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Illinois, 18 other states sue Trump administration over push to end diversity programs in public schoolsApr 25, 2025 7:29 pm - CONCORD, N.H. — Nineteen states that refused to comply with a Trump administration directive aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schoo...
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Trump says ‘Crimea will stay with Russia’ as he seeks end to war in Ukraine and secure mineral dealApr 25, 2025 4:59 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview published Friday that “Crimea will stay with Russia,” the latest example of how he's pressuring Ukraine t...
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UN food agency says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel’s blockadeApr 25, 2025 4:40 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The World Food Program says its food stocks in the Gaza Strip have run out under Israel’s nearly 8-week-old blockade, ending a main source of ...
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ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around US, lawyers sayApr 25, 2025 2:32 pm - The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the U.S. after many filed court challenges against the Trump administration crackdown, government lawyers said Friday.
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A new Netflix film features a hurtling Japanese bullet train with a ticking bombApr 25, 2025 2:31 pm - The highspeed bullet train says Japan as much as Godzilla, sushi and Mount Fuji. And it takes center stage in Shinji Higuchi’s new film, “Bullet Train Explosion,” which premiered on Netflix Wednesday.
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Canadians put off by Trump’s bluster and border arrests are booking far fewer US visitsApr 25, 2025 2:12 pm - Diana and Rick Bellamy initially planned to take a Caribbean cruise out of Houston before heading to Laurel, Mississippi, to visit the home of one of their favorite HGTV shows, “Home Town.”
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Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEOApr 25, 2025 1:24 pm - Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Friday to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as prosecutors formally declared their intent to seek the death penalty against him.
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Ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theftApr 25, 2025 11:13 am - Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who lied about his life story and defrauded donors, was sentenced Friday to over seven years in prison, sobbing as he heard his punishment.
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So you saw ‘Conclave’ the movie. Here’s what it got right — and wrong — about real-life conclavesApr 25, 2025 10:16 am - “Conclave” the film, a moody 2024 political thriller, introduced many laypeople to the ancient selection process of a new pope. While the film accurately portrays many rituals and contemporary problems facing today’s Catholic Church, Vatican experts warn the movie doesn’t get everything right.
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Trade war and leery travelers have airlines trimming flights and withdrawing financial guidanceApr 25, 2025 10:15 am - Major U.S. airlines are reducing their flight schedules and revising or withdrawing their profit outlooks for the year due to less domestic travel demand as sentiment about the national and global economies sours.