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Caribbean leaders agree Haiti needs elections. The debate is on how soon they can happen
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — As the sounds of automatic gunfire in a central working-class Port-au-Prince neighborhood once ... Read More
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Luigi Mangione slated to appear at NYC court hearing for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson murder case
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione is slated to appear in court Friday for the first time since pleading not guilty to murder and terror charges stemming from the high-profile killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Trump's climate-change moves, other foreign policy shifts pose challenge for Caribbean
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Invasive brown algae is destroying their sandy coastlines, emanating toxic gasses that are killing corals and turning hotel guests away, while increasingly deadly tropical storms and ...Read more
Film tax credits in Nevada could be expanded under 2 new bills
LAS VEGAS — Two bills that would seek to draw film studios to Las Vegas by expanding the film tax credits available in Nevada were introduced in the Legislature this week, bringing the possibility of a large-scale studio...Read more
Lawmakers push reforms for Colorado forensic science in wake of CBI lab scandal
DENVER — Colorado lawmakers hope a scandal like the one that rocked the Colorado Bureau of Investigation last year — when officials discovered a DNA scientist had been manipulating testing for years — doesn’t ...Read more
Orlando could start to resemble 'The Jetsons' with flying cars from airport site as soon as 2028
ORLANDO, Fla. — Like something you’d see in the utopian future of TV’s “The Jetsons,” Orlando International Airport is trying to realize a long-desired dream of bringing flying cars to the region.
The Greater ...Read more
From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
Here in Atlanta, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum has been part of my daily life for years. Parks and trails surrounding the center connect my neighborhood to the Martin Luther King Jr. National ...Read more
We study mass surveillance for social control, and we see Trump laying the groundwork to ‘contain’ people of color and immigrants
President Donald Trump has vowed to target his political enemies, and experts have warned that he could weaponize U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct mass surveillance on his targets.
Mass surveillance is the ...Read more
Survey shows immigrants in Florida – even US citizens – are less likely to seek health care after passage of anti-immigrant laws
Since arriving in the United States four years ago, Alex has worked at a primary care office. He has witnessed firsthand how difficult it was for immigrants to access preventive care.
When he heard of the ...Read more
Trump’s moves to strip employment protections from federal workers threaten to make government function worse – not better
On top of efforts to fire potentially tens of thousands of federal workers, an early executive order from President Donald Trump’s second term seeks to reclassify the employment status of as many as 50,000 other ...Read more
Brazil coup charges could end Bolsonaro’s political career − but they won’t extinguish Bolsonarismo
Brazilian politics are getting more dramatic again.
The South American country’s attorney general filed five criminal charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others in its Supreme Court on Feb. ...Read more
SpaceX chalks up another launch from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX knocked out another Starlink launch on Friday morning from the Space Coast.
A Falcon 9 carrying 23 of the internet satellites lifted off at 10:19 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch ...Read more
Elon Musk waves chainsaw at CPAC to showcase budget slashing
Elon Musk wore sunglasses at night and waved a red chainsaw to show off his supposed budget-slashing prowess during a speech to the right-wing Conservative Political Action Committee.
The billionaire buddy of President ...Read more
Senate adopts budget framework for border, defense package
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans finally pushed through their blueprint for the first phase of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda early Friday morning, after an all-night session that exposed some fissures in ...Read more
Israel to step up West Bank operations after bus explosions
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to intensify security operations in the West Bank following non-fatal bus bombings on Thursday night.
Three buses exploded near Tel Aviv, without harming ...Read more
New photo shows maggot-infested food in MDC Brooklyn jail, where Diddy and Luigi Mangione are held
NEW YORK — A recent photo taken inside MDC Brooklyn, the federal jail that houses Luigi Mangione and Sean “Diddy” Combs, shows what looks to be a maggot-infested meal served to an inmate over the President’s Day ...Read more
Future of homeless camp in Chicago's Gompers Park uncertain; rehousing efforts delayed until next month
CHICAGO — The city has begun removing some tents this week from a controversial Northwest Side homeless encampment that has divided neighbors, city officials and homeless advocates on the best path forward for the people...Read more
Election officials blast Trump's 'retreat' from protecting voting against foreign threats
The Trump administration has begun dismantling the nation’s defenses against foreign interference in voting, a sweeping retreat that has alarmed state and local election officials.
The administration is shuttering the ...Read more
Palm trees are about as LA as it gets. But is it time to bid them a frond farewell?
LOS ANGELES — The Eiffel Tower was not, at its birth, universally admired. The fact that it was supposed to be temporary did not mollify the people who disliked it, chief among them the short-story writer Guy de ...Read more
How Trump's first month has brought a sweeping shakeup to all corners of Georgia
ATLANTA — One month into his return to the White House, President Donald Trump’s shock and awe campaign has reshaped the federal government at breakneck speed with sweeping implications for Georgia.
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Editorial: Trump's gutting of federal workforce threatens national security
Monitoring shipping traffic in Puget Sound. Maintaining the Navy's submarine force. Preventing power outages throughout the Pacific Northwest.
These imperatives rely on highly trained professionals based in Washington ...Read more
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