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Northern Michigan remains at standstill as Trump's help sought

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GAYLORD, Mich. — Life remained at a standstill in this northern Michigan community for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday.

Residents were relieved an overnight storm didn’t pack the wallop of the one Saturday that caused tens of thousands of people in northern Michigan to lose power. But the snow and rain Wednesday slowed recovery efforts...Read more

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Trump administration rescinds millions in Georgia COVID funds

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Public health advocates in Georgia have canceled a major annual conference, more than 100 public health workers have been let go and state agencies are now limiting other spending as the Trump administration last week abruptly canceled pandemic health grant money that was awarded but not yet spent.

Georgia agencies dealing with public health, ...Read more

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Israeli airstrikes pound Syrian military airbase, hit Damascus

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The Israeli army carried out multiple airstrikes in different parts of Syria on Wednesday, including the capital Damascus, and “almost completely destroyed” a military airport in another major city as Israel continues to degrade the war-torn country’s military capabilities.

The airstrikes, carried out in five different areas, lasted for ...Read more

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Republicans push divisive 'religious liberty' bill through Georgia Legislature

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ATLANTA — After a decade of fierce debate, Georgia approved one of the most divisive bills in recent state history by passing a “religious liberty” measure that supporters say protects faith-based beliefs from government overreach and critics decry as a license to discriminate.

Republicans muscled the initiative through the Georgia House ...Read more

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UK to keep pushing for a trade deal after Trump's 10% tariffs

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The U.K. refrained from retaliation and said it would maintain its push for a U.S. trade deal after President Donald Trump slapped tariffs of 10% on all imports from Britain as part of a wider global package which he dubbed “Liberation Day” for his country.

“Our approach is to remain calm and committed to doing this deal, which we hope ...Read more

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Analysis: Triumphant Trump rolls dice on tariffs despite warnings, risks

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump did not blink Wednesday while resurrecting an economic policy approach last used 95 years ago, a move that will shape his second term and help decide the fate of his “Make America Great Again” movement.

“My fellow Americans, this is Liberation Day,” Trump said at a Rose Garden event to announce ...Read more

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Is paid family medical leave coming to Nevada?

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After Andrea Martinez gave birth to her daughter, she could take only four weeks of leave — two weeks paid, two weeks unpaid. As a single mother with one income, she returned to work quickly to support her three children and sent her newborn to a daycare.

“This situation created a significant hardship for me, especially since I had a C-...Read more

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Columbia students chain themselves to campus gates in Mahmoud Khalil protest

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NEW YORK — A group of Columbia University students on Wednesday afternoon chained themselves to locked campus gates to protest the arrest of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.

“We demand to know the names of the Columbia trustees who facilitated the abduction of our beloved friend by collaborating with the Trump administration,” ...Read more

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Falls from border wall drop sharply with change in military presence

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SAN DIEGO — The number of people seriously hurt falling off the U.S.-Mexico border wall in San Diego County has dropped sharply since the Trump administration intensified security measures, according to the two trauma hospitals that treat those injuries.

University of California, San Diego Health said Wednesday it has treated 25 individuals ...Read more

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Trump's new tariffs place even more stress on Minnesota farm economy

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Crop prices tend to spike when there’s a shock to the global economy.

President Donald Trump’s new round of tariffs announced Wednesday will certainly act like a defibrillator across farm country, but experts say it will only deepen the ongoing downturn in U.S. agriculture.

“We invite retaliation by imposing tariffs and do damage to our ...Read more

US revokes visas of Mexican band members accused of 'glorifying' drug kingpin

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MEXICO CITY — The U.S. State Department has revoked the visas of musicians in a popular Mexican band after the group flashed big-screen images of the notorious Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," reputed leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation cartel.

The band, Los Alegres del Barranco, projected a likeness of the ...Read more

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Four Republicans help Democrats pass measure to end Canadian tariffs

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WASHINGTON — Four Republicans joined Democrats in the Senate to pass, 51-48, a joint resolution Wednesday that would effectively end President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on Canadian goods in a vote that revealed GOP resistance to the administration’s sweeping trade agenda.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was a co-sponsor of the measure offered ...Read more

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Trump administration to resume housing detained immigrants in controversial Florida facility

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MIAMI — The Trump administration will resume housing detained immigrants in Glades County Detention Center, just three years after the facility’s use was limited for what the federal government said were “persistent and ongoing concerns” with detainees’ well-being.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement Wednesday that...Read more

'Hands Off' rally against Trump, Musk actions scheduled in Boston on Saturday, joining nationwide protests

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BOSTON — Bostonians are expected to join hundreds of protests across the nation against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk Saturday on Boston Common, in what organizers say will be the “largest mobilization since the president took office.”

“On April 5, national and local organizations are coming together across the country for Hands ...Read more

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Russian punk band Pussy Riot warns America to 'wake up!' at Washington Square Park protest in NYC

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NEW YORK — Pussy Riot, the provocative, political Russian punk band, came to Washington Square Park Wednesday to deliver a stern warning: “Wake up, America!”

Their faces hidden behind red ski masks, six members of the feminist art collective marched down Fifth Ave. and into the Greenwich Village park around 1 p.m. Standing in front of the...Read more

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Michigan high court says smell of marijuana alone can no longer justify police search

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LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Supreme Court knocked down a 25-year-old precedent Wednesday, deciding that the smell of marijuana should no longer independently provide law enforcement with probable cause to search a vehicle after state voters broadly legalized pot in 2018.

In a 5-1 decision, the court determined that the search of a Jeep ...Read more

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Attorney for Massachusetts blasts judge, DA over ICE agent seizing illegal immigrant midtrial

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The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts is blasting a Boston judge and the Suffolk DA for accusing an ICE agent of contempt of court for seizing an illegal immigrant ex-convict midtrial last week.

U.S. Attorney Leah Foley, appointed by President Donald Trump to head up the federal court in Massachusetts, said Wednesday that taking action ...Read more

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A believer in UAPs (or UFOs) takes aim at UAVs (or drones)

Legislation that would make it legal for people to shoot down drones over their property, introduced in March by U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett, is drawing fire from law enforcement and other users of unmanned aerial vehicles.

The bill, dubbed the Defense Against Drones Act, “permits ...Read more

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Trump tariffs spare no country; Asia and Europe are hit harder

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President Donald Trump is imposing tariffs on U.S. trading partners worldwide, his biggest assault yet on a global economic system he has long bemoaned as unfair.

Trump said Wednesday he will apply a minimum 10% tariff on all exporters to the U.S. and slap additional duties on around 60 nations with the largest trade imbalances with the U.S. ...Read more

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Thousands march against gangs in Haiti as Vatican is notified of murder of two nuns

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Thousands of Haitians marched through the streets of the country’s volatile capital on Wednesday, defying tear gas and gangs as they vented their anger against the surge in gang violence and demanded the resignation of the country’s transitional authorities and the head of the Haiti National Police.

During the massive protest, demonstrators...Read more