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• Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva dies after battle with cancer

  13-03-2025 23:27 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Grijalva had served in the House since 2003 and was a former co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus.
  
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• Syria’s leader proclaims ‘new history’ after signing constitutional declaration

  13-03-2025 23:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Five-year transition period declared along with rights for women, freedom of expression and justice for Assad victimsSyria’s leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has hailed the start of a “new history” for his country, after signing into force a constitutional declaration regulating its five-year transitional period and laying out rights for women and freedom of expression.The declaration comes three months after Islamist-led rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad’s repressive government, le
  
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• What happens to Social Security, TSA and other programs if government shuts down?

  13-03-2025 22:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on edge as the Senate struggles to reach a deal ahead of Friday night's looming deadline.
  
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• Trump downplays China-Russia-Iran nuclear talks, says they may discuss 'de-escalation'

  13-03-2025 22:23 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump, speaking from the Oval Office Thursday, downplayed an upcoming nuclear summit in Beijing between Iran, Russia, and China, three chief adversaries of the U.S.The discussions, first confirmed by the Chinese foreign ministry Thursday and which come just days after Iran rebuffed Trump’s push to engage in nuclear negotiations, will coincide with a United Nations Security Council meeting regarding Tehran’s expansion of near-weapons-grade uranium. Trump suggeste
  
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• UN official denies seeing 'a shred of evidence' showing staff in Gaza held hostages

  13-03-2025 21:38 via foxnews.com
  
  The United Nations' top humanitarian aid official told Fox News Digital he has "not seen a shred of evidence" of the U.N.’s involvement, either through the use of its facilities or its staff, in the holding of hostages in Gaza. When asked about former Hamas hostages’ claims that they were held in U.N. facilities or by U.N. staff, Tom Fletcher, under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (O
  
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• Mothers demand justice as London case over Brazil dam collapse concludes

  13-03-2025 21:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Nineteen people died in the Mariana disaster, prompting a claim of up to £36bn claim against the mining firm BHPWith tears in their eyes, mothers of children who died in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster – the 2015 Mariana dam collapse – demanded justice for their loved ones as submissions in their London lawsuit came to an end on Thursday.Nineteen people were killed when the Mariana dam in south-eastern Brazil collapsed and unleashed a wave of toxic sludge, leaving t
  
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• US journalist sues Indian government after losing his overseas citizenship

  13-03-2025 19:15 via theguardian.com
  Raphael Satter had his OCI card taken away after publishing a story critical of an Indian businessmanA US journalist has taken the Indian government to court after his Indian overseas citizenship was unilaterally cancelled, after the publication of a story critical of a prominent Indian businessman.Raphael Satter, who covers cybersecurity for the Reuters news agency in the US, received a letter from India’s ministry of home affairs in early December 2023, accusing him of producing work tha
  
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• Trump 'hopes' Putin agrees to ceasefire as Moscow signals no truce yet

  13-03-2025 19:00 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is holding out "hope" that Russia will agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine as the first step to ending the brutal three-year-long war. "We know where we are with Ukraine," he told reporters while speaking from the Oval Office alongside NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. "Hopefully they’ll do the right thing," he added in reference to Russia.PUTIN THANKS TRUMP FOR PRINCIPLES OF CEASEFIRE PUSH, BUT DOES NOT SAY YESTrump’s comments came
  
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• ‘Several people’ arrested in EU bribery investigation linked to Huawei

  13-03-2025 18:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Homes searched in inquiry into alleged corruption at European parliament relating to Chinese technology giantSeveral people have been arrested and homes searched as part of an investigation into alleged bribery and corruption at the European parliament relating to the Chinese technology giant Huawei, Belgian prosecutors have said.The investigating judge in charge of the case has asked for seals to be fixed to the offices of two European parliament assistants alleged to be involved. Continue read
  
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• Putin thanks Trump for principles of ceasefire push, but does not say yes

  13-03-2025 17:59 via foxnews.com
  
  In an address full of nuance, Russian President Vladimir Putin  on Thursday thanked President Donald Trump for his efforts to end the hostilities in Ukraine, but said he wanted lasting peace over a 30-day ceasefire. "The idea itself is correct, and we certainly support it," Putin said in a carefully worded message during a news conference in Moscow. "But there are issues that we need to discuss, and I think that we need to discuss it with our American colleagues and partners.""We agree
  
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• Netanyahu slams 'terrorist-supporting' UN council that accused Israel of committing sexual crimes

