The Trump administration has revoked Harvard Universityโs ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school.
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23.05.2025 โข The Day Harvard Won Against Tariffs
โจThe Trump administration's ban on international students at Harvard dominated morning coverage, with multiple newspapers reporting on the controversy. By early afternoon, Harvard filed suit against the administration, leading to a federal judge blocking the ban by late afternoon. The victory for Harvard represents a setback for Trump's educational policy agenda.
Simultaneously, Trump escalated trade tensions by threatening 50% tariffs on European Union products starting June 1 and a 25% tariff on Apple unless iPhones are manufactured in the US. Markets reacted negatively, with NPR reporting a "Sell America" trend on Wall Street.
In the evening, Trump announced a "partnership" between US Steel and Nippon Steel while signing executive orders to revive the nuclear industry. Chief Justice Roberts intervened to shield the Department of Government Efficiency from Freedom of Information requests, suspending discovery in the case.
Simultaneously, Trump escalated trade tensions by threatening 50% tariffs on European Union products starting June 1 and a 25% tariff on Apple unless iPhones are manufactured in the US. Markets reacted negatively, with NPR reporting a "Sell America" trend on Wall Street.
In the evening, Trump announced a "partnership" between US Steel and Nippon Steel while signing executive orders to revive the nuclear industry. Chief Justice Roberts intervened to shield the Department of Government Efficiency from Freedom of Information requests, suspending discovery in the case.
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The Daily Beast
โWhen you hear 10,000, it was 1 in 10,000, and now itโs 1 in 31 for autism.โ
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00:15โขHarvard's International Student Ban
โจThe newspapers report extensively on the Trump administration's escalation with Harvard University, with multiple sources confirming the revocation of Harvard's ability to enroll international students (AP, Boston Globe, CNN, The Epoch Times, The Hill, NYTimes, Washington Post). This affects thousands of foreign students who must transfer (AP). In other news, coverage continues of the shooting at the Israeli Embassy staffers in DC, with questions about security measures (ABC News, Vox). The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is highlighted with reports of deaths from starvation and medicine shortages (Common Dreams). Notable domestic news includes the Treasury Department's announcement that the U.S. will soon mint its last penny, as production costs exceed face value (NBC News).
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But the tax cut package that passed the U.S. House and President Trump has dubbed the "big, beautiful bill" may change before it becomes law.
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One America News
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt engaged in a tense exchange with an NBC News correspondent regarding the veracity and implications of a video shown by President Donald Trump to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a Wednesday meeting in the Oval Office.
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The ruling does not apply to the Federal Reserve, including chairman Jerome Powell, who Trump at one point indicated he would terminate.
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One America News
Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge accused of aiding an illegal migrant in evading U.S. immigration authorities, has been captured in newly released footage confronting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents -- shortly before directing the migrant toward a private exit out of courtroom.
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Migrant-rights advocates say the new approach is causing confusion as undocumented immigrants see cases dismissed before ICE agents move in.
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The sale of access to President Trump to investors in his memecoin has been assailed by Democrats, and even some Republicans, as unethical.
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The sale of access to President Trump to investors in his memecoin has been assailed by Democrats, and even some Republicans, as unethical.
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The guests were the biggest investors in President Trumpโs memecoin. They were greeted with chants of โshameโ as they arrived at Trump National Golf Course.
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The guests were the biggest investors in President Trumpโs memecoin. They were greeted with chants of โshameโ as they arrived at his Virginia golf club.
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International students make up more than a quarter of Harvard University's student body. Harvard says the government's actions, which could cut off a major revenue stream, are "unlawful."
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On Thursdayโs โAlex Marlow Show,โ Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) talked about wasteful spending on government credit cards. Ernst said, โ[T]he federal government, through GSA credit cards, has 4.6 million active credit cards and accountsโฆwe have a little less than half
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Los Angeles Times
The council provided the funds to recruit 240 police officers next year, down from the 480 proposed by the mayor. Bassโ hiring plan for the fire department was also scaled back.
