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Month: May 2025

South Korean conservative party fails in a bid to switch presidential candidates

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s embattled conservative party canceled then reinstated the presidential candidacy of Kim Moon Soo within hours as internal turmoil escalated ahead of the June 3 election. Saturday’s chaotic U-turn, after a failed attempt to replace Kim with former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, underscored the

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National League Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Donovan, St. Louis, .331; Alonso, New York, .328; Tatis, San Diego, .319; Turang, Milwaukee, .318; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, .315; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .310; Machado, San Diego, .306; Stowers, Miami, .303; J.Lee, San Francisco, .301; Lux, Cincinnati, .298. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 41; Carroll, Arizona, 30; Tucker, Chicago, 30; Betts, Los Angeles, 29; Crow-Armstrong, Chicago, 29;

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People hold signs as they gather for a "Save the Civil Service" rally hosted by a federal employee union outside the US Capitol on February 11 in Washington

Judge halts drastic cuts to agencies being done under Trump executive order

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge is halting the Trump administration from carrying out, under a February executive order, mass firings or major reorganizations of multiple agencies going forward. Senior District Judge Susan Illston granted a temporary restraining order sought by federal employee unions and outside organizations that rely on federal services,

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Columbia suspends over 65 students following pro-Palestinian protest in library

NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University has suspended dozens of students and barred alums and others who participated in a pro-Palestinian demonstration inside the school’s main library earlier this week, a school spokesperson said Friday. The Ivy League institution in Manhattan placed more than 65 students on interim suspension and barred 33 others, including those

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rev. Peter M. Donohue, president of Villanova University; Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy; Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. ___ CNN’s “State of the Union” — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick; former Gov. Chris Sununu, R-N.H.; Rep. Suhas

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