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AmeriCorps must restore grant funding and members to states that sued over cuts, federal judge rules

AmeriCorps must restore grant funding and members to states that sued over cuts, federal judge rules

The Trump administration must restore hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service workers in about two dozen states, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Deborah L.
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Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip

Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip.
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David Jolly, a Trump critic and former GOP congressman, to run for Florida governor as a Democrat

David Jolly, a Trump critic and former GOP congressman, to run for Florida governor as a Democrat

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A former Republican congressman and vocal critic of Donald Trump says he wants to become governor in the president’s adopted home state of Florida, and that he’s running as a Democrat.
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South Korean lawmakers approve special investigations into martial law and Yoon's wife

South Korean lawmakers approve special investigations into martial law and Yoon's wife

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s liberal-led legislature overwhelmingly passed bills Thursday to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law in December and criminal allegations aga
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Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect Monday

Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions.
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Trump moves to block US entry for foreign students planning to study at Harvard University

Trump moves to block US entry for foreign students planning to study at Harvard University

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving to block nearly all foreign students from entering the country to attend Harvard University, his latest attempt to choke the Ivy League school from an international pipeline that accounts for a quart
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Syria will give inspectors immediate access to suspected former nuclear sites, UN watchdog tells AP

Syria will give inspectors immediate access to suspected former nuclear sites, UN watchdog tells AP

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's new government has agreed to give inspectors from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog access to suspected former nuclear sites immediately, the agency’s head told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Trump orders investigation of Biden’s use of an autopen, claiming White House cover-up

Trump orders investigation of Biden’s use of an autopen, claiming White House cover-up

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to investigate former President Joe Biden's use of an autopen to sign pardons and other documents, increasing the pressure on his predecessor as House Republicans also r
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A US judge halts the deportation of the Egyptian family of the Boulder firebombing suspect

A US judge halts the deportation of the Egyptian family of the Boulder firebombing suspect

BOULDER, Colo.
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Judge says migrants sent to El Salvador prison must get a chance to challenge their removals

Judge says migrants sent to El Salvador prison must get a chance to challenge their removals

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration must give more than 100 migrants sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador a chance to challenge their deportations. U.S.
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