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Protests mount over detention of Columbia University student
Jailed Columbia University student moved from NYC to Louisiana

NEW YORK CITY, New York - A student of Columbia University, arrested for protesting against the carnage in  Gaza, has been moved out...

Trump plans executive order to abolish Department of Education
Trump to order Education Department abolished

WASHINGTON, D.C.: According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, former President Donald Trump is planning to sign an order to shut...

NFL transactions roundup: Dolphins, Bucs LBs swap spots
NFL transactions roundup: Dolphins, Bucs LBs swap spots

(Photo credit: Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK) Linebacker K.J. Britt and Anthony Walker are trading places. ESPN reported Thursday...

Red Sox RHP Lucas Giolito (hamstring) to open season on IL
Red Sox RHP Lucas Giolito (hamstring) to open season on IL

(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images) Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito will begin the season on the 15-day injured...

Reports: QB Mason Rudolph returning to Steelers
Reports: QB Mason Rudolph returning to Steelers

(Photo credit: Kirby Leei-Imagn Images) Veteran quarterback Mason Rudolph is returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team that...

(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-76ERS VS RAPTORS
(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-76ERS VS RAPTORS

(250313) -- TORONTO, March 13, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ricky Council IV (front) of Philadelphia 76ers goes up for a layup during the 2024-2025...

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Fighter jets intercept plane near Trump’s Florida home
USAF jets intercept aircraft flying in restricted zone near Mar-a-Lago

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: Air Force fighter jets have stopped a civilian plane that entered restricted airspace near Donald Trump's...

US farmers face bankruptcy, economic uncertainty due to USDA freeze
Farmers put plans, investments on hold under USDA spending freeze

CHICAGO/WASHINGTON, D.C.: Farmers and food groups across the U.S. are laying off workers, stopping investments, and struggling to get...

South Dakota law blocks eminent domain for carbon pipelines
South Dakota law raises queries on future of massive Midwest pipeline

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota: A new South Dakota law banning the use of eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines has cast doubt on...

US intelligence agency orders DEIA officials to resign or face firing
Diversity dismissals begin at top US intelligence agency, lawyer says

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Officials working on diversity and inclusion programs at the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence...

CDC study follows measles outbreak amid declining vaccination rates
US CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is planning an extensive study on possible links between...

US weather agency faces big layoffs under Trump’s civil service cuts
US weather agency plans to fire 1,000 in second round of cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. weather agency, NOAA, plans to lay off 1,029 workers following 1,300 job cuts earlier this year. This...