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April 14, 2025
A Palestinian activist expecting a US citizenship interview is arrested instead by ICE in Vermont
A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University has been arrested at a Vermont immigration of...
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April 14, 2025
US Army to control land on Mexico border as part of base, migrants could be detained, officials say
A long sliver of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump is turning over to the Department of Defense would be...
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April 14, 2025
Harvard defies Trump's demands and risks $9B in federal funding
Harvard University says it won't comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration as a condition for it to received almost $9 bil...
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April 14, 2025
Michigan man upset that girlfriend went on cruise is sent to prison for ship bomb hoax
A Michigan man has been sentenced to eight months in prison for making a false bomb threat.
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April 14, 2025
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April 14, 2025
White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups
The White House's Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department's budget by almost 50%, closing a number of over...
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April 14, 2025
Port Jefferson Harbor contaminated with partially-treated sewage, residents urged to 'avoid contact' until Wednesday
The problem was caused by a partial malfunction of the UV disinfection system when an electrical component failed, officials said.
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April 14, 2025
Trump considers pausing his auto tariffs as the world economy endures whiplash
President Donald Trump says he might temporarily exempt the auto industry from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmaker...
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April 14, 2025
A person is arrested at UnitedHealthcare headquarters after reports of an intruder
A person has been arrested near UnitedHealthcare's headquarters after reports of an intruder.
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April 14, 2025
A Venezuelan man was tackled in a New Hampshire courthouse and sent by ICE to Texas
A Venezuelan man facing misdemeanor charges in New Hampshire was apprehended in a courthouse by federal agents who also knocked over a bysta...
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April 14, 2025
Southern California jolted by a strong earthquake near San Diego
Southern California has been jolted by a strong earthquake near San Diego.
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April 14, 2025
Gen. Caine has taken over as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force Gen. Dan Caine has been sworn in as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after a flurry of paperwork was finished, allowing him t...
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April 14, 2025
Funeral home owner who left corpse in hearse for a over a year pleads guilty
The Colorado funeral home owner accused of leaving a woman's corpse in the back of a hearse for over a year has pleaded guilty to corpse abu...
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April 14, 2025
Hungary passes a constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events
Hungary's parliament has passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities.
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April 14, 2025
Rebellion trial opens for South Korea's ousted president. Here's what to know
South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol has appeared for the first time at his criminal trial on high-stakes rebellion charges.
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April 14, 2025
US Coast Guard says 1 dead, 4 rescued and 5 missing from capsized boat off Florida's Atlantic Coast
U.S. Coast Guard crews are still searching for five people missing after a boat capsized off Florida's Atlantic Coast.
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April 14, 2025
Plans to celebrate America's 250th anniversary were underway. Then came the federal funding cuts
Leaders of state humanities councils throughout the country say federal funding cuts by President Donald Trump's administration will force t...
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April 14, 2025
Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence planned to beat him, documents say
Court documents say a man who authorities say scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and broke into the Pen...
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April 14, 2025
Suspected US airstrikes kill at least 6 people in Yemen, Houthi rebels say
Suspected U.S. airstrikes around Yemen's rebel-held capital killed at least six people and wounded 30 overnight.
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April 14, 2025
What to know about Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the alleged arson at his official residence
A man is facing charges after authorities say he broke into the Pennsylvania governor's mansion in the middle of the night, set a fire that...
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April 14, 2025
Retrial opens for Sarah Palin's libel suit against The New York Times
A retrial is set to begin for Sarah Palin's lawsuit accusing The New York Times of libeling her in an editorial eight years ago.
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April 14, 2025
A key ally in Trump's migrant crackdown is coming for a visit. What might El Salvador's Bukele get?
President Donald Trump is hosting Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, at the White House on Monday.
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April 13, 2025
China's Xi says there are 'no winners' in a tariff war as he visits Southeast Asia
China's leader Xi Jinping started a week of diplomacy in Southeast Asia with a visit to Vietnam on Monday, signaling China' s commitment to...
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April 13, 2025
New York Helicopter, involved in fatal Hudson crash, shutting down, FAA says
New York Helicopter, which operated the craft that plunged into the Hudson last week, killing six, will cease operations immediately.
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April 13, 2025
Police: Someone set fire to Pennsylvania governor's residence; no one was injured
Police evacuated Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family from the governor's official residence after someone set fire to the building.
