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Penn must release names of employees affiliated with Jewish organizations to Trump administration, judge rules

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PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania must release lists of employees affiliated with Jewish organizations on its campus and comply with other measures in a federal agency’s subpoena, a federal court judge ruled Tuesday.

But the school does not have to state which particular organization each employee is affiliated with, said U.S. ...Read more

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Artemis II's lunar quartet of astronauts break the Apollo mold

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Every single person who has flown to the moon has been a man. All of them have been white. Each one has been an American.

That’s about to change.

The crew of Artemis II, gunning for a launch from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday evening, features what would be the first Black man, first woman and first person from a country other than the ...Read more

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After Iran and Venezuela, Florida's Cubans call for US military action

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TAMPA, Fla. — Norberto Ferret spends long hours behind the wheel, driving across Florida. On Sunday, the 55-year-old commercial driver took a break from his job to join hundreds of others in Tampa to protest the Cuban regime.

“We have waited too long for our people to achieve their freedom,” said Ferret, who lives in Brandon. “We want ...Read more

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Gov. Josh Shapiro says Pa. is 'psyched' to take center stage for 250th anniversary celebrations and major sporting events

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PHILADELPHIA — Surrounded by red, white, and blue balloons, Gov. Josh Shapiro declared Tuesday that Pennsylvania will soon become the “center of the world’s attention just like we were 250 years ago.”

Beyond celebrations connected to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the state will host the FIFA ...Read more

Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit against Colorado and Denver over immigration laws

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DENVER — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the Trump administration’s attempt to overturn “sanctuary” laws enacted in Denver and across Colorado that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

In a 13-page opinion, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher ruled that federal authorities could not compel officials in ...Read more

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Court dismisses wrongful termination suit by former Fox News producer

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A U.S. District Court judge dismissed a wrongful termination suit filed by a Fox News producer who claimed he was fired in retaliation for calling out the network’s reporting on President Donald Trump’s erroneous charges of 2020 election fraud and the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Jason Donner, who worked at the network’s ...Read more

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Iran still firing missiles, US ground operations remain an option, Hegseth says

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that, a month into the war, Iran still has the ability to launch offensive missiles, despite ongoing U.S. and Israeli efforts to weaken Tehran's military capabilities and weapon programs.

"Yes, they will shoot some missiles, but we will shoot them down," Hegseth told reporters at a ...Read more

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'However long it takes': USS Bush gets underway as Iran conflict rages

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NORFOLK, Va. — The USS George H.W. Bush got underway from Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday as the conflict in the Middle East continues to rage.

Families traveled from near and far to see off their loved ones. According to Rear Adm. Alexis Walker, commander of the Bush’s carrier strike group, the deployment timeline and location are under ...Read more

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Revolutionary toe-to-thumb surgery restores hand function after devastating injuries

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BALTIMORE — Scott Price was working with a wood splitter when it kicked out a fragment of a log, pinning his left hand against a metal plate and severing his thumb and forefinger. After his local hospital in Poconos, Pennsylvania, failed to reattach the digits, Price came to MedStar Health’s Curtis National Hand Center at Union Memorial ...Read more

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Trump calls on allies to seize Hormuz as frustration mounts

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U.S. President Donald Trump called on other nations to wrest control of the Strait of Hormuz as Iran maintained missile fire across the Persian Gulf, expressing his frustration that the monthlong war remains unresolved.

Countries that can’t get energy supplies due to the effective closure of the vital waterway should “go to the Strait and ...Read more

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As Iran war passes one-month mark, mission creep clouds Trump's strategy

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WASHINGTON — Mission creep has stymied U.S. presidents in the Middle East and beyond, and now the escalation of President Donald Trump’s military operation in Iran has left him with no clear off-ramp as congressional Democrats lambaste his command of the war.

The commander in chief and his top war aides initially tried selling his decision ...Read more

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US job openings fell in February, hiring slowest since 2020

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U.S. job openings fell and hiring slowed to the weakest since 2020 in February, pointing to cooler labor demand before the war in Iran triggered additional uncertainty.

Vacancies decreased to 6.88 million from an upwardly revised 7.24 million in January, which was the highest since May, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Tuesday. ...Read more

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Judge orders Trump administration to allow clergy access at Illinois' Broadview immigration facility for Easter holy days

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CHICAGO — A federal judge on Tuesday allowed clergy members from the Chicago area to minister to migrants at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview during Easter and Holy Week, issuing the order amid calls for broader access that have even been echoed by Pope Leo XIV.

Following a hearing at the Dirksen U.S. ...Read more

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As AG James Uthmeier argues for felons to have guns, Florida prosecutors step in

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wants a state appeals court to declare that a man’s conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is unconstitutional, a move some legal observers believe could upend long-standing prohibitions on convicts possessing guns.

Uthmeier’s arguments, rooted in Second Amendment jurisprudence, draw ...Read more

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Cities in Washington ban new ICE detention centers amid Trump push to expand

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SEATTLE — As the Trump administration continues its mass immigrant detention and deportation effort, city and county officials across the Seattle region have approved various bans on new or expanded immigration detention centers.

Washington already houses the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, a jail-like facility privately owned by ...Read more

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Florida man gets prison for Michigan campaign signature fraud scheme

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MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. — A Florida man has been sentenced to spend at least two years in prison for his role in a signature fraud scheme that kept the names of multiple judicial and gubernatorial candidates off the August 2022 primary ballot in Michigan.

Willie Reed was sentenced Tuesday to two to 15 years in prison and will have to pay more ...Read more

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Supreme Court says state bans on 'conversion therapy' violate counselors' free speech rights

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that state laws forbidding “conversion therapy” for minors violate the free speech rights of licensed counselors.

The court said Colorado’s law violates the 1st Amendment, and the ruling is likely to invalidate similar laws in California and 23 other states.

In an 8-1 decision, the justices...Read more

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Despite month of bombing, Iran retains some missile capability

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WASHINGTON — Iran has retained some of its ability to launch offensive missile attacks after a month-long U.S.-Israeli bombardment of the country that was intended to cripple Tehran’s military might, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged on Tuesday.

Iran “will still shoot some missiles, but we will shoot them down,” Hegseth said ...Read more

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Scheme involving Michigan CEO, cocaine submarine leads to prison

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DETROIT — An Albanian drug kingpin who designed a cocaine-smuggling submarine with a Grosse Pointe Park CEO was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison Tuesday following a sprawling federal case stretching from South America to Metro Detroit and Europe.

Ylli Didani, 48, was sentenced 10 months after a federal jury in Detroit convicted him of ...Read more

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Charlie Kirk bullet analysis uncovers no conclusive link to suspect's rifle

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Attorneys for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk last year, are seeking to delay his legal proceedings after they said federal authorities were unable to conclusively link a recovered bullet fragment to the alleged murder weapon.

In a recent court filing obtained by NBC News, Robinson’s defense team asked to ...Read more