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Hedge funds and banks prodded Trump administration to lift sanctions on Russian oligarch
In a surprise move, the Treasury Department announced it would lift sanctions on three companies largely owned by Oleg Deripaska that were only imposed in April.
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Profit and despair inside California's largest immigrant detention camp
As the government seeks to deport more people, Adelanto has become emblematic of abuses critics say result from these policies: inadequate medical care, labor exploitation and putting profit above people.
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Exile group planning overthrow of Venezuelan government tried to hire Trump-connected lobbyists
Three Venezuelan exiles are plotting the overthrow of the government of President Nicolas Maduro, claiming they have military forces standing by in five countries, including the United States.
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The Fear Factory: How Robert Mercer's hedge fund profits from Trump's hard-line immigration stance
Renaissance Technologies has invested in firms that operate private prisons and immigrant detention centers, investments apparently based partly on President Trump’s plans and the ability to influence them. And it's all legal.
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Leading for-profit prison and immigration detention medical company sued at least 1,395 times
A company whose medical care of immigrant detainees was criticized in a Department of Homeland Security report has been sued a staggering 1,395 times in federal courts over the last decade, a Project on Government Oversight investigation shows.