  13-03-2025 17:51 via foxnews.com
  
  The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is facing intense backlash from Israel over its report accusing Israel of employing sexual violence against Palestinians since October 2023. The report, entitled "’More than a human can bear’: Israel's systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since October 2023" contains serious allegations against the Jewish state.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement on the report, callin
  
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• Israeli attacks on Gaza maternity wards and IVF clinic ‘genocidal acts’, says UN

  13-03-2025 17:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Israeli forces have used sexual violence as weapon to ‘dominate and destroy’ Palestinian people, report also saysIsrael’s systemic attacks on women’s healthcare in Gaza amount to “genocidal acts”, and Israeli security forces have used sexual violence as a weapon of war to “dominate and destroy the Palestinian people”, a UN report states.The 49-page report on sexual and gender-based violence was drawn up by the UN’s Independent International C
  
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• WATCH: Blood moon set to rise as total lunar eclipse

  13-03-2025 16:40 via abcnews.go.com
  
  NASA’s Noah Petro shares the best ways to catch the eclipse and what it reveals about our closest cosmic neighbor.
  
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• WATCH: Influencer under fire for picking up wild baby wombat

  13-03-2025 16:36 via abcnews.go.com
  
  American hunting influencer Sam Jones is sparking backlash overseas after posting a video appearing to show her taking a baby wombat from its mother in Australia.
  
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• Columbia graduate detained by Ice was respected British government employee

  13-03-2025 16:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Mahmoud Khalil described by former colleague at UK office for Syria as well liked and extensively vettedA detained Columbia University graduate threatened with deportation after the Trump administration claimed he poses a risk to US foreign policy is a former employee of the British government who was extensively vetted before working at the embassy in Beirut.Mahmoud Khalil, a recent graduate from a Columbia University master’s programme, was arrested at home on 9 March as he returned with
  
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• Poland calls on US to place nukes within its borders amid Russia threat

  13-03-2025 16:23 via foxnews.com
  
  Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has once again called on the U.S. to place nuclear weapons within its borders in a show of deterrence to Russia’s continued aggression just over the border in Ukraine.A similar request was apparently made to the Biden administration in 2022, which was never agreed to, but Duda has not given up on the idea. This time he addressed his appeal to the Trump administration during an interview with the Financial Times that was published Thursday."Russia
  
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• Photographer in coma after Argentina police hit pensioner protest hard

  13-03-2025 16:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Photographer in coma and scores injured as police use teargas, rubber bullets and water cannon against retireesArgentina’s hardline security minister is facing calls to resign after the violent police response to a protest by pensioners left a photographer in a coma and scores of other people injured.More than 1,000 riot police used teargas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse demonstrators late on Wednesday. Continue reading...
  
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• WATCH: New research on the bond between you and your dog

  13-03-2025 16:08 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Think you can tell how your dog feels by its bark or behavior? New research suggests we may not be as in tune with our pets as we think.
  
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• WATCH: George Clooney makes Broadway debut

  13-03-2025 16:03 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The actor stars in the limited engagement stage adaptation of his 2005 movie "Good Night and Good Luck" as journalist Edward R. Murrow.
  
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• WATCH: Cop delivers pizza when delivery driver sees 8-foot gator hiding

  13-03-2025 12:39 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The incident occurred on Sunday in Bradenton, Florida, when police were responding to a report of an 8-foot alligator wandering through the neighborhood, according to the Bradenton Police Department.
  
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• 'South Park' writer reveals the most regrettable joke she's ever written, and it's not one you'd expect

  13-03-2025 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  "South Park" has had a joke-hold on America for over a quarter-century, and writer Pam Brady was responsible for many during the hit show's formative years.Over the past 26 seasons, countless lists from Buzzfeed to IMDB and everywhere in between have been compiled, ranking the show's most offensive jokes that crossed the line. Wikipedia even has a page dedicated to "South Park controversies," noting that the equal-opportunistic, no-holds-barred, satirical show frequently lampoons "a wide range o
  
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• Senate Republicans coin 'Schumer shutdown' ahead of critical vote on Trump spending bill

  13-03-2025 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Republicans are ramping up pressure on Senate Democrats ahead of a vote on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to keep the government open, even dubbing a potential funding lapse as a "Schumer shutdown.""If they want to shut it down, it's on them," Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., told reporters. "That'll be a Schumer shutdown."Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., recently stressed this point in an op-ed for Fox News, writing, "If there is a shutdown, it will be driven by and directed by the D
  
