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Supreme Court blocks deportation of Venezuelans from Texas

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A divided Supreme Court temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deporting a group of Venezuelans, granting them a reprieve from being imminently sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

The order, issued around 1 a.m. Saturday in Washington, came after detainees filed urgent requests in four courts to block their ...Read more

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Carney proposes deeper deficits to fund infrastructure, tax cut

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is promising to run deeper deficits to cut income taxes and grow spending on infrastructure to reduce the country’s dependence on the U.S.

Carney’s plan would push the federal government’s shortfall to C$62.3 billion ($45 billion) this fiscal year and add C$129.2 billion in net new spending over the ...Read more

Putin orders 30-hour ceasefire, swaps POWs with Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 30-hour pause in hostilities in Ukraine that will cover Easter Sunday, even as he continues to resist U.S. pressure for a 30-day ceasefire in the three-year conflict.

The truce took effect at 6 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday is slated to end at midnight Sunday, Putin said at a televised meeting with the...Read more

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Iran cites progress in US nuclear talks with more meetings set

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Iran’s foreign minister said his country has a “better understanding” with the U.S. on a range of principles after talks Saturday on Tehran’s nuclear program, with negotiations to continue next week.

“It was a good session, and the negotiations are moving forward,” Abbas Araghchi told Iran’s state TV on the Oman-mediated talks in ...Read more

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Harvard never doubted US demands despite 'overreach'

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Harvard University said it had no reason to doubt the seriousness or authenticity of a letter it received from the government this month despite it containing demands that were “astonishing in their overreach.”

What’s more, even if it was sent in error, as the New York Times reported, the administration has only intensified its attack on...Read more

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3 dead after plane crashes into Nebraska river

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A small plane crashed into a river in Nebraska, killing all three people onboard.

The aircraft fell from the sky on Friday and plunged into the Platte River south of Fremont around 8:15 p.m., the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Facebook.

Sgt. Brie Frank said first responders spanning multiple agencies descended on the ...Read more

Vatican reports exchange of views with Vance about migration

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JD Vance met with the Vatican’s second highest-ranking official during his visit to Rome, a meeting that took the U.S. vice president to the governing body of his own faith amid tension with the U.S. over immigration policy.

The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher spoke privately with ...Read more

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Calls to gambling hotline quadrupled after Kentucky legalized sports betting

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — For Creig Ewing, a former sports editor in Kentucky, “the anticipation of getting the bet in” became a draw he couldn’t resist.

“For me, it was mostly horse racing,” he said in a recent interview.

Ewing said his gambling problem developed on TwinSpires Betting, a website and app for betting on horse racing. He ...Read more

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From asylum-seekers to inmates: Two Florida Venezuelans sent to El Salvador prison

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TAMPA, Fla. — Luis Carlos José Marcano fled poverty but often found he was discriminated against for his tattoos. Frengel Reyes hoped for a better future but was branded a criminal.

They came seeking new opportunities but were deported. They thought they would be sent back to their home country, Venezuela. Instead, they were taken to a ...Read more

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Millions face tough choice amid immigration crackdown: Leave the US or risk detention

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In an ideal world, Michelle would be a nurse helping patients in her homeland, Haiti. Gangs shattered those dreams when she narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt while walking to her Port-au-Prince nursing school in 2022.

Terrified, Michelle sought safety in the countryside. She fled to Miami less than a year later through a Biden-era ...Read more

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Federal education cuts and Trump DEI demands leave states, teachers in limbo

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Early this month, the U.S. Department of Education issued an ultimatum to K-12 public schools and state education agencies: Certify that you are not engaging in discrimination under the banner of diversity, equity and inclusion, or risk losing federal funding — including billions in support for low-income students.

The backlash was immediate....Read more

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For-profit immigration detention expands as Trump accelerates his deportation plans

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The Trump administration is moving quickly to dramatically expand the nation’s capacity for detaining immigrants who do not have legal authorization to be in the United States.

The administration has largely turned to the for-profit, private prison industry to reopen or repurpose shuttered and aging facilities — many of which have been ...Read more

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Ammo sold in Colorado will soon be kept off open shelves

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DENVER — Starting in summer 2026, ammunition sold in Colorado must be kept behind counters or in locked shelves under a law signed Friday by Gov. Jared Polis.

House Bill 1133 requires ammo be accessible to customers only with the help of a store employee. It also generally prohibits the sale of ammo to people under the age of 18, though it ...Read more

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Detainees ask Supreme Court to halt El Salvador deportations

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WASHINGTON — A group of Venezuelan men urgently filed requests to the U.S. Supreme Court, an appeals court and two federal courts to block their imminent deportation, saying President Donald Trump’s administration appears poised to send them to a notorious prison in El Salvador without the required chance for judicial review.

The flurry of ...Read more

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Ted Cruz says he’ll push federal school choice legislation

As state lawmakers were approving a private school voucherlike plan for Texas, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz vowed to push his version of school choice at the federal level.

Cruz told The Dallas Morning News late Wednesday night he hoped to get a “federal school choice” plan approved later ...Read more

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Trump's feud with Harvard imperils critical research into ALS

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David Walt received a presidential medal in January for inventions that have enabled genetic screening for in vitro fertilization, better disease diagnosis and improved crop resistance. His latest work involved early detection of Lou Gehrig’s disease, or ALS, with the goal of developing new drugs to manage the debilitating loss of muscle ...Read more

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US open to recognizing Crimea as Russian in Ukraine deal

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The U.S. is prepared to recognize Russian control of the Ukrainian region of Crimea as part of a broader peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, according to people familiar with the matter.

The potential concession is the latest signal that President Donald Trump is eager to cement a ceasefire deal, and comes as he and Secretary of State ...Read more

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Trump studying if removing Powell is option, Hassett says

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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is studying whether he’s able to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, his top economist said Friday, a day after the president publicly criticized the head of the central bank for not moving fast enough to slash interest rates.

“The president and his team will continue to study that,” National Economic ...Read more

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Teen whooped it up after throwing rock that killed Colorado driver, second accomplice testifies

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DENVER — Joseph Koenig whooped with excitement after he threw a rock into a passing car’s windshield and killed the driver two years ago, his friend testified Friday during Koenig’s jury trial in Jefferson County District Court.

Koenig let out the whoop when he saw 20-year-old Alexa Bartell’s car had veered off the road after it was hit...Read more

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Trump calls Sen. Van Hollen 'grandstander' for Kilmar Abrego Garcia meeting

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President Donald Trump trashed Sen. Chris Van Hollen as a “fool” and a “grandstander” on Friday for meeting with wrongly deported immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia in his homeland of El Salvador.

The president called out the Maryland Democrat for negotiating an attention-grabbing sit-down with Abrego Garcia after delicate talks with the ...Read more