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Love Letter to My Puerto Rico: You Gave Me the World!

It was Puerto Rico that taught me Spanish and Creole, that led me to integrate into different communities in Washington ...

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Second judge halts Trump's order targeting access to gender-affirming care

President Trump issued an executive order that seeks to restrict access to gender-affirming care for young people under ...

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Trump Creates National Energy Dominance Council

Delivering on campaign pledge, president named Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum chair, and Secretary of Energy Chri...

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Trump performs jiujitsu flip on judge’s order, sends Guantánamo rejects back to Venezuela

The Trump administration has sent three illegal immigrants back to Venezuela after a judge blocked their transfer to the...

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Editorial: Musk bid for OpenAI exposes hypocrisy of business model

Stealing people's work is wrong in any context....

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U of C nursing faculty to introduce lottery-based admissions process in 2026

Nursing is the U of C's first faculty to move toward a lottery-based admission system...

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North Dakota House passes school choice bill by slim margin; others fail in Legislature

North Dakota lawmakers wrestled over school choice this week, narrowly passing one education savings account bill while ...

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Widespread concern among U.S. allies in Munich about Ukraine policy, foreign aid

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., about what he's hearing from and discussing with U.S. alli...

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Seventh DOJ official resigns, warns Trump could use charges as leverage over NYC mayor Eric Adams

A letter from one federal prosecutor explains why the new administration is facing one of the largest Justice Department...

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Lifesaving mine-clearing program reels after Trump's USAID funding suspension

A lifesaving demining program is in jeopardy after the Trump administration ordered a 90-day suspension of all foreign a...

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Kash Patel Failed to Disclose Companies Involved in a Million-Dollar Land Deal

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the FBI, failed to divulge an important set of corporate ties on the...

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A tiny island in Stonington’s harbor has been sold

There is no freshwater, sewer or electrical service to the tenth-of-an-acre island, and none is allowed....

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The young lawyer and politician holding the fort for the NPP

Lawyer Lawrence Kwesi Botchway Lawyer Lawrence Kwesi Botchway, widely known as Kwesi Botchway Jnr, has distinguished him...

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Fox News scores interview with president—and Trump gets to come too

Fox News host Sean Hannity will soon conduct a joint interview with co-Presidents Elon Musk and Donald Trump, the right-...

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Attacking a referee would become a felony charge under proposed Nebraska law

Nebraska referees and other sports officials say a bill that would make assaulting a referee a felony is an important st...

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Otumfuo pledges support for govt’s renewed galamsey fight, lauds lands minister’s reforms for the mining sector

Otumfuo among some of the government officials The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, M...

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Top Armed Services Dem: Trump & Vance show ‘weakness in the face of Putin'

President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance are “undermining the coalition by not standing up” to Russian P...

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LA Mayor Bass concedes Africa trip was 'absolutely' a mistake amid botched wildfire response

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says she's working to restore confidence among city residents after she arrived late to the...

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Coming home to our true selves

When I pass by rows of houses, I get curious about the little lives they live. What do they do for work? How many kids d...

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Man in the middle: DPS lawsuit against Trump policy assigned to judge with higher aspirations

After Denver Public Schools sued the Trump administration on Wednesday seeking to overturn a new policy giving immigrati...

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Oregon AI Advisory Council Unveils Its AI Action Plan

The Oregon State Government Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council, which was established by a 2023 executive order, h...

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American tourist arrested in Japan on charges of pushing sexual services worker down stairs

Fuzoku is a complex term to explain, and the two kanji characters that it’s written with aren’t very helpful. The fi...

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Sir Keir Starmer could visit US ‘very soon’, Donald Trump suggests

The Prime Minister spoke with Mr Trump in an impromptu phone call on Thursday, where the pair discussed a ‘forthcoming...

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‘Let me count the ways’

The new feature in this year’s offering of Social Weather Stations (SWS) for Valentine’s Day is a clarification of h...

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Financial education to battle poverty

The elusive dream of Filipinos to attain financial freedom is almost close to impossible. Reports show that in 2022, onl...

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As U.S. Supreme Court girds for Trump cases, can it be an 'effective firewall'?

U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping assertions of executive power during his first weeks back in office appear headed...

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The Latest: Zelenskyy says Trump is key to ending Russia-Ukraine conflict

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will only agree to meet in person with Russian leader Vladimir Putin aft...

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"Find a coward to file your motion": Adams prosecutor resigns after being asked to drop charges

A prosecutor in the Department of Justice volunteered after the fiery resignation, hoping to spare his colleagues...

