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Donald Trump Jr. accused of illegal duck hunting near Venice

ROME (Reuters) — Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, broke Italian and European Union environmental protection laws when he hunted ducks near Venice in December,…

John McCarthy February 4, 2025

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Mom took leave to be with dying daughter and was fired, lawsuit says. ‘She needed me’

DETROIT — A Michigan woman is suing Huntington National Bank after she says she was fired for taking leave to be with her dying daughter. Terri Estepp filed the lawsuit…

John McCarthy February 4, 2025

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Surgeon removed wrong organ, killing man — and a cover-up followed, Florida suit says

MIAMI — The family of a man who died because a Florida surgeon removed his liver instead of his spleen is suing, saying hospital staff took part in a cover-up…

John McCarthy February 3, 2025

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Trump administration rescinds federal funding freeze memo after chaos

WASHINGTON — The White House Office of Management and Budget today walked back a memo that ordered a freeze on federal assistance, less than two days after the directive led to chaos…

John McCarthy January 29, 2025

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At signing of Laken Riley Act, Trump says he plans to send migrants in US illegally to Guantanamo

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the signing of the Laken Riley Act, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to hold up…

John McCarthy January 29, 2025

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What can a condo association do when owners misbehave? Here are details of one case

MIAMI — Living in a community with an association requires abiding by the rules, obligations and restrictions found in its governing declaration, which is akin to a contract that is…

John McCarthy January 28, 2025

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Bryan OKs legal action against VIGL for failing to rebuild Doc James racetrack

CHRISTIANSTED – During his 2025 State of the Territory Address, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced that he has authorized the Virgin Islands Department of Justice to file suit against VIGL…

John McCarthy January 27, 2025

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Trump promises to end birthright citizenship: What is it and could he do it?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end birthright citizenship as soon as he gets into office to make good on campaign promises aiming to restrict immigration and redefining what it means…

John McCarthy January 22, 2025

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Pope welcomes Cuba’s prisoner release following talks with Vatican as part of long-standing dialogue

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be undertaken elsewhere, as he welcomed an agreement the…

John McCarthy January 21, 2025

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Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as 4 others and commutes 2 sentences

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Also…

John McCarthy January 20, 2025