Wednesday, 9 April 2025

Appeals court clears the way for the Trump administration to fire thousands of probationary workers

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to fire thousands of probationary workers, halting a judge’s order requiring them to be reinstated

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Trump administration halts $1B in federal funding for Cornell, $790M for Northwestern

More than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell and around $790 million for Northwestern have been frozen as the government investigates alleged civil rights violations at both universities

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Mother and 3 young children found dead at Oregon home

Authorities say a woman and her three young children have been found dead at a home in northwestern Oregon

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New Mexico governor mobilizes National Guard to tackle crime emergency in Albuquerque

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has declared a state of emergency in New Mexico's largest city, saying that a significant increase in crime in Albuquerque warrants the help of the New Mexico National Guard

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Tuesday, 8 April 2025

3 dead and 3 wounded in mass shooting at town house complex in Virginia

Authorities say three people have been killed and three others have been wounded in a shooting in northeastern Virginia

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Monday, 7 April 2025

Army reenlists nearly two dozen soldiers ousted for refusing COVID-19 vaccine

Officials say the Army has reenlisted more than 23 soldiers who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine

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Will the tariffs lead to a recession? Here's how to know if we're in one

President Donald Trump’s sharp tariff hikes last week have sent the stock market into a tailspin, raised alarm bells among Wall Street executives, and heightened many economists’ worries that the U.S. could tip into recession

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Judge dismisses former Mississippi governor's defamation lawsuit against news outlet

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant claiming a news organization defamed him in public comments about its Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting on $77 million in misspent federal welfare funds

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Police shoot man suspected of stabbing 4 girls at Brooklyn home

Officials say police shot a meat cleaver-wielding man who apparently slashed and stabbed four of his young female relatives during a bloody rampage inside a Brooklyn home

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Sunday, 6 April 2025

Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife set to appear in court

A doctor accused of trying to kill his wife on a Hawaii hiking trail is scheduled to be arraigned in court on an attempted murder charge

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Deadly car accident in coastal Georgia kills family of 5

A mother and her four children are dead after two vehicles collided in a deadly crash on the southbound I-95 in McIntosh County, Georgia

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Saturday, 5 April 2025

Rubio says US is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders, accusing the African nation’s government of “taking advantage of the United States.”

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Maryland lawmakers pass bill to limit future liabilities amid thousands of claims of sexual abuse

Maryland lawmakers have passed a measure to try to limit future liabilities from claims of sexual abuse at state and private institutions

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