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The New York Times
The move was a major escalation in the Trump administrationโs efforts to pressure the college to fall in line with the presidentโs demands.
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New York Post
CHICAGO โ A homegrown social justice warrior who spent years marinating in left-wing protests and propaganda โ Is accused of executing two young Israeli diplomats in cold blood.
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The guests were the biggest investors in President Trumpโs memecoin. They were greeted with chants of โshameโ as they arrived at his Virginia golf club.
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'The Largest Upward Transfer Of Wealth In American History'...
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Trump hosted a black-tie dinner at his Virginia golf club for 220 investors who gave a combined $148 million to his crypto venture.
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New York Post
โEric Rodriguez was our guest during the Presidentโs Joint Speech to Congress, but we donโt know his family,โ the Illinois congressman told The Post.
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The U.S. has officially accepted a luxury jetliner from Qatar as a gift, and slated it to become a new Air Force One. Experts say that overhaul could take years and cost hundreds of millions.
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09:22โขSupreme Court Backs Trump's Independent Agency Purge
โจThe newspapers report on several Trump administration actions. The Supreme Court has allowed Trump to remove Biden-appointed federal board members from independent agencies (NBC, Fox, Epoch Times, Supreme Court), though the ruling excludes the Federal Reserve (NBC). Harvard's international student enrollment ban continues to draw coverage (Newsweek, Boston Globe, CNN). Trump hosted a controversial "exclusive" dinner for investors in his cryptocurrency venture, raising ethics concerns (NYTimes, USA Today). Financial markets appear concerned about Trump's tax bill debt implications (HuffPost). Other stories include a Wisconsin judge allegedly helping a migrant evade ICE (OANN), Senator Ernst investigating government credit card fraud (Breitbart), and the transformation of Qatar's gift jet into Air Force One (NPR).
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The move to bar the Ivy League institution from enrolling international students is the latest in a widening rupture between two superpowers
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Elizabeth Oshiro was a member of the Nooksack Indian Tribe. A part of the family. Welcome to live on their tribal land. Until she wasnโt.
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Los Angeles Times
Jill Filipovic
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The Daily Beast
Dem senator calls the event โclose to the top of the most corrupt things the President has done.โ
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The Daily Beast
Dem senator calls the event โclose to the top of the most corrupt things the president has done.โ
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The short trial of Svetlana Dali concluded with a conviction on a stowaway charge in federal court in Brooklyn. She faces up to six months in prison.
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The Daily Beast
One Democrat described the exclusive event for the biggest buyers of the $TRUMP cryptocurrency as the โMount Everest of corruption.โ
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So far, five of the escapees have been found and arrested while five remain "unaccounted for," police said.
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Los Angeles Times
The noteworthy anniversary comes as newsrooms face a radically different political landscape as the Trump administration targets civil rights.
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President Trump said he would impose a steep tariff on Apple unless the company starts manufacturing some iPhones in the U.S.
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Farmers Need Free Markets, Not Tariffs and Welfare
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The Boston Globe
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The New York Times
President Trump warned that he would impose tariffs, saying that talks on a trade deal โare going nowhere.โ He also said that foreign-made iPhones could face levies.
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"The European Union... has been very difficult to deal with," Trump said, adding: "Our discussions with them are going nowhere!"
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The complaint in federal court argues the governmentโs decision to bar the school from enrolling international students violates the law
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12:30โขTrump's Tariff Offensive Against EU and Apple
โจThe newspapers report extensively on Trump's tariff threats, with multiple sources confirming he plans to impose a 50% tariff on the European Union (ABC, Epoch Times, NYTimes, Newsweek, USA Today) and a 25% tariff on Apple unless it manufactures iPhones in the US (ABC, CBS, Newsweek). The Harvard international student ban continues to generate coverage, with Harvard now suing the administration (Boston Globe) and China claiming the move will "tarnish" the US image (CNN). In domestic politics, Republican senators are showing resistance to Trump's legislative agenda (MSNBC, The Hill), while a nonpartisan analysis shows GOP tax cuts would not pay for themselves (Common Dreams).
