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- Today in History: April 17, the Bay of Pigs Invasion
- Officials demand answers as crews work to restore power after another Puerto Rico blackout
- Wall Street is mixed after UnitedHealth’s worst drop in decades offsets gains for most US stocks
- Tennessee’s GOP leads the fight to deny public education to children without documents
- The Menendez brothers’ bid for a shorter sentence and possible release is delayed again
- US jobless benefit claims fall last week as labor market remains strong despite recession fears
- Trump suggests he can remove Fed Chair Powell, saying he’s ‘not happy’ with him over interest rates
- Wide school disparities persist 54 years after California’s landmark funding decision
- Assailing the U.S. Institute of Peace
- DOGE targets a community service program in its latest cost-cutting effort
- Newsom files lawsuit to end President Trump’s tariffs
- Judge says labor unions’ lawsuit over DOGE access to Labor Department systems can move forward
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- Trump administration takes aim at Harvard’s international students and tax-exempt status
- UN nuclear watchdog says US-Iran talks at a ‘very crucial’ stage
- UnitedHealth cuts 2025 forecast after dealing with first-quarter care use spike
- Immigration judge denies bond for Tufts University student from Turkey, her lawyers say
- Why Elon Musk installed his top lieutenants at a federal agency you probably haven’t heard of
- Draft budget plan proposes deep cuts across federal health programs
- Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage climbs to 6.83%, highest level since late February
- Google’s digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box
- A recovering Pope Francis visits Rome prison to keep annual Holy Week appointment
- Russia strikes Dnipro as Ukrainian officials seek security pledges in Paris
- How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities
- Ukraine’s future is at the center of talks in Paris with Rubio, Witkoff and top European officials
- Trump says he’s in ‘no rush’ to end tariffs as he holds talks with Italy’s Meloni
- Federal judge will hear arguments as groups try to block Trump’s executive order on elections
- Lawmakers fear AI data centers will drive up residents’ power bills
- Florida State gunman used deputy mom’s former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say
- As demand for AI rises, so do power thirsty data centers
- Slave descendants fight to protect their threatened island community at Georgia’s highest court
- Supreme Court keeps hold on Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but sets May arguments
- How ‘buy online, pick up in store’ supercharges credit card rewards
- Rural hospitals and patients are disconnected from modern care
- Why fancy Easter dinners are dying – and what we’re eating instead
- Asparagus in the garden takes its time but is worth the wait
- ‘Sinners’ review: In Ryan Coogler’s juicy mashup, a pair of Michael B. Jordans dance with the devil
- New requirement for air travel in the U.S. takes effect next month. What you need to know
- Trump officials’ defiance over Abrego Garcia’s deportation is ‘shocking,’ appeals court says
- Judge strikes down an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media as unconstitutional
- Can the IRS revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status?
- Passengers on Southwest flight evacuated after engine fire forces plane’s return
- University protests blast Trump’s attacks on funding, speech and international students
- Former Pentagon spokesman tied to online DEI purge was asked to resign, official says
- UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted as prosecutors push for death penalty
- George Santos is ‘unrepentant’ as he faces years in prison for fraud, prosecutors say
- White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts
- 429,000 portable chargers are under recall after some consumers report fires, minor burn injuries
- A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea
- France’s president says that making Haiti pay for its independence was unjust
- Nearly 90% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cut as Trump’s government downsizing continues
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