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Thousands of federal workers would be easier to fire under Trump rule change

The Trump administration is moving forward with efforts to make it easier to fire some federal workers, as part of its push to both shrink the federal government and exert more control over it. (Image credit: Mandel Ngan)

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History shows revoking Harvard’s tax status won’t be easy — or fast

A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law. (Image credit: Bettmann Archive)

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‘Lab Leak,’ a flashy page on the virus’ origins, replaces government COVID sites

The new page emphatically promotes a theory that many scientists question. Meanwhile, basic information about COVID testing and vaccines has disappeared. (Image credit: Whitehouse.gov/Screenshot by NPR)

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Wrongly deported Ábrego García traumatized at El Salvador’s CECOT megaprison: Van Hollen – Axios

Wrongly deported Ábrego García traumatized at El Salvador’s CECOT megaprison: Van Hollen  Axios US senator says margaritas in photo with wrongly deported man planted by El Salvador – as it happened  The Guardian Did the Supreme Court invite Trump to dodge on

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Nearly 300 scientists apply for French academic program amid Trump cuts in U.S.

Nearly 300 U.S.-based researchers have applied to one program that promises “scientific refugee status” for those fleeing Trump’s academic funding rollbacks. (Image credit: Robyn Beck)

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Ukraine sanctions 3 Chinese companies as tensions between Kyiv and Beijing rise

The sanctions mean the companies will not be able to do business with Ukraine and any assets they have in the country will be frozen. (Image credit: JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Authorities shot a suspect minutes after 911 calls reported a shooting at Florida State University. Here’s what we know – CNN

Authorities shot a suspect minutes after 911 calls reported a shooting at Florida State University. Here’s what we know  CNN ‘We barricaded both doors’: Fear and chaos at Florida State University  BBC A visual timeline of the Florida State University shooting  CNN Two

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Florida State students mourn campus shooting, question gunman’s motive – The Washington Post

Florida State students mourn campus shooting, question gunman’s motive  The Washington Post ‘We barricaded both doors’: Fear and chaos at Florida State University  BBC How Florida Students Survived Mass Shooting Using Chewing Gum  NDTV A loving father of two and a dining coordinator

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Huckabee arrives in Israel as new U.S. ambassador and visits the Western Wall

At the Western Wall, one of Judaism’s holiest sites, Mike Huckabee said he’d brought a note with a prayer for peace handwritten by President Trump, who had instructed him to insert it into the wall. (Image credit: Gil Cohen-Magen)

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FSU shooting leaves two dead. And, Trump criticizes Fed chairman over interest rates

A shooting on Florida State University’s campus has left two people dead and six people injured. And, President Trump criticizes the Fed chairman for not cutting interest rates. (Image credit: Tasos Katopodis)

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