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Month: March 2025

International students weigh new risks of pursuing higher education in the US under Trump

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Since plunging during the COVID-19 pandemic, international student enrollment in the U.S. has been rebounding — a relief to American universities that count on their tuition payments. Two months into the new Trump administration, educators fear that could soon change. Unnerved by efforts to deport students over political views, students

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International students weigh new risks of pursuing higher education in the US under Trump

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Since plunging during the COVID-19 pandemic, international student enrollment in the U.S. has been rebounding — a relief to American universities that count on their tuition payments. Two months into the new Trump administration, educators fear that could soon change. Unnerved by efforts to deport students over political views, students

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DOGE cuts are testing some conservative voters’ faith in special election for Matt Gaetz’s old seat

By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — As the Trump administration forges ahead with its dramatic reshaping of the federal government, voters in a northwest Florida congressional district that’s home to thousands of veterans will be among the first to put the president’s agenda to an electoral test. The state’s Chief

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US infrastructure improved with Biden-era spending but there’s a long way to go

By TAMMY WEBBER and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press A once-every-four-years report card on the upkeep of America’s infrastructure gave it a “C” grade on Tuesday, up slightly from previous reports, largely due to investments made during former President Joe Biden’s administration. The report from the American Society of Civil Engineers, which examined everything from roads

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Democrats keep control of Pennsylvania House with election win; GOP Senate district sees close race

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat Dan Goughnour handily won a special election in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, keeping majority control of the state House in his party’s hands by a single seat. Goughnour beat Republican Chuck Davis in a district in the Mon Valley region southeast of Pittsburgh, winning a

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SJSD Board of Education recognizes Benton Basketball players at March meeting

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph School District Board of Education gathered for its March meeting on Monday night. Numerous recognitions were in store for those in the district during the meeting, including congratulations for the Benton boys and girls basketball teams taking second place in their state competition over the weekend. Other recognitions consist of

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A new Olympic stadium and a crocodile-inhabited rowing course unveiled in Brisbane 2032 overhaul

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Sailing the Whitsunday islands. Surfing an iconic break in the Sunshine state. Rowing in the crocodile-inhabited Fitzroy River on the central coast of Queensland. Extra tourism-focused venues and a new 60,000-seat Olympic stadium to be built in inner-city parkland have been unveiled as part of

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