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The full-body restraint device known as the WRAP has become a harrowing part of deportations for some immigrants.The Associated Press identified multiple examples of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers using the black-and-yellow full-body restraint device on deportation flights.Here are takeaways from the AP’s investigation: What is the WRAP?The WRAP first appeared in law enforcement in the late 1990s, presented as an alternative to tying a subject’s hands and feet together in a practice known as “hog-tying” and a long-awaited solution for restraining the most erratic inmates and avoiding in-custody deaths caused by handcuffs and positional asphyxia, in part by…

Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won’t be able to change their settings without a parent’s permission, Meta announced on Tuesday.This means kids using teen-specific accounts will see photos and videos on Instagram that are similar to what they would see in a PG-13 movie — no sex, drugs or dangerous stunts, among others.“This includes hiding or not recommending posts with strong language, certain risky stunts, and additional content that could encourage potentially harmful behaviors, such as posts showing marijuana paraphernalia,” Meta said in a blog post Tuesday, calling the update the most…

The Nigerian man described being roused with other detainees in September in the middle of the night. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers clasped shackles on their hands and feet, he said, and told them they were being sent to Ghana, even though none of them was from there.When they asked to speak to their attorney, he said, the officers refused and straitjacketed the already-shackled men in full-body restraint suits called the WRAP, then loaded them onto a plane for the 16-hour-flight to West Africa.Referred to as “the burrito” or “the bag,” the WRAP has become a harrowing part of…

Sam TigheOct 14, 2025, 04:00 AM ETCloseSam is a writer, broadcaster and podcaster for ESPN. He will write on the Premier League, scouting and transfers.Even by the lofty standards of Brazilian wonderkids, the hype around Chelsea’s 18-year-old forward Estêvão has officially hit overdrive.Estêvão signed from Palmeiras in 2024 for an initial €34 million ($37 million) — with performance-related add-ons potentially taking the total to a figure in the region of €67 million — but had to wait until he turned 18 this summer to move to Europe. Now finally part of the Premier League squad, he has immediately impressed, with…

Where does this leave Wales’ hopes of reaching next year’s World Cup? Dented, but far from over.The simple and quick route has been shut off by Belgium, who now hold all the aces going into November’s final round of games. It’s difficult to argue against the position Belgium hold, they were just the better side in Cardiff. Qualifying in November holds so many more benefits than just the glory of topping your qualifying group. Planning can start earlier, the scramble for the better training facilities and hotels is easier – you don’t have to run the gauntlet of the play-offs.For…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York on October 13, 2025.Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty ImagesTreasury yields fell on Tuesday, sending a key rate below 4% as investors looked for safety due to simmering U.S.-China trade tensions. Traders also braced for a a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who could offer more insights about future monetary policy decisions.The 10-year Treasury fell 2.7 basis points to a one-month low of 4.024%, at one point dipping below the key 4% for the first time since early…

General Motors will record a negative impact of $1.6 billion in its next quarter after tax incentives for electric vehicles were slashed by the U.S. and rules governing emissions are relaxed.Shares fell less than 2% before the opening bell Tuesday. The EV tax credit ended last month. The clean vehicle tax credit was worth $7,500 for new EVs and up to $4,000 for used ones. Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Agency has been working on easing rules aimed at cleaning up auto tailpipe emissions as the Trump administration move to undo incentives for automakers to go electric. President Donald Trump has…

Abdullah Ahmed Jihad al-Hasani, a baby boy, not yet one year old. Masah Mohammad Hamza al-Rifi, a baby girl, not yet one year old. Celine Ahmed Mufid al-Yaziji, a baby girl, not yet one year old… a baby… not yet one year old.  Somebody’s whole world, gone in an instant. In Amsterdam, as the first winds of autumn swept through the city, the names of 69,000 people killed in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza were read aloud, one after the next, day and night without pause, for five full days. It is a staggering death toll, yet one that is vastly…

Barcelona have announced the launch of a special edition shirt in collaboration with pop star Ed Sheeran for the Clásico against Real Madrid later this month.Iconography from Sheeran’s eighth studio album, Play, will appear on the front of Barça’s shirt at the Santiago Bernabéu on Oct. 26 as part of the club’s continued sponsorship agreement with Spotify.A week earlier, on Oct. 19, Barça’s women’s team will adorn the jersey in their Liga F match against Granada.The English singer becomes the seventh act to appear in place of the Spotify logo on Barça’s kit, following Drake, Rosalía, The Rolling Stones, KAROL…

If you happen to be enjoying this month’s bout of FIFA World Cup qualifiers and other international fixtures, then make the most of it as this is the final October international break to take place as we know it.This is the result of a big change to FIFA’s match windows from next season, which was unanimously approved by the FIFA Council in 2023 as part of a wider reform of the men’s and women’s international competition itinerary.As such, Tuesday’s friendly between Mexico and Ecuador will be the final match that is played in an October international break in its present…