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Foreign workers say they were paid less than $2 an hour to build a new US Consulate in Milan

Foreign workers building a sprawling $350 million American Consulate in Milan say they were paid less than $2 an hour after being promised fair wages.

Pope visiting 'dock of shame' in Canary Islands where migrants slept in squalor

Philippine town seeks immediate airlift of food to ease hunger in quake-hit villages

Storms knock out power in the Midwest and disrupt Chicago flights

WWI soldier's postcard from home helps unite his family after a century

Immigration

Trump signs bill giving nearly $70B to his immigration enforcement agenda through end of his term

President Donald Trump's immigration and deportation agenda is getting a nearly $70 billion boost through the end of his term.

'It's coming': Homan vows to send more ICE agents to NYC after governor signs bill

Federal judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas

Hispanic unity on display at Bay Shore parade

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First group of Nigerians returns home after anti-immigration protests in South Africa

'Doctor Who' future uncertain as BBC scraps Christmas special and showrunner exits

A mass funeral is held for 22 Pakistani soldiers who died in a helicopter crash in Kashmir

Nearly 118 million people were displaced by conflict and persecution last year, UN says

French singer Patrick Bruel charged with rape, attempted rape and sexual assault

Florida immigration arrests have quietly surged, with state and local agencies at the forefront

Thai court sentences 2 Uyghur men to death over 2015 Bangkok bombing that killed 20

A fire on the Spanish island of Mallorca kills 2 people and injures several

What to know about the stabbing that set off fiery riots in Northern Ireland

G7 summit at Swiss-French border brings tight security in case violent protests occur

Iran responds to a second day of US strikes by firing at Gulf states and Jordan

The 'King of the North' seeks a path to becoming Britain's next leader in a special election

The man accused of killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband is due to change plea

Alabama asks appeals court to let it continue nitrogen gas executions

Judge considers arguments in challenge to New Mexico's universal childcare program

FISA spy program at risk over Trump's pick of Pulte for director of national intelligence

A key congressional race in California will test progressives' appeal in a Republican district

The Latest: Iran and US exchange fire for second day as hostilities escalate in Mideast region

Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plans

Canada seeks to ban social media accounts for children under 16, joining growing global effort

California socialite and ex-Dodger must pay $22M in punitive damages over deaths of young brothers

Feds won't seek death penalty in plea deal with man accused of killing top Minnesota Democrat

Florida court allows use of new US House districts drawn by Republicans for midterm elections

A minibus packed with schoolchildren catches fire in central Zimbabwe, killing 7

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