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Clinton to become first ex-president forced to testify to House

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Former President Bill Clinton delivered a sweeping denial of any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes during roughly six hours of closed-door testimony Friday before a House committee investigating the disgraced financier’s political connections.

“I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong,” Clinton said in a statement prepared for ...Read more

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Bill Clinton tells House panel he wasn't aware of Epstein crimes

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Former President Bill Clinton delivered a sweeping denial of any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes during roughly six hours of closed-door testimony Friday before a House committee investigating the disgraced financier’s political connections.

“I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong,” Clinton said in a statement prepared for ...Read more

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California is sued by Jewish advocacy groups seeking to stop antisemitism in schools

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The state of California, its Department of Education and officials were sued Thursday by two Jewish advocacy groups that alleged the state allowed antisemitic harassment of Jewish and Israeli students to go unchecked on campuses.

The suit by Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights and StandWithUs — nonprofits focused on Jewish civil rights ...Read more

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Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI after clash with Pentagon

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President Donald Trump on Friday directed federal agencies to stop using technology from San Francisco artificial intelligence company Anthropic, escalating a high-profile clash between the AI startup and the Pentagon over safety.

In a Friday post on the social media site Truth Social, Trump described the company as "radical left" and "woke."

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Mamdani defends secret meeting with Trump, pitch to build 12,000 housing units

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday defended his secret meeting with President Donald Trump a day earlier, as well as his proposal to the president to build 12,000 apartments in Queens.

At the White House meeting Thursday, the mayor asked Trump for the green light — and $21 billion — for the plan to build atop Sunnyside Yard. To ...Read more

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New details emerge for ICE detention facility planned in Michigan

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DETROIT — A federal floodplain notice published by the Department of Homeland Security spells out new details about the agency's plans to use a warehouse in Romulus as an immigration processing and detention facility.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in response to the notice blasted federal officials Friday for failing to engage the ...Read more

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Charges detail planning, execution of St. Paul anti-ICE church demonstration after 30 more indicted

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Newly unsealed federal indictments level charges against 30 more people involved in an ICE protest at during a St. Paul church service last month and reveal what prosecutors say was a carefully crafted operation that terrorized and physically threatened congregants and pastors.

“At my direction, federal agents have already arrested 25 of them...Read more

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Trump says he won't declare national emergency before midterm vote

WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump says he does not intend to declare a national emergency in order to influence the midterm elections in his favor.

The president made his comments on Friday after a reporter asked him if he were considering that. It is unclear how a ...Read more

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Bill Clinton tells lawmakers he saw no Epstein misconduct

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WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton denied any wrongdoing in his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein as he sat for a deposition with House lawmakers Friday, saying he had no idea of the crimes the now-dead sex offender was committing, according to prepared remarks.

The former Democratic president, during a deposition in New York, ...Read more

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LAUSD Supt. Alberto Carvalho placed on paid leave following FBI raid of home, office

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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has been placed on indefinite administrative leave, officials announced Friday — two days after FBI agents raided his home and office related to an undisclosed criminal investigation.

Andres Chait, a senior LAUSD administrator who has served as chief of school operations, was...Read more

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There aren’t enough geriatricians – here’s how older adults can still get the right care

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More than 70 million baby boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964 – are alive today. In 2026, the oldest of them are turning 80.

With longer lives often comes more complicated health needs: multiple chronic conditions, long lists of medications, balance problems that can increase the risk of falls, and changes in memory. Many ...Read more

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Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water, soil and blood

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Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers are heavily contaminated with hazardous waste produced by human activity. Many of these places, designated as Superfund sites by the Environmental Protection Agency, can be found in Houston, Texas, the city where my colleagues and I live and work.

Hazardous contaminants...Read more

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Trump hints at progress in talks with Cuba, floats 'friendly takeover' of the island

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President Donald Trump hinted Friday that talks with Cuban leaders are progressing and suggested the island’s profound economic collapse could open the door for the United States to regain significant influence over decisions on the Caribbean island just 90 miles off the Florida Keys.

“The Cuban government is talking with us,” Trump said....Read more

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Caribbean nations to send aid to Cuba amid fears crisis will spread to region

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Leaders of the Caribbean Community said Friday they plan to send humanitarian aid to Cuba, stressing that the island’s deepening economic crisis could destabilize the wider region.

The announcement came in a joint statement the 15-member regional bloc, known as CARICOM, said it was issuing along with the United States. U.S. Secretary of State...Read more

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Guatemalan detainee being held in Miami dies while in ICE detention

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A 27-year-old man from Guatemala died in South Florida in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement this month, federal authorities said.

Jairo Garcia-Hernandez “collapsed unexpectedly” and died on Feb. 16 at Larkin Community Hospital in South Florida, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a press release. The cause of death ...Read more

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Protests break out at KU after ICE reportedly detains 2 people in Lawrence, Kansas

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University of Kansas students protested Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s presence on campus on Friday morning.

Social media posts spread online of ICE agents outside the Ambler Recreation Center on the KU campus around 8 a.m. Local advocacy group Sanctuary Alliance said it confirmed one person was detained by ICE near that location.

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Trump orders US agencies to drop Anthropic after Pentagon feud

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President Donald Trump directed U.S. government agencies to stop using Anthropic PBC’s products, capping a feud between the artificial intelligence giant and the Pentagon over safeguards on its technology.

Trump said Friday that there would be a six-month “phase out period” for agencies including the Defense Department that are using ...Read more

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Power outages plummet to around 4,000 as Bay State digs out

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From nearly 300,000 without power to about 4,000 in one week.

And they were celebrating that blizzard bounce-back Friday in New Bedford, Massachusetts, as Mayor Jon Mitchell said nearly all the streets were plowed after 37 inches of snow fell on the Whaling City.

“This was a very large storm, the largest on record. The records go back to the...Read more

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Savannah Guthrie renews plea for her mother Nancy's return as search for clues continues

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The FBI has received more than 1,500 tips since Savannah Guthrie announced her family was offering $1 million for information leading to her mother's return. But with still no sign of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, the "Today" show co-anchor took to social media once again on Friday, pleading for help.

Nancy Guthrie, in her daughter's ...Read more

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Cuba and US take calm approach to investigating deadly boat incident

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A chaotic encounter between Cuban security forces and a boatful of men who had set out from Florida this week could have lit a fuse at a time of increased tension between the U.S. and Havana. Instead, calmer heads are prevailing, for now.

Cuban officials have said that the men were terrorists who had planned and trained for an attack on the ...Read more