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Trump Takes His Case for Greenland to Davos

In an unprecedented speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald Trump ruled out taking Greenland by military force, but made his case for the US purchasing what he described as a “large piece of ice” — and vowed to “remember” if he didn’t get his wa ...  Show more

Inside ICE’s Plan to Build Detention ‘Mega Centers’

ICE has been open about its aggressive detention and deportation targets. And now, the agency has its sights set on a new kind of facility to house the people it arrests: converted warehouses that could detain 5,000 or more people. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg reporters ...  Show more

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