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Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will hear oral arguments next month over whether the Trump administration can partially enforce an executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship while proceedings in a challenge to the directive move forward. The court said in an unsigned order that arguments on the Justice
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When Rubi Cruz recognized her husband’s belongings among personal items found at a suspected Mexican drug cartel training camp, she feared the worst — that he had become a victim of forced recruitment. The discovery of bones, shoes and clothing at a ranch in the western state of Jalisco has shone a spotlight on the
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Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising “hints” of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed skepticism. There has been vigorous debate in scientific circles about whether the planet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away in the Leo constellation, could be an ocean world capable
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After nearly 11 hours of debate, the Texas House approved early Thursday a controversial bill that would provide eligible families with public funds to help pay for private school tuition. The school choice bill was passed in an 85-63 vote – two were absent. The measure will provide taxpayer-funded education savings accounts, also known as
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An American YouTuber who was arrested after visiting an off-limits island in the Indian Ocean with hopes of establishing contact with a reclusive tribe was further detained in custody on Thursday. The 24-year-old was initially arrested more than six years after another American was killed with arrows by the tribe on the same island. Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov
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San Juan, Puerto Rico — Crews worked early Thursday to restore power to Puerto Rico after a blackout across the entire island that affected the main international airport, several hospitals and hotels filled with Easter vacationers. The outage that began midday Wednesday left 1.4 million customers without electricity and 328,000 without water. As of 6
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The National Institutes of Health’s top researcher on ultra-processed foods announced Wednesday he was stepping down from the agency, accusing top aides to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of censorship. “Unfortunately, recent events have made me question whether NIH continues to be a place where I can freely conduct unbiased science,”
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Spanish police said Wednesday they have uncovered an illegal underground firing range they suspect was operated by a weapons trafficking ring that supplied assault rifles and other arms to drug gangs. Officers raided a house in the southern province of Granada and found the site, which was located three stories underground, police said in a
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Zoom, the popular video communications service, was down for tens of thousands of users Wednesday, according to website tracker Downdetector. At around 3:00 p.m. EST Wednesday, roughly 68,000 users reported problems using the videoconferencing tool. Most Zoom customers reported issues using the web application, while many also said they couldn’t successfully use the mobile app,
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