Trump admin. moving detainees out of “Alligator Alcatraz” after judge orders facility operations to wind down

[ad_1] The Department of Homeland Security has begun moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run immigration detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” days after a federal judge ruled that parts of the facility must be dismantled. The detainees are being transferred to other immigration detention centers, DHS said in…

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Israel calls Hamas’ return of partial remains of previously recovered hostage “clear violation” of peace deal

[ad_1] Israel’s government said Tuesday that a set of partial hostage remains returned by Hamas the previous day belonged to a deceased captive recovered by the military around two years ago. “After completing the identification process this morning, it was found that last night remains belonging to the fallen hostage Ofir Tzarfati, who had been…

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Daredevil becomes first climber to ski down Everest without extra oxygen after 16 hours in peak’s “death zone,” team says

[ad_1] Poland’s Andrzej Bargiel has become the first climber to ski down the world’s highest mountain without supplemental oxygen, his team and expedition organizer said Thursday. Bargiel glided down Mount Everest’s snowy slopes after reaching the summit of the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) mountain on Monday. “I am on top of the highest mountain in the world…

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