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Miami had a language law before English-only driving tests. See what happened

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MIAMI — Florida is having a language moment in 2026. But what language is it?

A new state law requires driving tests to be English-only. Florida, the state with the third largest foreign-born population, behind California and Texas, enacted the English-only driving tests in February. The law banished tests in Spanish and Creole.

Then there ...Read more

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Mexico, Canada get exemption to 10% US levy but USMCA risk looms

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down many of Donald Trump’s tariffs offers some relief to Mexico and Canada, but a much bigger set of risks still hangs over the trade relationship that joins the three countries.

The president said in the afternoon the U.S. would impose a 10% levy on foreign goods under a different law. It took ...Read more

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Supreme Court ruling against Trump's tariffs leaves Mexico in cautious wait-and-see mode

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Mexico's secretary of the economy, Marcelo Ebrard, urged "prudence" Friday in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidating part of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff regimen.

"We have to see where this is going," Ebrard told reporters. "We have to see what measures (Washington) is going to take to figure out how it is going...Read more

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FBI investigates possible terrorist plot after driver tries to ram LADWP substation in Nevada

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A man is dead after trying to crash his vehicle into a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power substation not far from the Hoover Dam this week, authorities said, in what they alleged was an attempted terrorist attack.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill identified the suspect as 23-year-old Dawson Noah Maloney of ...Read more

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Detroit auto industry spared from Trump's latest tariff program

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Detroit’s automakers learned Friday night that they had been spared from tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down most of his global duties.

Trump on Friday night put in place a flat 10% levy on foreign goods that is to take effect on Tuesday. But in a fact sheet, the White House affirmed that ...Read more

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Detroit automakers ask White House to be spared from new tariffs

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Detroit’s automakers asked the White House to shield them from new tariffs that President Donald Trump vowed to impose after the Supreme Court struck down most of his global duties.

The American Automotive Policy Council, which represents General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Jeep-maker Stellantis NV, sent a letter to Trump’s trade team ...Read more

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Weeks in the making: How a brittle snowpack primed the Sierra for disaster

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — The conditions that led to California’s deadliest avalanche in modern history began forming weeks ago, when the high Sierra’s snowpack thawed and froze again and again into glass-like shards of ice.

That fragile layer sat exposed for much of January, warming during the day and hardening at night. Then this week’s ...Read more

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What the Supreme Court's decision to strike down tariffs means for LA's trade-dependent economy

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LOS ANGELES — The Supreme Court's decision Friday to strike down the majority of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump could provide some relief to L.A.'s trade-reliant economy — but only if they are not reimposed again through other means.

The court's 6-3 ruling that Trump didn't have the authority to impose tariffs under the ...Read more

Fake immigration lawyers staged sham court hearings to scam migrants: feds

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Con artists posing as immigration lawyers created fake legal documents and even staged sham court proceedings to dupe migrants seeking legal pathways to U.S. residency out of their hard-earned money, according to a five-count indictment unsealed in Brooklyn Federal Court on Friday.

The indictment charges five defendants with wire fraud ...Read more

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Trump administration doesn't need to restore more President's House exhibits for now, appeals court says

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PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump’s administration won its first court victory in the President’s House case Friday afternoon, when a federal appeals judge paused the injunction ordering the restoration of the slavery exhibits to the site.

Third Circuit Judge Thomas M. Hardiman, a George W. Bush appointee, overruled a district judge�...Read more

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Fake immigration lawyers staged sham court hearings to scam migrants: feds

Con artists posing as immigration lawyers created fake legal documents and even staged sham court proceedings to dupe migrants seeking legal pathways to U.S. residency out of their hard-earned money, according to a five-count indictment unsealed in Brooklyn Federal Court...Read more

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Canada approves some Gulfstream jets after Trump threats

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Canada’s aviation regulator issued certificates for some Gulfstream jet models after President Donald Trump complained the country had “refused” to greenlight the aircraft and threatened tariffs and other measures in retaliation.

So-called Type Certificates, which Canada uses when a product meets airworthiness standards, were issued for ...Read more

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Cuba-bound tanker carrying Russian fuels to test Trump blockade

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A ship believed to be carrying Russian fuels is on its way to Cuba, putting U.S. President Donald Trump’s sanctions to the test amid the island’s deepening energy crisis.

The vessel Sea Horse, expected to arrive in early March, is carrying much-needed fuels to Cuba, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler Ltd.

The country...Read more

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Federal judge: US Attorney's Office refrain of low staffing, massive caseload 'has worn out its welcome'

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MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge on Friday delivered a rebuke of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s handling of court orders tied to immigration cases in Minnesota, saying the repeated claim of low staffing amid a high caseload “has worn out its welcome.”

In a nine-page order, U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino admonished the federal ...Read more

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New York starts prepping for heavy snow ahead of nor'easter

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A late-weekend storm could blanket parts of the Eastern Seaboard with snow, with more than half a foot possible in New York and several inches across southern New England through Monday.

A wave of warm, moist air from the U.S. Gulf is expected to collide with cold air sweeping south from Canada. The resulting nor’easter will be capable of ...Read more

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Supreme Court tariff ruling puts federal revenue forecast on shaky ground

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s ruling against President Donald Trump’s worldwide tariffs threw a monkey wrench into budget projections that assumed a hefty spike in tariff revenue to help reduce federal deficits. But at least in the short term, a replacement tariff regime may keep that bucket from leaking too much.

The high court on ...Read more

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Mr. Clean polishes off 68 years as company mascot

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Mr. Clean appears to be calling it quits.

The retirement of the bald, animated mascot used in Mr. Clean ads and on products since 1958 was announced in a social media ad posted Thursday.

That ad features Mr. Clean standing behind a podium with a “breaking news” chyron flashing across the screen.

“After a career with zero stains on the ...Read more

Hundreds of Lee's Summit students walk out to protest ICE, joining KC-area wave

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations nationwide and in the Kansas City area continue to expand, Lee’s Summit High School students became the latest in the metro to walk out in protest of the agency’s recent actions and tactics.

Roughly 200 students walked out of the building Friday around 12:45 p.m., ...Read more

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What does it mean to medically neglect a child? Idaho lawmakers are divided

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In Megan Egbert’s experience, it can often take dozens of calls reporting possible abuse or neglect of a child before the Department of Health and Welfare finally takes action.

The first time Egbert, now a Democratic state representative from Boise, served as a court-appointed representative for a child in foster care, the department received...Read more

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Supreme Court invalidates Trump's tariff regime

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court invalidated much of the Trump administration’s worldwide tariff regime in a ruling released Friday, dealing a major setback to one of President Donald Trump’s signature domestic and foreign policy efforts.

The 6-3 ruling found that Trump overstepped the emergency authority Congress gave to presidents in the ...Read more