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April 13, 2025
State Department wants staff to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden's term
As the Christian world commemorates Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday, the State Department has issued an appeal for its employees to re...
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April 13, 2025
Wisconsin teen charged in parents' deaths is accused of plotting to kill Trump
A Wisconsin teenager charged in the deaths of his parents faces wider allegations that he killed them to "obtain the financial means" to ass...
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April 13, 2025
Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn't happen just by chance.
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April 13, 2025
Long Island forecast: Rain to end later Sunday, giving way to sunny Monday
Long Island could see springlike conditions later in the week.
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April 13, 2025
Convalescing Pope Francis opens Holy Week with in-person greeting to faithful in St. Peter's Square
A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a "Good Palm Sunday, a...
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April 13, 2025
Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party gets mandate to move closer to disbandment
Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party has received its members' mandate to proceed with steps toward a potential disbandment, part of the...
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April 13, 2025
Assisted living isn't just for people. A zoo in Spain helps elderly elephants age gracefully
Zoos have undergone a rethink in recent decades with the emphasis on the conservation of species and education, moving away from the past pa...
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April 13, 2025
Ecuador's incumbent president and a leftist lawyer again vie for the top job in a runoff election
A conservative young millionaire and a leftist lawyer are again the choices before Ecuadorians heading to the polls for the country's second...
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April 13, 2025
Discovery law debate stalls New York state budget talks
New York's discovery law debate is one of the main stumbling blocks for lawmakers trying to settle the state budget for the year.
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April 13, 2025
More than 20 people killed in Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city of Sumy
More than 20 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, the city's acting mayor said.
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April 13, 2025
As tariffs put trade between China and the US in peril, Chinese businesses ponder the future
The 145% tariff from the U.S. and the retaliatory 125% tariff from China are putting businesses doing trade between the U.S. and China on ed...
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April 13, 2025
Israel strikes a Gaza hospital in Gaza, forcing evacuation as strikes intensify
Israel struck a hospital in northern Gaza, forcing patients to evacuate as attacks intensified across the Strip.
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April 13, 2025
As Congress tables proxy voting, state lawmakers seek solutions for parents who serve in office
A bipartisan group of representatives have forced a delay in Congress over a proposed rule that would let new parents cast their vote by pro...
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April 12, 2025
Trump receives a standing ovation as he enters a UFC event in Miami
President Donald Trump received a standing ovation and cheers as he entered a UFC event in Miami.
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April 12, 2025
US won't say whether it's facilitating return of mistakenly deported man, despite judge's order
The Trump administration has confirmed to a federal judge that a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month remained confined in a...
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April 12, 2025
Plane with 2 people on board crashes in muddy field in upstate New York
A twin-engine plane with two people on board crashed Saturday in a muddy field in upstate New York.
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April 12, 2025
'They left together": Brother of helicopter crash victim mourns loved ones in Hudson River visit
Joan Camprubi Montal viewed the wreckage on Saturday with Mayor Eric Adams as recovery of the helicopter continued into its third day, a spo...
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April 12, 2025
Death toll from Dominican club roof collapse rises to 225 after 4 die overnight
Health officials say four people hospitalized after being rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican...
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April 12, 2025
Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs want jurors at trial questioned about sex, drugs and violence
Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs want a judge to let prospective jurors at his upcoming sex trafficking trial be questioned about sex, drugs a...
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April 12, 2025
Judge relaxes ban on DOGE access to sensitive US Treasury information
A New York judge has relaxed a ban she'd put on Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency preventing it from accessing sensitive U.S....
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April 12, 2025
Long Island weather: Rainy, chilly Saturday with high not topping 44
Most of the rainfall will happen before 11 a.m., and then it will continue to drizzle into the afternoon, according to the National Weather...
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April 12, 2025
Israel says new security corridor completed, severing Gaza's southernmost city
Israel announced it completed the construction of the new Morag corridor, essentially separating the southern city of Rafah from the rest of...
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April 12, 2025
Lebanese suicide bomber who killed 5 Israelis in Bulgaria is buried at Hezbollah cemetery
The Lebanese-French national who was accused of detonating explosives in a 2012 attack in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli tourist has been...
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April 12, 2025
Envoys from Iran and the US arrive in Oman for first round of talks over Tehran's nuclear program
Envoys from Iran and the United States have arrived in Oman ahead of the first talks over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program since P...
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April 12, 2025