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Sen. Lindsey Graham vows to force vote putting Dems on record over Trump’s Gaza peace plan

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) wants his Democratic colleagues to make clear where they stand on President Trump’s landmark 20-point peace plan for Gaza. Graham, 66, will introduce a resolution next week expressing that the Senate “supports President Donald J. Trump’s 20-point Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, which has been approved by both Israel...

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Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’

At the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, detainees say they were forced into hard labor – and sexually assaulted and stalked by an assistant warden

Queer and trans immigrants at a detention facility in south Louisiana have alleged that they faced sexual harassment and abuse, medical neglect and coerced labor by staff at the facility, and that they were repeatedly ignored or faced retaliation for speaking out.

In multiple legal complaints, immigrants detained at the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center (SLIPC) in Basile, Louisiana, said they were recruited into an unsanctioned work program that forced them to perform hard manual labor for as little as $1 per day. Detainees also alleged that queer people were targeted by an assistant warden who stalked, harassed and sexually assaulted them.

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© Illustration: Rita Liu/The Guardian

© Illustration: Rita Liu/The Guardian

© Illustration: Rita Liu/The Guardian

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Head of IMF says risks in non-bank lending keep her awake at night

Kristalina Georgieva urges vigilance over ‘very significant shift of financing’ after collapse of Tricolor and First Brands

The head of the International Monetary Fund has admitted that worrying about the risks building up in non-bank lending markets keeps her awake at night.

Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday urged countries to pay more attention to the private credit market, after the failure of sub-prime auto lender Tricolor and the car parts supplier First Brands.

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© Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP

© Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP

© Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP

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