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More anti-Trump protests planned this weekend in Portland

Local activist groups in Portland are planning a protest Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Courthouse Square, including a ma...

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Burcum: Cosplay Kristi preens instead of fixing a grievous error

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s prison photo op hits differently now that we know at least one prisoner is w...

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Legal fight raging over possible imminent deportations to El Salvador

The Trump administration appeared on Friday to be preparing to send a new group of Venezuelan men from the U.S. to El Sa...

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Trump says career gov employees working on policy will be fired if they don’t adhere to his agenda

President Trump on Friday said that federal career employees working on policy issues will be reclassified as ‘Schedul...

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Walnut Park Library breaks ground in South Davis

Friday was a momentous day for the Davis community. The long-awaited Walnut Park Library has officially broken ground in...

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Readers Write: Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Welcome to the constitutional crisis....

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Opinion: Is space tourism a human rights violation?

What if instead of sending the ultra-wealthy to space, we put our resources into providing food, shelter, medicine and e...

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Opinion: Public media is a pillar of our communities. Don’t defund it.

It’s one of the few civic institutions that still commands broad trust in an age of division and disinformation....

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Xi Jinping’s Asian tour has brought the nations closer together

The president’s message is clear: countries should join hands to counter US unilateralism through globalisation and mu...

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Upper Arlington Celebrates Opening of Bob Crane Community Center, a New Hub for Togetherness and Growth

Upper Arlington opened the Bob Crane Community Center, thanks to the Crane family's support and vision for a communal sp...

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Coon Rapids City Council Advances Urban Renewal with Infrastructure Improvements and Fair Housing Initiatives

Coon Rapids council meeting focused on infrastructure, appointing Charter Commission members, and improving public servi...

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Cartoon: Sisyphus

Cartoon by Michael Ramirez for April 19, 2025....

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Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting transgender Americans

The policy would ban the 'X' marker used by many nonbinary people on passports....

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Behind two high-profile deportation cases, a legal crisis grows

This week, two federal judges handling separate immigration cases escalated their attempts to get the Trump administrati...

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250 Years Since Freedom's Dawn, America Remembers Lexington & Concord Battles!

The White House marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord as a tribute to American resilience ...

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Column: White House takes its first diplomatic step toward Iran

Washington and Tehran both have reasons for keeping negotiations about the Iranian nuclear program on track, Chicago Tri...

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Trump mulling whether to fire US Fed chair Powell

"If we had a Fed chairman that understood what he was doing, ... rates would be coming down. He should bring them down,"...

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Column: Trump, Vance raise puzzling question at the Smithsonian

Who determines what ideology is “proper?” That's the question hanging over President Trump's executive order about t...

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Bell: Carney in front, the man for comfy Canadians not wanting change

Pierre Poilievre puts his chips down on enough Canadians wanting change so Conservatives can win this election...

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Franklin County Sheriff's Office and SWACO Host Drug Take-Back Event in Gahanna

Franklin County hosts a drug take-back event on April 26 at Kroger Marketplace for safe disposal of prescription meds....

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US May Accept Russian Control Of Crimea In Peace Talks With Ukraine

(MENAFN - IANS) Washington, April 19 (IANS) The US is reportedly prepared to recognise Russian control of the Ukrainian ...

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Yemen's Houthis Claim Attacks On Israel, 2 US Aircraft Carriers

(MENAFN - IANS) Sanaa, April 19 (IANS) Yemen's Houthi group has claimed responsibility for firing a "ballistic missile" ...

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Anti-Israel Harvard students conspire to smear law firms critical of campus antisemitism: report

Anti-Israel Harvard Law students organized a smear campaign against law firms that have stood up against campus antisemi...

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Immigrants fight back after DOGE dummies declared them dead to cut benefits

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency used internal Social Security systems to fa...

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Bloomington City Council to Host Public Hearing on Proposed Co-Living Zoning Amendments on April 28

Bloomington announces a hearing on co-living space zoning changes, inviting public input through various methods before ...

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Pat Clark Joins Central State Marauder Football as Associate Head Coach and Co-Defensive Coordinator

Pat Clark joins Central State University as Associate Head Coach and Co-Defensive Coordinator for the Marauder football ...

