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An American citizen has been released from Russian custody in a prisoner swap, officials from the United States and Russia said on Thursday, amid a broader effort by the two countries to mend relations. The American, Ksenia Karelina, was serving a 12-year sentence in Russia after being convicted of treason for donating about $50 to…
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Maria Fraterrigo, a grandmother from the Bronx, was booked in seat 4A on a flight from San Juan to Kennedy International Airport on Saturday night. But when she got to the gate for her return flight to New York, she said, an agent for Frontier Airlines stopped her. Her companion, an African gray parrot named…
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When President Trump set out last month to eviscerate a tiny agency that coordinates federal efforts to reduce homelessness, he was not just clearing bureaucratic brush. The obscure focus of Mr. Trump’s ire, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, is smaller than many Boy Scout troops. His larger target appears to be the policy…
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said his government was serious about “voluntary” migration, after an Oval Office meeting where President Trump appeared to have lost interest. Source link
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Stocks in the U.S., Europe and Asia tumbled. So did U.S. government bonds, the dollar and oil prices. Source link
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Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say
The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration’s campaign against elite colleges. Source link
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An acclaimed musical theater writer, he won for both his score and his book and later had a huge hit with “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Source link
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Stocks around the world recouped some of the losses set off by President Trump’s tariffs. China announced new measures to lift its markets. Source link
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In some parts of the state, misdemeanor defendants routinely face charges without representation. Source link
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At a gathering in the Broadway theater renamed to honor the star, speakers including Denzel Washington and Phylicia Rashad described Jones as an inspiration. Source link