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• A holiday for believers and skeptics

  13-03-2025 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Polls often present a false choice: you either believe in God, or you don’t. But belief is more complex. The Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrated March 13-14, embodies this tension. It is considered holier than Yom Kippur, yet it’s a story of survival where God is never mentioned, and no overt miracles occur. It is based on the Book of Esther, found in the Jewish and Christian Bibles. Scholars say&nbs
  
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• Access to fresh food is one key step to solving diet-related illness, says entrepreneur

  13-03-2025 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Consuming nutritious foods can make all the difference when it comes to maintaining health and well-being — but not every American has ready and regular access to fresh produce and other wholesome options.Millions of Americans live in food deserts — areas that have limited access to affordable, nutritious foods.An estimated 53.6 million people, or 17.4% of the U.S. population, live in low-income and low-access areas that are more than half a mile away from the nearest supermarket in
  
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• Steelers great Ryan Clark likens Aaron Rodgers to Scar from 'The Lion King': 'You could have a garbage season'

  13-03-2025 11:13 via foxnews.com
  
  One of the most intriguing free agents still on the NFL market is quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who is expected to be officially released by the New York Jets when the new league year begins at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Rodgers has been able to speak with other teams about finding a new home after a failed two-year tenure in New York, and two teams that have come out as supposed frontrunners are the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants. The Steelers are more win-now than the Giants. Pittsbu
  
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• Israel says Hamas sent a toddler to a military outpost

  13-03-2025 11:11 via foxnews.com
  
  The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that Hamas sent a 4-year-old Palestinian boy to one of its outposts. The IDF says it returned the toddler to Gaza in coordination with international organizations."Hamas does not hesitate to use any means to cynically use and exploit civilians and children to advance its terrorism," the IDF wrote on X.The child allegedly told IDF soldiers that Hamas sent him, but Israel did not provide information on how the boy knew the terrorist organization se
  
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• GOP lawmaker explains why he called trans Dem 'Mr. McBride': 'I don't have to participate in his fantasy'

  13-03-2025 11:07 via foxnews.com
  
  After referring to Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride of Delaware as "Mr. McBride" during a congressional hearing this week, Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, said he is not obligated to engage in McBride's "fantasy."While discussing the issue, Self referred to McBride – who identifies as a transgender woman – using male pronouns."Well, Michael, I'm a retired Green Beret. I'm not even sure what all the fuss is about," Self told conservative commentator Michael Knowles of the Daily Wire during an
  
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• Trump admin task force moves rapidly to punish colleges for inaction over antisemitism

  13-03-2025 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The recent cancelation of $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University by the Trump administration's Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism was seen as a major wake-up call to the country's universities.In its press release, the task force announced that the "decisive action" is "a notice to every school and university that receives federal dollars."Leo Terrell, leader of the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism and senior counsel to the assistant attorney general fo
  
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• Securing the AI future: How President Trump's action plan can position America for success

  13-03-2025 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The Trump administration is prioritizing the critical role of artificial intelligence in creating and upholding freedom. Just three weeks in, Vice President JD Vance declared at a global AI summit in Paris that AI "will make people more productive, more prosperous, and more free. The United States of America is the leader in AI, and our administration plans to keep it that way."To achieve this, the White House is working toward an AI action plan and calling on leading American AI companies
  
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• Ready to drive without your hands on the wheel or eyes on the road?

  13-03-2025 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Are you ready to use your daily commute to catch up on your favorite show, respond to emails or simply enjoy the view without worrying about the road ahead? This vision of the future is becoming increasingly real thanks to advancements in autonomous driving technology. Stellantis, the parent company of brands like Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler, has just unveiled its STLA AutoDrive 1.0 system, which the company hopes will soon revolutionize the way we drive.Stellantis has developed its cutting-ed
  
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• Missing American college student search potentially complicated by power outage: expert

  13-03-2025 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A lengthy power outage at the Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, resort where a missing American college student had been vacationing for spring break could potentially impact authorities' investigation into her disappearance.Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Loudoun County, Virginia, was last seen walking on a beach outside the five-star RIU Republica Resort in the early morning hours of March 6. She has yet to be located.The resort lost power beginning on Tuesd
  
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• Hochul should scrap New York’s gas car ban