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Harvard University is challenging the Trump administrationโs decision to bar the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students.
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Less than 24 hours earlier, the Trump administration had said it would block current and future international students from attending the university.
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The Washington Post
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It is Harvard's second suit against the Trump administration.
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The university filed suit in federal court in response to the government revoking the schoolโs ability to enroll international students
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Republicans believe the bill will energize Trump voters and help swing-state lawmakers. Democrats are already making it the focus of attack ads.
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Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Friday after the Department of Homeland Security revoked its ability to enroll foreign students.
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Germanyโs new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, increasingly pitches himself as a pragmatist akin to Angela Merkel. But his mantra of stable leadership has its limits, with the far right on the rise and Germany beset by dismal economic prospects.
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What an onslaught of guidance in an uncertain, lonely world is doing to our brains.
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The South African government published a draft regulation Friday allowing foreign companies to meet a 30% quota of black ownership through โequivalentsโ such as investing in projects aimed at economic equality.
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Breitbart News
President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a tariff of at least 25 percent on Apple iPhones not manufactured in the United States.
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Trump's post immediately sent European stock markets lower as the president reignited his trade war.
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Trump said on social media that he had recommended 50% tariffs on European Union products starting June 1 โ and warned Apple's CEO to move manufacturing of iPhones to the United States.
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The Daily Beast
The president escalated his trade war once again, threatening Apple and Europe and sending the markets into a tailspin.
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It's the latest step taken by the Trump administration to dramatically ramp up immigration arrests across the country.
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New York Post
A convicted rapist was in custody Friday for savagely beating unconscious a mom on Randallโs island โ having called 911 to report the beating himself, according to police sources.
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14:06โขTrump's Tariff War Broadside
โจThe newspapers report extensively on Trump's escalation of trade tensions, threatening a 50% tariff on EU products starting June 1 (Breitbart, Fox, NBC, NPR, Daily Beast, HuffPost) and a 25% tariff on Apple unless iPhones are manufactured in the US (Breitbart, Fox, NPR). Harvard's lawsuit against the Trump administration over its ban on international student enrollment continues to receive significant coverage (CNN, NYTimes, Washington Post, AP, USA Today). Immigration enforcement actions are also prominent, with ICE ending migrants' court cases to expedite deportations (CBS). Several outlets note market turmoil resulting from the tariff announcements (Daily Beast, HuffPost).
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How to contend with an onslaught of guidance in an uncertain, lonely world.
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Republicans believe the bill will energize Trump voters and help swing-state lawmakers. Democrats are already making it the focus of attack ads.
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President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose a 50% tariff on all European Union (EU) products starting June 1st, saying that Europe has been "very difficult to deal with."
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The British authorities have brought trumped-up charges against a member of Irish hip-hop group Kneecap in a bid to stifle criticism of their own complicity with Israeli war crimes. But no amount of legal harassment can stop the truth from getting out.
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Investors are worried about the ongoing trade war โ and rethinking the safety and soundness of U.S. government debt.
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With REAL ID, America Now Has National ID Cards and Internal Passports
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Even other right-wing populists canโt count on Trumpโs support.
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New York Post
โGrenell blindsided the president and the White House,โ an administration source told The Post.
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Ivy League colleges aren't the only campuses under fire over DEI initiatives. Now, Trump's orders are taking aim at K-12 public schools.
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Associated Press
A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard Universityโs ability to enroll international students.
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Whatever their โpro-workerโ bluster, the Republican Partyโs budget of Medicaid cuts and tax breaks for the wealthy shows the GOP is still the party of sadistic oligarchs, not populists.
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16:07โขJudge Blocks Trump's Harvard Foreign Student Ban
โจThe newspapers report extensively on ongoing tariff escalations, with Trump threatening 50% tariffs on EU imports starting June 1 (OANN, Vox) and continuing pressure on Apple for US manufacturing (previously reported). A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's ban on foreign students at Harvard (AP, Boston Globe), after Harvard sued to protect international enrollment. Economic concerns are mounting as investors worry about trade war impacts (NPR, Newsweek), with the "Sell America" trend reflecting diminished confidence in US government debt. Immigration enforcement remains contentious, with reports of a Milwaukee judge allegedly helping a suspect evade ICE agents (Fox News) and targeted enforcement actions against schools over DEI programs (USA Today).
