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Former hedge fund manager and “Big Short” fame investor Michael Burry made headlines earlier this year when he sold all of his positions except one. Burry added five new positions in the third quarter and increased the position in the lone carryover from the second quarter.

Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar is poised to become top Democrat on Homeland Security appropriations next year, to the chagrin of progressives.

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GEO Group Inc (NYSE:GEO) reported a fourth-quarter revenue decline of 3.6% year-over-year to $557.54 million, missing the consensus of $558.09 million. The operating income increased by 73.9% Y/Y to $76.02 million, and the margin expanded by 608 bps to 13.6%. Adjusted EPS improved to $0.38 from $0.33 a year ago. AFFO per share…