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Trump says he will speak to Hegseth about his comments on Ukraine

President Trump told reporters he would speak to Pete Hegseth about his comments on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the ...

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North Dakota Senate OKs blackout license plates

North Dakota is one step closer to allowing drivers to purchase blackout license plates....

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Details of the Ruto, Mudavadi pact that led to winding of ANC

Multiple sources within Ruto and Mudavadi circles intimated that the agreement by both leaders secured the Foreign Affai...

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Josh Hawley, Bernie Sanders lock arms to lower credit card interest rates

Josh Hawley, a conservative Missouri Republican, has been pushing for the rate cap since 2023, a move that has put him i...

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We can't escape climate migration, it's inevitable

Not quite a quarter of the way through this 21st century and horrifying scenes of inferno are again broadcast across the...

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Testing the Trump-Modi bromance

Last time Donald Trump was president, ties between the United States and India flourished. But the bilateral relationshi...

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Corruption still a problem

Recent news reports about Thailand's corruption rank slipping, while hardly a surprise, attest to the fact that those fi...

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A week of legal setbacks — and one big win — for Trump's agenda

President Donald Trump's effort to reshape the federal government through a series of sweeping executive orders ran into...

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Federal judge delays Labor Department's request to block DOGE access

A federal judge has indefinitely delayed a ruling on whether the Labor Department's request to block billionaire Elon Mu...

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Pope Francis hospitalised with respiratory tract infection

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks during a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, February 14, 2025. — R...

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Letter: Dismantling USAID will hurt North Dakota

Martin Van Klompenberg of Moorhead urges readers to contact their elected officials to let them know that they are hurti...

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Trump's 51st state threats are just performance, says former Republican congressman

As Canadian leaders piece together just how serious U.S. President Donald Trump is over making Canada the 51st American ...

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Another Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Targeting Funding for Transgender Procedures for Youth

A federal judge in Maryland blocked the order in another restraining order on Feb. 13....

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Another Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Banning Funding for Transgender Procedures for Youth

A federal judge in Maryland blocked the order in another restraining order on Feb. 13....

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Two Alberta private surgery clinic contracts in limbo amid allegations in scandal

EDMONTON - Alberta’s health ministry says two proposed private surgery clinics at the centre of allegations of high-le...

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Get green investment where it’s needed most

The devastating effects of global warming are unfolding before our eyes. Uncontrollable fires ravage the Amazon. Rising ...

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Catalan cities that 'pardon' residents with polluting cars

January 1, 2025 was a date marked on the calendar of residents of the Barcelona metropolitan area. After months of half-...

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New location announced for CPARB public safety education forum

BENNINGTON — The location for a Public Safety Education Forum put on by the Community Policing Advisory Review Board (...

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St. Louis’ Susan Talve joins hundreds of US rabbis to oppose Trump’s Gaza plan

Talve, founder of Central Reform Congregation, endorsed U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell last year after incumbent Cori Bush drew h...

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What is happening with Catalan in Europe?

The objective of making Catalan an official language in the European institutions is crucial and it is necessary to pers...

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Give the UK growth agenda a chance

Pity Rachel Reeves, the United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer. Before she had even gotten through her highly an...

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Northern Lights Forecast: Here’s Where Aurora Borealis May Appear On Valentine’s Day

High-speed winds from a spot on the sun’s surface may affect the Earth’s magnetic field, forecasters said....

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Trump bars federal funding for schools with COVID vaccine mandates

No states mandate that students receive the COVID-19 vaccine, though other vaccine requirements remain in place....

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Germany needs an economy that works for young people

On February 23, German voters will elect a new federal parliament, and many expect the country’s established political...

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Irish advocate decries drone strike on Ukraine's Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

Adi Roche of Chernobyl Children International is calling for Chernobyl and all Nuclear Power Plants to be declared ‘No...

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Vivek Ramaswamy will kick off his bid for Ohio governor in Cincinnati on Feb. 24

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy will launch his bid for Ohio governor on Feb. 24 in his native Cincinnati, with ensuing event...

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President Trump urged to continue on bold path by reinvestigating 9/11

BEREKELY, Calif., Feb. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In what could be the most consequential U.S. government decision in ...

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Your immigration questions answered: What has changed under Trump, what hasn't and what's next

The Associated Press' U.S. immigration news editor, Elliot Spagat, was joined by Rebecca Santana, who covers the Departm...