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Minnesota governor proposes to tackle fraud after Trump allegations led to immigration crackdown

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said on Thursday he introduced a proposal to tackle fraud in state programs after President Donald Trump's administration used fraud allegations to deploy federal armed immigration agents ...
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Republican voter ID bill stalls in Senate despite Trump demands

WASHINGTON (AP) - Election-year legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements on voting appears stalled in the Senate, for now, despite President Donald Trump's call in his State of the Union speech that Republicans in Congress pass the bill ...
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Hundreds of corrections being issued for Texas’ Bible-infused curriculum

A Bible-infused curriculum that Texas approved for public schools over pushback in 2024 will undergo corrections to fix hundreds of errors caught by teachers and education officials after the material was introduced to classrooms. The curriculum in what is known ...
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Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks’ estate over use of her ‘stolen’ cells to advance medicine

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major ...
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Federal judge denies request to block Trump ballroom

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Thursday denied a request to impose a preliminary injunction that would have blocked construction of the White House ballroom.While finding that the National Trust has raised "novel and weighty" arguments against the ballroom ...
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Lawmakers praise their Black male teachers: ‘I would never be here’

(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Gregory Meeks knows the pivotal role Black men can play in a young person's life."In high school, my [Black] male teacher was Mr. Ozzie and he guided me, you know, through some difficult times and through ...
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Hunter College professor placed on leave amid investigation into her ‘abhorrent’ Zoom remarks during public school meeting

(NEW YORK) -- A New York City college professor has been placed on leave amid backlash over what the school called her "abhorrent remarks" during a public school district meeting.Hunter College associate professor Allyson Friedman made the remarks during ...
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Rare parade of planets to align in night sky, NASA says

(NEW YORK) -- Stargazers will soon have an opportunity to view six planets in alignment in the night sky, according to NASA.Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will take part in a rare planetary parade on Saturday, the ...
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Columbia University student detained by Homeland Security agents in dorm released

(NEW YORK) -- A Columbia University student who was detained by Department of Homeland Security agents Thursday morning after the school claimed agents allegedly made "misrepresentations" to enter a dorm was released later in the day after New York ...
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Head of World Economic Forum resigns over ties to Epstein

(NEW YORK) -- Borge Brende stepped down as the head of the World Economic Forum Thursday following an independent review into his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, marking the latest departure in a string of high-profile resignations by business and ...
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What to know about Greenpeace and the oil pipeline lawsuit that threatens its future

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Greenpeace is fighting for its life in North Dakota's court system, where a judge has decided to order the environmental group to pay an expected $345 million to an energy company whose Dakota Access oil ...
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FDA to offer bonus payments to staffers who complete speedy drug reviews

WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Food and Drug Administration plans to start offering bonus payments to agency drug reviewers who complete their work ahead of schedule, the latest in a flurry of changes to longstanding norms and ...
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