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My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner: Columbia University student issues first statement after U.S. immigration arrest

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Protestors pray outside the main campus of Columbia University during a demonstration to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at the university, in New York City, U.S., on March 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University Palestinian graduate student who the … Read more

Trump pressures courts after reprimand on deportations

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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump demanded on Thursday (March 20, 2025) that courts stop blocking his agenda, edging closer to a constitutional showdown after a judge suggested the administration had ignored an order to block summary deportations. A federal judge, in a strongly worded order, gave the … Read more

U.S. Education Department to be dismantled: Here’s what the agency does, and why it drew Trump’s ire

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Alejandra Rodriguez, 9, of Key Largo, Fla., watches as college students protest in support of the Department of Education, Thursday, March 20, 2025, outside the Department of Education in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) | Photo Credit: Jacquelyn Martin Moving to fulfill a campaign promise, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday (March 20, 2025) … Read more

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumes dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet high

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This image from webcam footage provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava fountains shooting up high in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on March 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Lava from Hawaii’s most active volcano created fountains that reached 700 feet … Read more

North Korea says it tested new missiles as it threatens strong steps against U.S.-South Korea drills

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its military test-launches a new anti-aircraft missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea, on March 20, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided … Read more

Trump urges Supreme Court to curtail judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions

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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (March 20, 2025) urged the U.S. Supreme Court to curtail the ability of federal judges to issue injunctions blocking his administration’s actions nationwide. “STOP NATIONWIDE INJUNCTIONS NOW, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,” Mr. Trump wrote in a social media post. … Read more

Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security personal information for now

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Elon Musk. File | Photo Credit: AP A federal judge on Thursday (March 20, 2025) temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans, calling their work there a “fishing expedition.” The order also requires the team to delete any personally identifiable data in … Read more