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Lawyers for 5 men deported to an African prison accuse Trump’s program of denying them due process

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Five men deported by the United States to Eswatini in July have been held in a maximum-security prison in the African nation for seven weeks without…

John McCarthy September 3, 2025

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Judge blocks Trump administration move to deport Guatemalan children

WASHINGTON — A United States judge has temporarily blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to deport dozens of unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country. District Court Judge…

John McCarthy September 1, 2025

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A former Dominican prosecutor and 8 others are sentenced in a scheme to erase criminal records

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A court in the Dominican Republic on Thursday sentenced nine suspects for helping erase criminal records of thousands of people, including convicted rapists and hitmen, to between six…

John McCarthy August 29, 2025

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Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules

NEW YORK (Reuters) — A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president's use of the levies as a…

John McCarthy August 29, 2025

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Trump says he is firing Fed’s Cook over mortgage loan allegations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump on Monday said he was firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alleged improprieties in obtaining mortgage loans, an unprecedented step that could test…

John McCarthy August 26, 2025

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Judge strikes down Trump administration guidance against diversity programs at schools and colleges

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge this week struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities. In her ruling, U.S.…

John McCarthy August 17, 2025

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Royal Caribbean passenger plans to file lawsuit after water slide partially breaks, injuring him

MIAMI — A man who was a passenger onboard Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas cruise ship last week has hired an attorney after he was injured on the “Frightening…

John McCarthy August 12, 2025

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Why Niger is investigating the $5 million sale of the largest Mars rock found on Earth

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth — a 54-pound (25-kilogram) meteorite that fetched more than $5 million at a New York auction last month,…

John McCarthy August 11, 2025

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Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers

NEW YORK (AP) — An executive order signed by President Donald Trump late Thursday aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by federal agencies.…

John McCarthy August 9, 2025

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Caribbean activists celebrate as Saint Lucia strikes down gay sex ban

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia (Reuters) — Caribbean gay rights activists celebrated a landmark court ruling this week striking down, opens new tab colonial-era legislation in the island nation of Saint Lucia that criminalized…

John McCarthy August 2, 2025