The vast produce farms of Yuma County, Arizona, rely heavily on foreign workers who cross the border every day from Mexico. John Boelts, a farmer and staunch supporter of US President Donald Trump, praises the administration’s strict border controls – though he says that competing Republican factions have complicated efforts to hire foreign labourers.
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Óscar Puente has been facing calls to resign after two high-speed trains collided earlier in the week, killing at least 69 people.
President Donald Trump said Friday that the war with Iran is "going to get wrapped up soon." Speaking to Kansas ‌City radio station KCMO ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, the president said "it's going to get wrapped up soon," without specifying how. The commander of the U.S. military's Central Command, Adm. Brad Cooper, reiterated his longstanding assertions on Friday that Iran's navy is "at the bottom of the sea" and that southern commercial shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz are clear of Iranian mines and safe to navigate.
Erin Patterson is only the second woman in Australia to be imprisoned for life without the possibility of parole.
Several hundred people are understood to have decided to stay in the frontline town, despite the lack of gas, electricity and running water.