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View More NewsOver 6,200 children have been detained since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term. But despite ongoing legal challenges over the poor conditions in which detained undocumented children are held, the Trump administration is planning to build a new detention facility capable of holding 3,000 unaccompanied migrant children. The purpose of the proposed “Emergency Intake Facility,” discussed during a virtual roundtable on Tuesday, is to respond to “surges” of unaccompanied children at the southern border, reports The Independent. Surrounded by an 8-foot fence and staffed by “physicians, teachers and other ‘humanitarian care’ providers,” the facility would hold up to…
MarketsPublishedAug 21, 2026Bitcoin’s rally above $79,000 lifted miners and treasury companies, with Canaan, Strive and Metaplanet posting double-digit gains as crypto stocks surged. Shares of Bitcoin miners and digital asset treasury companies surged toward the end of the week, tracking a broader rally across crypto markets after the US Treasury announced it would double certain long-dated bond buybacks — a move aimed at supporting liquidity in the Treasury market that also helped bolster risk appetite.Bitcoin (BTC) miner Canaan led crypto-related stocks on Friday, rising more than 25%. MARA Holdings edged higher after gaining nearly 16% during Thursday’s session.Strive, which holds…
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