  13-03-2025 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  New York has a 10-year plan to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles and require automakers to sell only electric vehicles by 2035.(It’s not even really a New York plan, but a program originally hatched in California.)The gas vehicle ban has been on the books since 2022 and begins in earnest this year.Starting in model year 2026 – right now for automakers – New York, California, Oregon, Washington State, Massachusetts and Vermont require 35 percent of new vehi
  
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• GREGG JARRETT: Anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil can't use the First Amendment as a shield for lawlessness

  13-03-2025 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  It is a popular misconception that our right to free speech in America is without limitation. You cannot hide behind the First Amendment and deploy it as a shield for lawlessness. Speech that is used for illegal activity is never protected. Supporting a terrorist organization or advancing that group’s propaganda is one such example that finds no shelter in free speech, particularly for non-citizens.  That is the Trump administration’s argument in the case of Mahmo
  
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• Pope Francis is stable and showing improvements but will remain hospitalized

  13-03-2025 10:53 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis is continuing to show improvement and remains stable as he approaches one month in the hospital following a bout with bronchitis turned pneumonia.The 88-year-old had a "restful night," the Holy See Press Office announced Thursday morning, which also marks the 12-year anniversary of his election to lead the Roman Catholic Church.He is still receiving non-invasive mechanical ventilation treatments throughout the night and high-flow oxygen therapy during the day.POPE FRANCIS NOW EATING
  
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• Former NBA big man Oliver Miller dead at 54

  13-03-2025 10:49 via foxnews.com
  
  Oliver Miller, known as "Big O" during his playing days, has died at the age of 54.Miller was a beefy center who helped Arkansas advance to the Final Four before playing nine seasons in the NBA.Miller had been battling brain cancer.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMMiller, who stood at 6 feet, 9 inches and weighed nearly 300 pounds, was a standout at Arkansas from 1988-92. He averaged 12.2 points and 6.5 rebounds in four seasons, helping Naismith Hall of Fame coach Nolan Richards
  
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• Columbia anti-Israel protest ringleader Mahmoud Khalil to remain detained in Louisiana

  13-03-2025 10:43 via foxnews.com
  
  Mahmoud Khalil, one of the ringleaders of anti-Israel protests at Columbia University last year, will remain in ICE custody for now following a hearing in a Manhattan federal court on Wednesday. District Judge Jesse Furman from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York previously ordered that the 30-year-old not be deported while the court considers the legal challenge brought by his lawyers. Furman on Wednesday said his order not to deport Khalil was not
  
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• Russia presents US with demands that need to be met before ending Ukraine war: report

  13-03-2025 10:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Russia has laid out a list of demands to U.S. authorities that need to be met in order for the war in Ukraine to end, Reuters reported, citing two people "familiar with the matter."The requests are also aimed at resetting the Kremlin's relations with Washington, D.C., the outlet noted.The list of demands came just before Russia’s Defense Ministry announced it has taken over Sudzha, the biggest town in the Kursk region that has been overrun by Ukrainian forces since the surprise cross-borde
  
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• Discovery of partially fossilized face belongs to oldest human ancestor in Western Europe, new study says

  13-03-2025 10:07 via foxnews.com
  
  A fragment of a face from a human ancestor is the oldest in Western Europe, according to the results of a new study published this week.The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone and upper jaw – was found in northern Spain in 2022 and published in the journal Nature on Wednesday.Archaeologists believe the fossil is between 1.1 million and 1.4 million years old. Researchers hope the discovery will provide some new insights about the first inhabitants of Western Europ
  
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• Trump wins result in viewership losses for MSNBC's Rachel Maddow

  13-03-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Rachel Maddow has shed roughly a quarter of her viewers since President Donald Trump prevailed on Election Day, marking the second time that a Trump victory turned into a loss for MSNBC’s most popular host. "The Rachel Maddow Show" averaged 2.3 million viewers from the start of 2024 until Election Day but has shed 22% for an average audience of 1.8 million from Trump’s victory through March 7. The decline is even more dramatic among the advertiser-voted demographic of
  
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• Stay fit in your 40s and beyond with these smart workout tips

  13-03-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Exercise is essential for overall health — but as we age, our usual fitness routine might not be as effective.For people over 40, the body goes through hormonal and physical shifts that can impact how it reacts to certain workouts.Melissa Neill, CEO of Body by Bikini, specializes in helping women over 40 lose weight. She noted in an interview with Fox News Digital that this becomes "much harder" after this age.IVANKA TRUMP STAYS FIT WITH THIS SELF-DEFENSE PRACTICE: ‘MOVING MEDITATION
  
