‘Right now, the U.S. is ceasing to be a democracy’
Donald Trump is currently transforming the U.S. into an authoritarian state, argues Harvard Professor Steven Levitsky, author of "How Democracies Die." And he is using an unexpected twist in the…
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The Pentagon’s DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content
WASHINGTON (AP) — Every day over the past few weeks, the Pentagon has faced questions from angry lawmakers, local leaders and citizens over the removal of military heroes and historic…
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Muslim woman humiliated when mugshot without hijab shared. Tennessee county must now pay up
KNOXVILLE — A Tennessee county will pay a Muslim woman a settlement of $71,500 after forcing her to remove her hijab for a mugshot and publishing it online, attorneys said.…
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Trump administration reinstating nearly 25,000 fired federal workers
WASHINGTON (BBC) — President Donald Trump's administration is working to bring back nearly 25,000 fired federal workers after judges ruled their terminations were illegal, court documents show. Officials at 18…
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Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang…
Trump’s scientist purge is a brain drain on the US – and a gift to other nations: OP-ED
What if someone throws a tantrum and no one notices? Or worse, others find it encouraging? So goes the saga of Donald Trump versus The World. Back in the States,…
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Gold rises to new heights as anxiety grips markets. Here’s what you need to know
NEW YORK (AP) — Amid widespread economic turmoil, the price of gold has soared to levels never seen before. Gold futures surpassed the $3,000 per troy ounce for the first time…
Trump administration yet to talk to Cuba over migration, foreign vice minister says
HAVANA (Reuters) — Cuba has yet to discuss migration with the Trump administration, Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio told Reuters, even as the U.S. plows ahead with a…
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Corporate gloom deepens as new Trump tariffs take effect
CHICAGO (Reuters) — Makers of goods from sportswear to luxury cars and chemicals painted a gloomy picture on Wednesday of consumer and industrial health, hitting share prices and adding to…
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Caribbean leaders oppose US policy targeting Cuban medical missions, saying they’re critical
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean leaders are pushing back against a new U.S. policy that aims to crack down on Cuban medical missions, saying that the work of hundreds of…