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The New York Times
Harvard sued and asked for a restraining order after the Trump administration had said it would block international students from attending the university.
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A federal judge halted the Trump administration from revoking Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students just hours after the university sued.
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Associated Press
A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard Universityโs ability to enroll international students.
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The sheriff's office said it received a call from a member of the public who asked if he was still in custody.
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The U.S. Mint has officially placed its final order of penny blanks and will stop production altogether by early next year, which is the end for one of the oldest continuous printed money pieces in the U.S., the Treasury Department announced Thursday.
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The order temporarily halts the governmentโs ban on Harvardโs ability to enroll international students
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The president urged the United Kingdom to ditch its windmills and drill for oil in the North Sea.
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The Piano Man is taking a break as he reveals a sad health update.
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Daniel Williams, the former drummer of heavy metal band The Devil Wears Prada, was among those killed in the crash.
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NPR asked researchers, advocates, tax experts, a parent and a public school leader for their thoughts on this first-of-its-kind national voucher plan. Here's what they said.
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Breitbart News
A judge temporarily suspended Friday the Trump administrationโs move to block Harvard from enrolling and hosting foreign students after the prestigious university sued, calling the action unconstitutional.
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ABCโs top brass wants the show to tone down their political rhetoric. And Ana Navarro has become the face of the pushback.
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The Trump administration is planning to dispatch Border Patrol agents to help with ICE arrests, part of a wider gambit to boost deportations by enlisting agencies across the government.
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The Daily Beast
The bill passed in the House included a provision restricting the courtsโ ability to enforce orders.
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One America News
President Donald Trump vowed to enact โat leastโ a 25% tariff on iPhones that are not manufactured and built in the United States -- in a sharp warning to Apple CEO Tim Cook.
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The Republican justices draw a line in the sand โ in an order that makes absolutely no sense.
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18:06โขJudge Blocks Harvard International Student Ban
โจThe newspapers report extensively on a federal judge temporarily blocking the Trump administration's ban on Harvard enrolling international students (NYTimes, AP, ABC, CNN, Boston Globe, USA Today, The Hill, Breitbart). In immigration enforcement news, the administration plans to deploy Border Patrol agents to assist ICE with interior arrests (CBS). Other developments include Trump signing an order to boost nuclear energy (Fox News), Republicans advancing a private school voucher plan in their tax bill (NPR), and Trump threatening a 25% tariff on Apple products not manufactured in the US (OANN, Newsweek). The Daily Beast reports on a provision in Trump's bill that would restrict courts' enforcement abilities.
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The Senate must amend the House-passed President Trumpโs One Big Beautiful Bill to root out waste, fraud, and abuse while protecting healthcare benefits for Americans, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) explained on The Alex Marlow Show.
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Childrenโs content creator Ms Rachel is opposed to slaughtering children in Gaza and everywhere else. The Rightโs attacks in response are reactionary wokeness run amok.
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The orders aim to help address growing electricity demand due to AI technology.
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The orders aim to help address growing electricity demand due to AI technology.
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Los Angeles Times
Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
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The Daily Beast
The president raises the stakes ahead of trade talks with the EU.
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One America News
Almost 20 Army Rangers have now been suspended after videos surfaced across social media showing the soldiers shooting off blank rounds at a crowded Florida beach during a local pirate festival.
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The Democratic Partyโs propping up an obviously declining Joe Biden is one of the greatest political disasters in American history.
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Daniel Williams, the former drummer of heavy metal band The Devil Wears Prada, was among those killed in the crash.
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Trump Declares That iPhones Should Be More Expensive
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The past decade has seen rising interest in New Age practices largely among young and LGBT people seeking guidance beyond traditional faith systems.