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• MORNING GLORY: Trump’s key signals amidst the noise

  13-03-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  President Trump’s most important moves among the many important moves that he has made in his first two months in office are those that restored the hard line he had taken towards China in his first term, a very firm line that has quickly been put back in its place of defining priority for our foreign policy and national security. Trump began with his support at the Pentagon and in Congress for defense spending re-focused for the Indo-Pacific region and with tariffs on imports from the Peo
  
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• Don Johnson cut off daughter from 'family payroll' when she refused to go to college

  13-03-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  As a father of five, Don Johnson is always looking for ways to guide his children. During an appearance on "Good Morning America" this week, the 75-year-old veteran actor, who is promoting his new Hulu show "Doctor Odyssey," opened up about his thoughts on some of his kids following in his footsteps. "I warned them against it. I said, ‘This is not for you,'" Johnson said, before telling the hosts of the Johnson family rule.DON JOHNSON SAYS THREE THINGS ARE 'KEY' TO HIS LONG-LASTI
  
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• Civil rights group alleges a Michigan college's scholarship focused on trans-racial adoptees is discriminatory

  13-03-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A complaint filed by a civil rights organization on Wednesday claims that Calvin University, a Christian liberal arts university in Michigan, is discriminating on the basis of sex and race. "The large number (65) of discriminatory scholarships at Calvin is shocking," Cornell professor William Jacobson and founder of the Equal Protection Project, told Fox News Digital in a statement.  "At EqualProtect.org we have challenged discriminatory programs and scholarships at over 60 c
  
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• CHARLIE KIRK: Here's what I learned after talking with Gavin Newsom: GOP beware

  13-03-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  I had the opportunity to be the very first guest on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new podcast last week. I’m under no illusions about why I was invited: Gavin Newsom wants to run for president in three years, and he thinks that talking conservative figures like me increase his recognition, help him present as a centrist, and cast him as a champion of the left in a time when the left has no real leaders.A few people have complained that I shouldn’t have done the show at all. How could I h
  
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• Actor Frank Stallone says he now takes certain safety measures in 'filthy' and 'scary' California

  13-03-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE - Actor-musician Frank Stallone remembers the glory days of California when the state lived up to the iconic The Mamas & the Papas' song "California Dreamin,'" but he suggested those lyrics are now long forgotten due to rampant crime and "filth.""I came to California in '79 and it was totally – it was California Dreamin', and I wasn't even in the best time," Stallone told Fox News Digital. "No, it was a lot better earlier... but it was real California sunny, you know? Cool. N
  
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• USAID cuts could be ‘death sentence’ for Afghan women studying abroad

  13-03-2025 04:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  A group of more than 80 Afghan women who fled the Taliban regime to study in Oman say they are at risk of imminent deportation to Afghanistan after their U.S.-funded scholarship was canceled as part of the Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid.
  
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• Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates spar over abortion rights and influence of Elon Musk and George Soros

  13-03-2025 03:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  In their only debate before next month's election, Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel traded barbs over mega-donors Soros and Musk and their involvement in the race.
  
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• Chuck Schumer says Democrats will not support ‘partisan’ Republican funding bill to avoid shutdown – as it happened

  13-03-2025 02:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Republicans only have 52 yes votes and senator says Democrats won’t help get to the 60 votes needed for the bill to pass. This blog is now closed.Congressional brinkmanship, including repeated near-misses with shutdowns and over the nation’s $36 trillion in debt, has contributed to global ratings agencies’ moves to downgrade the US federal government’s once-pristine credit rating, reports Reuters.Democrats have long chided Republicans for threatening or voting for governm
  
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• Emmanuel Macron says Europe must be ready to defend Ukraine without U.S. assistance

  13-03-2025 02:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  French President Macron said in an address to his nation that Europe must be prepared to defend Ukraine without further assistance from the United States.
  
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• Australia news live: Wong tells influencer ‘leave the baby wombat alone’ over controversial video; Dutton responds to reports of Coalition disquiet

  13-03-2025 02:43 via theguardian.com
  The foreign minister has criticised the US influencer who stole a baby wombat from its distressed mother and uploaded the footage to social media. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacinta Allan defends new bail lawsThe Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has defended her government’s decision to implement what she says are the “toughest bail laws in the country”.Through the attorney general, there has been contact made with
  
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