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Supreme Court intervenes in case where private ICE contractor forced detainees to clean common areas

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to shield a major private prison company from a lawsuit alleging immigration detainees in Colorado were forced to work for little or no pay. In a unanimous procedural ruling, the justices rejected an appeal from the Florida-based GEO Group, which sought … Read more

Alaska Airlines flight forced to turn around after passenger’s battery pack catches fire

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An Alaska Airlines flight had to return to the airport on Sunday afternoon after a passenger’s power bank device overheated and caught fire, the airline and federal authorities said.  The flight, operated by Horizon, was traveling from Wichita, Kansas to Seattle, Washington.  The flight crew used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze, the … Read more