Politics

US Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S.

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Tufts University student can't be deported to Turkey without court order, judge says

BOSTON (AP) — A Tufts University doctoral student who was detained this week can’t be deported to Turkey without a court order, a federal judge in Massachusetts said on Friday.

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Convicted of bilking investors, Nikola founder and Trump donor gets a presidential pardon

Trevor Milton, the founder of electric vehicle start-up Nikola who was sentenced to prison last year for fraud , was pardoned by President Donald Trump, the White House confirmed Friday.

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Wisconsin attorney general sues Elon Musk to block $1 million payment offers

MADISON, Wis.

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B.C. Premier David Eby walking back tariff bill after 'anxiety' from stakeholders

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby's government is walking back a key portion of its controversial tariff response law, admitting the proposed legislation "didn't get the balance right.

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.; Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sens. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo.; Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.

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Trump signs executive order to end collective bargaining at agencies involved with national security

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump moved Thursday to end collective bargaining with federal labor unions in agencies with national security missions across the federal government, citing authority granted him under a 1978 law.

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Manitoba to look at potential outreach efforts for U.S. researchers, says Kinew

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says his government is looking at ways to recruit scientists and researchers from the United States.

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No timetable from Texas governor on filling late Democratic congressman's vacant seat

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The race to fill a Texas congressional seat has candidates but no election date more than three weeks after Rep.

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Utah bans fluoride in public drinking water, a first in the US

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water , pushing past opposition from dentists and national health organizations who warn the move will lead to medical problems that disproportionately affect lo

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