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20:15โขJudge Halts Harvard Foreign Student Ban
โจThe newspapers report extensively on a federal judge blocking the Trump administration's ban on foreign students at Harvard (Boston Globe, Fox News, NYTimes, AP, ABC, CNN). Trump's economic policies continue generating coverage, with plans to impose tariffs on European tech competitors (Daily Beast, Reason) and revive the nuclear industry (Newsweek). Senate Republicans are discussing changes to the "big, beautiful bill" (The Hill, Breitbart), with Senator Ernst focusing on Medicaid protection for rural voters. Other stories include controversy over Trump's cryptocurrency dinner (MSNBC), a fatal plane crash killing a heavy metal drummer (NBC), and a USA Today report that one-third of Americans consult astrology or tarot cards.
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One America News
The United States attended another round of negotiations with Iran in Rome on Friday, hashing out details of Tehranโs uranium enrichment facilities which could be used towards nuclear weapons.
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The Daily Beast
The bill passed in the House included a provision restricting the courtsโ ability to enforce orders.
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One America News
The United States attended another round of negotiations with Iran in Rome on Friday, hashing out details of Tehranโs uranium enrichment facilities, which could be used for the development of nuclear weapons.
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The Washington Post
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Christensen called Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim war criminals.
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The president says the deal will keep headquarters in Pittsburgh and add $14 billion to the US economy
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"I am proud to announce that, after much consideration and negotiation, US Steel will REMAIN in America," President Trump wrote Friday afternoon.
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President Donald Trump signed four executive orders on Friday, creating a pathway for the Department of Energy (DoE) to ease regulations and build nuclear reactors.
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The president says the deal will keep headquarters in Pittsburgh and add $14 billion to the US economy
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"I am proud to announce that, after much consideration and negotiation, US Steel will REMAIN in America," President Trump wrote Friday afternoon.
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The president barred international students from the Ivy League university this week.
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The president says the deal will keep headquarters in Pittsburgh and add $14 billion to the US economy
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The Daily Beast
The chief justice intervened on the agencyโs behalf.
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"Sexy Selfie Nation" investigates about gender stereotypes and nonconsensual sexualization in the age of revenge porn, social media.
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The judge who is backing Harvardโs new lawsuit against President Donald Trumpโs enforcement of civil rights laws was rebuked in 2023 by the U.S. Supreme Court for siding with Harvardโs legal defense of racial discrimination.
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This comes in response to a lawsuit Harvard filed on Friday morning, challenging the Trump administration's abrupt move to revoke the school's ability to enroll foreign students.
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21:47โขUS Steel-Nippon "Partnership" Announced
โจThe newspapers report on Trump announcing a "partnership" between US Steel and Nippon Steel, claiming it will keep headquarters in Pittsburgh and add $14 billion to the economy (CBS, CNN). A federal judge, described by Breitbart as "Obama-appointed" and "pro-discrimination," has blocked the Trump administration's move to bar Harvard from enrolling international students (NPR, ABC, AP, NYTimes). Chief Justice John Roberts has temporarily shielded the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from Freedom of Information requests (The Epoch Times, The Hill, The Daily Beast, The Blaze). Other stories include Trump signing executive orders for nuclear energy (OANN) and House Republicans adding $150 billion for immigration enforcement (Washington Post).
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๏ปฟTrump is going after Harvardโs international students.
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The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is now looking to arrest those responsible for the failed launch of the country's second naval destroyer ship -- after officials initially denied that the warship had suffered any damage.
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On Thursday, the Supreme Court granted a request from the Trump administration that permits the president to dismiss any members of independent federal agencies that he chooses. However, the High Court also indicated that its ruling does not extend to the Federal Reserve.
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Associated Press
The Trump administration has been releasing people charged with being in the country illegally to nongovernmental shelters along the U.S. border with Mexico after telling those organizations that providing migrants with temporary housing and other aid may violate a law used to prosecute smugglers.
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One America News
President Donald Trumpโs โBig Beautiful Billโ bans Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care for transgender individuals.
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