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Trump vs. Massachusetts: Brazilian child rapist in home day care ICE flashpoint

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BOSTON — The governor is being called out for the “appalling” case of an illegal immigrant child rapist found at a Cape Cod home day care.

It’s a startling arrest, Gov. Maura Healey’s administration argued Friday night, that dates back to the waning months of the Biden presidency that’s now being highlighted as Massachusetts, Boston...Read more

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DHS calls for death penalty in Del Mar smuggling case -- a steep escalation from previous sentences

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SAN DIEGO — On the Saturday morning after Thanksgiving in 2022, a panga piloted by two cousins from Baja California capsized as it approached the shoreline off Imperial Beach. The cousins and five of the undocumented immigrants they were transporting made it safely onto the beach, but three others drowned.

The cousins were eventually ...Read more

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Forensic testing links skull remains to Northern California woman missing since 1987

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LOS ANGELES — A man was walking along a rocky, picturesque shoreline of Trinidad Head, located about 25 miles north of Eureka, when he spotted something unusual and unnerving.

The unidentified man's discovery in February 1993 turned out to be a partial human skull that he handed over to the nearby Fortuna Police Department.

To help identify ...Read more

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Trump executive order envisions housing homeless veterans at VA center in West LA

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LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday directing the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a center for homeless veterans on its West Los Angeles campus.

The order set a goal of housing up to 6,000 homeless veterans at the center, which Trump named the National Warrior Independence Center, and ordered federal...Read more

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Bill shielding Florida elected officials' addresses from public headed to governor

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ORLANDO, Fla. — New legislation meant to protect elected officials and their families from harassment worries government watchdogs who say it would also prevent voters from knowing if their lawmakers live in their districts as required.

The Florida Legislature in April overwhelmingly approved the bill (SB 268), which would exempt disclosure ...Read more

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Heartbreak and acceptance for Philly's Catholic Filipinos over pope

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PHILADELPHIA — As Philadelphians and Catholics rejoiced at the announcement of the new pope, with his ties to Villanova University, among local Filipinos, there was some disappointment.

The election of Pope Leo XIV meant Filipino cardinals who had been front-runners in the papal process would not ascend to the Catholic Church’s highest post...Read more

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'We Did It, Bolinas!!!' Remote Northern California town gets its post office back

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LOS ANGELES — For more than two years, a big wooden sign in west Marin County has displayed a set of hand-painted numbers, dutifully changed each morning.

"Days Without a Bolinas Post Office," the sign reads. The number Friday: 806.

The sign has been a charming, if sad, reminder to the 1,200 or so residents of Bolinas of the loss of their ...Read more

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Michigan pauses program to lethally gas nuisance geese at Belle Isle, other sites

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LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has paused a pilot program that allowed for the collection and lethal gassing of nuisance Canada geese, according to a Friday letter from M. Scott Bowen, the state agency's director.

Bowen announced the decision in a message to a group of Democratic lawmakers who had expressed ...Read more

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US to probe reports of swabs on its citizens arriving in China

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The U.S. embassy in China said it received reports that American citizens are being subjected to “invasive medical testing” upon arrival in the country.

“We are looking into these reports,” the embassy in Beijing said in a response to a query by Bloomberg. “The U.S. Mission to China has no greater priority than the safety and security...Read more

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4.1 magnitude earthquake rattles Carolinas, including Charlotte area, USGS says

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 4.1 magnitude earthquake near the Tennessee-North Carolina border on Saturday was felt as far east as Charlotte, government seismologists confirmed.

The quake struck at 9:04 a.m. and was centered about 12 miles southeast of Greenback, Tennessee, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. That’s near North Carolina’s ...Read more

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What's next on Russia sanctions if Putin balks at ceasefire call

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With European leaders calling for a 30-day ceasefire in the war in Ukraine starting Monday and claiming President Donald Trump’s support for the ultimatum, the possibility of additional sanctions on Russia is moving into focus.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that his Russian adversary Vladimir Putin would face new ...Read more

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Sharks spotted off Massachusetts coast: 'This is an enormous shark… Holy cow!'

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BOSTON — The sharks are back!

The second largest shark species in the world is being spotted close to the Bay State coast, according to shark researchers.

Multiple basking sharks were seen off Plymouth Friday morning. Shark researcher John Chisholm was alerted to the site, and he counted at least five basking sharks close to the beach.

“...Read more

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Once-powerful NSC is sidelined by Trump as Rubio takes the helm

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President Donald Trump is taking his time naming a permanent replacement for his national security adviser. But he’s already sent a clear message: the job once held by figures like Henry Kissinger and Zbigniew Brzezinski won’t matter in his administration nearly as much.

Even before he removed Mike Waltz from the post on May 1, the ...Read more

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US representatives sound alarm over slowing SoCal port activity

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LOS ANGELES — Three Democratic U.S. representatives for California visited the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Friday to voice their concerns after President Donald Trump told reporters that the slowdown of activity at the ports was “a good thing.”

Trump has argued that tariffs are needed to boost manufacturing jobs in the U.S. and...Read more

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Cutting Newark flights is temporary fix for long-term crisis

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Airline chief executives are poised to work with U.S. aviation officials to throttle back more Newark airport flights, a fix that may ease short-term safety concerns but won’t solve long-term challenges.

The move comes as a key facility that routes planes into Newark suffered a second radar failure in as many weeks, making it the face of a ...Read more

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India, Pakistan reach US-backed truce though clashes erupt anew

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India and Pakistan agreed to an immediate ceasefire mediated by the U.S., though each of the nuclear-armed powers soon accused the other of violating the truce.

“After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE,” U.S. President Donald ...Read more

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Diddy denied dismissal of some charges, evidence in sex trafficking trial

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NEW YORK — A federal judge on Friday denied efforts by disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to dismiss some charges and exclude evidence obtained during search warrants on the eve of opening statements at his sex trafficking trial.

Manhattan Federal Court Judge Arun Subramanian rejected the move by Combs to dismiss two separate ...Read more

Ukraine demands 30-day truce backed by allies including US

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Ukraine and European powers demanded that Russia join an “unconditional” 30-day ceasefire from Monday to allow talks on ending the war, saying they had backing from U.S. President Donald Trump for the ultimatum.

A refusal by Russian President Vladimir Putin to observe the truce would trigger a fresh wave of sanctions targeting energy and ...Read more

US-China conclude first day of talks in bid to ease trade war

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Senior U.S. and Chinese negotiators spent hours behind closed doors in Switzerland on Saturday as they held high-stakes talks that offer the clearest opportunity yet for the two countries to de-escalate their trade war.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are leading the negotiations expected to span two ...Read more

India, Pakistan end hostilities after US mediates ceasefire

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India and Pakistan agreed to an immediate ceasefire mediated by the U.S., ending four days of escalating hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbors.

“After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE,” U.S. President Donald Trump ...Read more