Checks

BJP Accuses Siddaramaiah Over Karnataka Tourism Post Promoting Kerala’s Wayanad

Indiana Releases IEDC Forensic Audit Citing Conflicts, VIP Travel Overspending

UK Cancels 22,000 Blue Badges After Probe Finds Post-Mortem Misuse

Philippines Floods Expose Graft as Protests Grow and Government Probes Deepen

Oxford Approves £5 Temporary Congestion Charge to Start by November 10

Mamdani Defends $60 Million City-Run Grocery Pilot on CNN

Kansas City’s Sun Fresh Market Shuts Down, Prompting Criticism of City-Run Grocery Models

Reform UK Records £40m Savings and Operational Hurdles in First 100 Days at Kent Council

Wandsworth Council Launches Half-Price E-Bike Rentals for Asylum Seekers as Gambling Probe Begins

Trump Administration Orders Destruction of 500 Tons of Emergency Food

Birmingham Bin Strike Talks Resume as City Faces Mounting Pressure