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Month: March 2025

Turkish student at Tufts University is latest Palestinian supporter swept up in US crackdown

By MICHAEL CASEY, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Turkish student detained by federal officers as she walked along a street in a Boston suburb is the latest supporter of Palestinian causes to be swept up in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants who express their political views. Rumeysa Ozturk,

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Trump places 25% tariff on imported autos. Carmakers could face higher costs and lower sales

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains. “This will continue to spur growth,” Trump told reporters Wednesday.

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The Latest: Trump withdraws Elise Stefanik’s UN ambassador nomination over tight GOP House margin

By The Associated Press The White House withdrew Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a stunning turnaround for President Donald Trump’s Cabinet pick after her confirmation had been stalled over concerns about Republicans’ tight margins in the House. Trump confirmed the decision in a Truth Social post on Thursday,

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La Administración del Seguro Social retrasa y limita una nueva política antifraude

Por Tami Luhby, CNN La Administración del Seguro Social (SSA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció el miércoles que retrasará dos semanas la implementación de una controvertida medida antifraude y que reducirá el número de solicitantes afectados. La agencia se encuentra en crisis debido a una reorganización masiva impulsada por el Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental

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Salman Rushdie’s first book of fiction since his stabbing will be published in November

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie has a collection of novellas and short stories coming out this fall, his first published fiction since being stabbed repeatedly and hospitalized in 2022. Random House announced Thursday that Rushdie’s “The Eleventh Hour,” billed by the publisher as “five interlinked stories and novellas

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Israel’s parliament approves a key part of Netanyahu’s divisive judicial overhaul

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament on Thursday passed a key part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the judiciary, angering critics who view it as a power grab by his far-right government. The planned overhaul sparked mass demonstrations in 2023, leaving the country deeply divided before Hamas’ Oct.

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Maximiliano Ramírez, economista: “El mercado está acelerando las expectativas”

Por CNN Radio Argentina Maximiliano Ramírez, economista y exsubsecretario de Programación Macroeconómica del Ministerio de Economía, visitó el piso de CNN Radio y analizó el acuerdo entre el gobierno nacional y el Fondo Monetario y la lectura que hace los mercados sobre las negociaciones. En CNN Primera Mañana, afirmó que “el mercado está acelerando las

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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin attends the first Cabinet meeting of President Donald Trump's second term

The Trump admin accuses EPA of squirreling away $20 billion in ‘gold bars.’ Here’s what’s really going on.

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after being sworn in as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin accused the previous administration of stashing $20 billion worth of “gold bars” in a Citibank account and vowed to claw the money back to the Treasury. The new environment chief has frequently touted a theory,

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Clara Muzzio: “LLA se comportó en conjunto con el kirchnerismo para normas muy importantes” en la Legislatura

Por CNN Radio Argetina Clara Muzzio, vicejefa del Gobierno porteño, se refirió a la presentación de las listas para las elecciones legislativas en la ciudad de Buenos Aires y sobre la recuperación de los espacios públicos. En CNN Primera Mañana, afirmó que “el operativo del lunes, en torno al estadio de River Plate, fue contundente.

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Anti-abortion groups mount effort to strip Planned Parenthood funding ahead of Supreme Court hearing

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Major anti-abortion groups were gathering in the nation’s capital on Thursday to begin a lobbying effort with Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration aimed at eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood ahead of the Supreme Court hearing a case in April that could strip the organization’s funding in

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