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Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job

Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to pull thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development staffers off the job in the United States and around the world. U.S.
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Police arrest a suspect in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial that injures 1 victim

Police arrest a suspect in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial that injures 1 victim

BERLIN (AP) — Police arrested a man suspected in a stabbing attack Friday at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial that left a Spanish tourist seriously injured, police said.
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A New Jersey man is convicted of attempted murder in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie

A New Jersey man is convicted of attempted murder in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie

MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of attempted murder for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022.
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Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effort

Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effort

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top official in charge of carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportations agenda has been reassigned amid concerns that the deportation effort isn't moving fast enough.
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Michigan court uproots part of verdict in favor of gardener whose organic lawn was killed

Michigan court uproots part of verdict in favor of gardener whose organic lawn was killed

DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan court struck down a large chunk of an $88,550 verdict for a Detroit-area organic gardener whose beloved clover lawn was destroyed by a man spraying herbicide — at the wrong address.
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Three shot and killed at Louisville motor vehicle office, police say

Three shot and killed at Louisville motor vehicle office, police say

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police say three people were shot and killed at a motor vehicle office in Louisville on Friday. Louisville Metro Police Department Maj.
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Pope Francis isn't out of danger but his condition isn't life-threatening, medical team says

Pope Francis isn't out of danger but his condition isn't life-threatening, medical team says

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ complex respiratory infection isn't life-threatening but he's not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in the hospital battling pneumonia in both lungs — along with ba
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Judge adjourns trial for New York City Mayor Eric Adams but appoints counsel to advise on next steps

Judge adjourns trial for New York City Mayor Eric Adams but appoints counsel to advise on next steps

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday adjourned the corruption trial for New York City Mayor Eric Adams and appointed counsel to advise him on how to handle the Justice Department’s controversial request to drop charges against the Democrat.
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Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad

Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to death in an execution in 15 years. Sigmon is scheduled to die March 7 .
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12 university students killed when their bus and a truck collide in Brazil

12 university students killed when their bus and a truck collide in Brazil

SAO PAULO (AP) — A bus carrying university students and a truck collided on a highway in southeastern Brazil , killing 12 passengers and injuring 21 others, authorities said Friday.
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