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Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California

Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California

The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S.
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A South Carolina man is executed by firing squad for 2004 killings

A South Carolina man is executed by firing squad for 2004 killings

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina firing squad has executed a man Friday, the third person to die by that method in the state this year.
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A bus crashes into a bus stop in Stockholm, killing 3 people and injuring 3

A bus crashes into a bus stop in Stockholm, killing 3 people and injuring 3

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A double-decker bus crashed into a bus stop in Stockholm on Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, police said. Authorities were alerted to the crash at 3:23 p.m. on Friday.
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Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 6 people and injures at least 35

Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 6 people and injures at least 35

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Kyiv early Friday, killing six people, leaving gaping holes in apartment buildings and starting fires as the sound of explosions boomed across the city and lit up the night sk
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New prosecutor takes on the Georgia election case against Trump and others

New prosecutor takes on the Georgia election case against Trump and others

ATLANTA (AP) — A longtime prosecutor announced he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others, after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed from the case and no one else wanted the
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Bodies of 15 Palestinians returned by Israel, health officials in Gaza say

Bodies of 15 Palestinians returned by Israel, health officials in Gaza say

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza (AP) — Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza on Friday, officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said, in the latest step to fulfilling the terms of the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.
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Iran seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz, US official says, as tensions remain high in region

Iran seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz, US official says, as tensions remain high in region

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on Friday, a U.S.
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BBC apologizes to Trump over its misleading edit, but says there's no basis for a defamation claim

BBC apologizes to Trump over its misleading edit, but says there's no basis for a defamation claim

LONDON (AP) — The BBC apologized Thursday to U.S. President Donald Trump over a misleading edit of his speech on Jan. 6, 2021 but said it had not defamed him, rejecting the basis for his $1 billion lawsuit threat .
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Trump's next immigration crackdown will target Charlotte, North Carolina, a sheriff says

Trump's next immigration crackdown will target Charlotte, North Carolina, a sheriff says

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The latest city bracing for the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is Charlotte, North Carolina, which could see an influx of federal agents as early as this weekend, a county sheriff said Thursday.
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Man is executed in Florida for the killing of a 6-year-old girl abducted from her bedroom

Man is executed in Florida for the killing of a 6-year-old girl abducted from her bedroom

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of the 1979 killing a 6-year-old girl who was abducted from her bedroom was put to death Thursday evening in a record 16th execution in Florida this year.
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