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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied Stanford building are charged with felonies

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A dozen pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were arrested at Stanford University last year after they occupied and allegedly caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to a campus building are now facing charges. The twelve people, current and former Stanford students, have been charged with felony vandalism and felony conspiracy

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South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Syria, a longtime friend of rival North Korea

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Syria’s new Islamist government, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday, months after a rebel coalition ousted President Bashar Assad, who had maintained close ties with North Korea. South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul traveled to Damascus on Thursday to

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Social Security lists thousands of living immigrants as dead to prompt them to leave, AP sources say

By WILL WEISSERT and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has moved to classify more than 6,000 living immigrants as dead, canceling their Social Security numbers and effectively wiping out their ability to work or receive benefits in an effort to get them to leave the country, according to two people

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NBA Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB y-Boston 59 21 .738 — x-New York 50 30 .625 9 Toronto 30 50 .375 29 Brooklyn 26 53 .329 32½ Philadelphia 24 56 .300 35 Southeast Division W L Pct GB y-Orlando 40 40 .500 — Atlanta 37 42 .468 2½ Miami 36

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Who is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man ICE mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison?

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s story begins in his native El Salvador, but it’s become increasingly unclear where it will end. The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return to the U.S. from a notorious Salvadoran prison, rejecting the White House’s claim that it couldn’t retrieve Abrego

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States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions

By KATE PAYNE and JOHN HANNA Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A new Kansas law and a Florida bill outline policies backed by abortion opponents that critics see as moves toward giving embryos and fetuses the same rights as the women carrying them. The Kansas Legislature’s Republican supermajorities on Thursday overrode Democratic

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States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions

By KATE PAYNE and JOHN HANNA Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A new Kansas law and a Florida bill outline policies backed by abortion opponents that critics see as moves toward giving embryos and fetuses the same rights as the women carrying them. The Kansas Legislature’s Republican supermajorities on Thursday overrode Democratic

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Sudan faces the world’s worst humanitarian crisis as second anniversary of war nears, UN says

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A nearly two-year-old war has engulfed Sudan in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and led the African country to become the only nation experiencing famine, a senior U.N. official said Thursday. Nearly 25 million people — half of Sudan’s population — face extreme hunger, while

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Poet Yusef Komunyakaa to receive honorary Anisfeld-Wolf Award

NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Yusef Komunyakaa is to receive an Anisfeld-Wolf Award for lifetime achievement. Komunyakaa, 77, is known for such collections as “Neon Vernacular” and for exploring race, music and his Vietnam War experiences. Announced Thursday, the Anisfeld-Wolf prizes are presented by the Cleveland Foundation and honor literature that “confronts racism and celebrates

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Judge will halt Trump administration from ending humanitarian parole for people from four countries

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday that she will prevent the Trump administration from ordering hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans with temporary legal status to leave the country later this month. The ruling is a significant, although perhaps temporary, setback for the administration as

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