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‘They’re scared’: Schools are bracing for upheaval over fear of mass deportations

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS
Nov 27, 2024 9:48 am - Last time Donald Trump was president, rumors of immigration raids terrorized the Oregon community where Gustavo Balderas was the school superintendent. Word spread that ...
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to hold as Lebanese begin streaming south to their homes

By BASSEM MROUE, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and TIA GOLDENBERG
Nov 27, 2024 7:16 am - A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah that began Wednesday appeared to be holding, as residents in cars heaped with belongings streamed back toward southern Lebanon despite warnings from the Israeli and Lebanese militaries that they stay away from certain areas.
After delay, Trump signs agreement with Biden White House to begin formal transition handoff

By Zeke Miller
Nov 26, 2024 7:01 pm - President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a required agreement with President Joe Biden's White House to allow his transition team to coordinate with the existing federal workforce ahead of taking office on Jan. 20. The overdue agreement was supposed to have been signed by Oct. 1, according to the Presidential Transition Act, and the Biden White House has issued appeals in both public and private for Trump's team to sign on.
Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire after nearly 14 months of fighting

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB
Nov 26, 2024 6:02 pm - Israel approved a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon's Hezbollah on Tuesday, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting linked to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
Trump’s latest tariff plan aims at multiple countries. What does it mean for the US?

By PAUL WISEMAN
Nov 26, 2024 10:57 am - President-elect Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States.
Trump’s sharp tariff hikes could speed up China's shift to new markets and offshore factories

By SIMINA MISTREANU and KEN MORITSUGU
Nov 26, 2024 10:24 am - Visitors who bought fridge magnets at Times Square or other tourist hot spots around New York in recent years most likely were purchasing the work of Du Jing or one of her fellow exporters in a small Chinese city that supplies the U.S. and the world with tons of small commodities.
Presidents have used immigration ‘parole’ since the 1950s. Now it could disappear under Trump

By GISELA SALOMON
Nov 26, 2024 10:02 am - Cuba’s at one of its lowest points since the 1959 revolution, with nationwide scarcity fueling massive emigration, occasional protests and government crackdowns. Gangs control the streets of Haiti’s capital, firing on arriving jets and forcing delays in elections to replace slain President Jovenel Moïse.
Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs

Nov 26, 2024 9:45 am - President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% import duties on Mexican goods if the country doesn’t stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border.
Ukraine says Russian attack sets a record for the number of drones used

By HANNA ARHIROVA
Nov 26, 2024 9:34 am - Russia launched 188 drones against most regions of Ukraine in a nighttime blitz, the Ukrainian air force said Tuesday, describing it as a record number of drones deployed in a single attack.
Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans

By AMANDA SEITZ
Nov 26, 2024 9:32 am - Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning.

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