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Las Cruces and SNAP Join Forces to Offer Free Spay/Neuter and Vaccination Vouchers for Pets

Las Cruces partners with SNAP New Mexico to offer free spaying, neutering, vaccinations, and microchipping for pets base...

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Professor dismissed over COVID vaccine suing LSC, governor

A former Lake Superior College professor is suing the college and Gov. Tim Walz after being dismissed for refusing the C...

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Yes, step up the pace on Ukraine peace — with fresh consequences if Putin resists

The Trump administration is right to inject a sense of urgency into the Ukraine cease-fire negotiations. But threatening...

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Trump Preparing to Deport Hundreds of Venezuelans, Lawyers Warn

The Trump administration is preparing to deport potentially hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members without giving t...

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Salt Lake County Wins Prestigious 'Clearie' Award for Enhancing Voting Accessibility for Disabled Voters

Salt Lake County Clerk's Office won a "Clearie" award for enhancing voting accessibility for disabled voters through its...

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U.S. slashing military presence in Syria

The U.S. will shrink its military footprint in Syria over the coming months, bringing troop levels below 1,000.Why it ma...

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Tufts Students Fight for Free Speech After Rumeysa Ozturk Was Detained

I’m an editor at the Tufts newspaper. We will not be silent after a student writer was detained....

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Judge orders Tufts University student in detention case to be brought to Vermont

A federal judge has ordered that a Turkish Tufts University student who was detained by immigration authorities in March...

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IRS Acting Director Replaced by Deputy Treasury Secretary Days After Appointment

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he will ensure the former acting director, Gary Shipley, will continue to work in ...

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Japanese court gives seller of modified Nintendo Switch systems suspended two-year prison sentence

With less than two months to go until its release, the Nintendo Switch 2 has the global gaming community buzzing right n...

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US Open to Recognizing Crimea as Russian in Ukraine Deal

The US is prepared to recognize Russian control of the Ukrainian region of Crimea as part of a broader peace agreement b...

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North Dakota Senate rejects effort to make lawmakers report suspected sex crimes

House Concurrent Resolution 3037 was introduced after the sentencing of former state Sen. Ray Holmberg, who pleaded guil...

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U.S., Japan need to push back against China, new U.S. ambassador says

The United States and Japan need to work together to align their defense forces in the face of an increasingly assertive...

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NPR obtained documents showing major upcoming changes that could limit human rights

Each year the State Department releases its Country Reports on Human Rights. NPR has obtained internal State department ...

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Aussie authors launch bid to close the book on AI theft

More than 1700 Australian authors have reported their works were stolen to train AI software but experts say lawsuits ma...

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California Republicans want to get tougher on crime. Are Democrats shifting their way?

After voters approved Proposition 36 last year, some Republican lawmakers are seeing greater support for tougher parole ...

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Lawsuit challenges revocation of visas for international students

The suit seeks to represent more than 100 students in New England and Puerto Rico....

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Porn may be commonplace, but research shows it causes lasting harm to the brain and relationships

While pornography has been present throughout human history in various forms, such as ancient erotic art to more moderni...

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Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states, but many aren’t prepared

For the first half of his career in law enforcement, working as a police officer in South Florida, Chase Fopiano did not...

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Manatee County, Fla., Mulls Stormwater Fee to Help Flooding

The fee charged to residents would add millions to the county budget for cleaning canals and waterways and enhancing the...

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The tale of Paul Revere’s Ride remains very much worth telling — 250 years later

Like all legendary events, Paul Revere’s Ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord have been encrusted with myth....

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S’South PDP At War Over Tinubu’s 2027 Re-election

BENIN – The South-South Zonal Working Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), under the leadership of Chie...

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ACLU claims administration is restarting deportations under 18th century wartime law

The group has already sued to block deportations under the Alien Enemies Act....

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Donald Trump orders the release of Robert F. Kennedy assassination records

About 10,000 pages related to the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F Kennedy have landed on the internet....

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VIDEO: Dash cam captures rollover that left 20-year-old with life-threatening injuries in Pelham, NH

PELHAM, N.H. — Two people suffered serious injuries in separate crashes less than two hours apart on Thursday night, i...

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Fayose Speaks On Makinde Contesting For Presidency

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has disclosed that the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, will not be ...