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Democrats demand 'dramatic changes' for ICE, including masks, cameras and judicial warrants

AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are “dramatic changes” and “real accountability” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Trump's campaign of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and across the country.

Congress is discussing potential new rules for ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection after officers shot and killed two Minneapolis protesters in January. Senate Democratic...
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LA Kings acquire high-scoring Artemi Panarin in a trade with the New York Rangers

AP News LOS ANGELES (AP) — Artemi Panarin needed a new home after 6 1/2 seasons with the New York Rangers.

The Los Angeles Kings have needed a scorer of Panarin's stature for a whole lot longer than that.

And a few minutes before the NHL's Olympic trade freeze Wednesday, Panarin and the Kings both got what they wanted.

After the Kings sent a conditional third-round draft pick and prospect Liam Greentree to the Rangers in a trade for the high-scoring left wing, they swiftly locked down Panarin with a two-year, $22 million contract that will keep the Russian forward...
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Asian shares drop after Wall Street retreats thanks to sinking tech stocks

AP News Asian shares slipped Thursday after more drops for technology stocks weighed on Wall Street.

U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices sank more than $1 a barrel.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 shed 0.7% to 53,935.77, while the Kospi in South Korea skidded 3.2%, to 5,199.47.

Chinese markets also retreated, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng falling 1.2% to 26,516.38. The Shanghai Composite index gave up 0.8% to 4,069.27.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.3% to 8,902.20, while Taiwan's Taiex lost 1.1%.

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 fell 0.5% for its fifth modest...
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Ryan Preece wins The Clash in sleet and near-freezing temperatures

AP News Ryan Preece outlasted sleet, a wet track and a record number of cautions to win The Clash in near-freezing temperatures at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

The Wednesday night exhibition was the first victory at the top Cup Series level for Preece, who drives a Ford for RFK Racing. The event had originally been scheduled for Sunday but was twice postponed because of snow that blanketed the state.

Preece joins Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin as drivers who won The Clash before ever winning a points-paying race. He will now take momentum into Daytona...
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76ers send former promising prospect McCain to Thunder for 4 draft picks, including 1st-rounder

AP News PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder acquired Jared McCain from the Philadelphia 76ers for a 2026 Houston Rockets first-round draft pick and three second-round picks on Wednesday.

The Sixers will receive the most favorable second-round pick in 2027 from Oklahoma City, Houston, Indiana or Miami; one from Milwaukee in 2028; and another from the Thunder in 2028.

The 21-year-old McCain was considered a bright piece of the Sixers' future after they made him the 16th pick in the 2024 draft.

But McCain averaged only 6.6 points in 37 He...
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