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NASA’s Williams and Wilmore welcome their newly arrived replacements to space station

Just over a day after blasting off, a SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, delivering the replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts.

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America is facing a beef deficit

Donald Trump’s tariff plans will make it worse, and burgers dearer

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A Cornell graduate student fearing deportation files a pre-emptive lawsuit.

A doctoral student from Gambia sued the Trump administration on First Amendment grounds over two Trump executive orders aimed at pro-Palestinian activism.

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What to Know About El Salvador’s Mega-Prison After Trump Sent Hundreds of Immigrants There

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The crown jewel of El Salvador’s aggressive anti-crime strategy — a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education are not allowed — became the latest tool in U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration on Sunday,

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How Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia Student Activist, Landed in Federal Detention

Mahmoud Khalil never shielded his face with a mask the way some protesters did. That made him a target when President Trump decided to move aggressively against campus activists.

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How Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia Student Activist, Landed in Federal Detention

Mahmoud Khalil never shielded his face with a mask the way some protesters did. That made him a target when President Trump decided to move aggressively against campus activists.

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Live updates: The latest on Trump’s presidency | CNN Politics – CNN

Live updates: The latest on Trump’s presidency | CNN Politics  CNN

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Tren de Aragua — all you need to know about the Venezuelan gang

The Trump administration has invoked a 227-year-old law, the Alien Enemies Act, to target Tren de Aragua, a gang with its roots in the prisons of Venezuela. Who are they and how wide is their reach? (Image credit: YURI CORTEZ)

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Maps: Where Trump Voter Jobs Will Be Hit by Tariffs – The New York Times

Maps: Where Trump Voter Jobs Will Be Hit by Tariffs  The New York Times Countries weigh how to stand up to Trump’s tariff barrage  POLITICO Trump’s tariffs will be paid by the poor – while his tax cuts help the rich |

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Why the color of St. Patrick’s Day changed from blue to green

St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green: green clothes, green shamrocks, green beer and green rivers. But the holiday used to be a solemn feast day when you’d be

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