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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Thirty years ago, Claudio Neves Valente and Nuno F.G. Loureiro were classmates with bright futures. Both excelled in physics and made their way from their home country of Portugal to the U.S., settling on the campuses of prestigious East Coast universities.
But Neves Valente’s path took a...
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US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration launched military strikes Friday in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American civilian interpreter almost a week ago.
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Forecasters issue rare weather warning as strong gusts fuel wildfire threats in Colorado
The National Weather Service on Friday issued a rare warning for part of Colorado’s Front Range as hurricane-force winds and tinder dry conditions boosted the threat of wildfire across several counties, while flood warnings were issued in Oregon as rivers there swelled...
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- Northern California city to reform police after racist texts scandal
- U.S. to drop childhood vaccine recommendations as it looks to Denmark, Washington Post reports
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- Trump nominates Lt. Gen. Donovan to lead Southern Command, Pentagon says
- Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court after Voting Rights Act violation
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- US Justice Dept to appeal dismissal of cases against Trump foes Comey, James
- Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and won’t seek reelection to House
- US investigators study Brown University shooter’s failed past in academia
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- Photos of Trump’s name being added to the Kennedy Center
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- US farm agency unlikely to issue more farm aid, says official
- US military to stop shooting pigs and goats as a way to train medics for the battlefield
- Supreme Court sides with immigration judges in speech case for now, rebuffing Trump administration
- USDA updates release schedule for export sales reports suspended by shutdown
- Dakota Access pipeline should continue operating, US Army Corps of Engineers says
- Federal judge weighs Trump’s claim he is immune from civil litigation over Capitol attack
- Texas judge orders Attorney General Ken Paxton’s divorce records unsealed amid heated Senate primary
- Rubio says not concerned about escalation with Russia over Venezuela
- US Space Development Agency places $3.5 billion order for 72 satellites
- Measles cases in South Carolina rise by nine to 144, state health department says
- Military lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation push
- Rubio fields questions on Russia-Ukraine, Gaza and Venezuela at wide-ranging news conference
- US judge blocks Trump administration from altering homelessness funding conditions
- Photos of Turning Point USA’s annual conservative youth conference
- Former New York state prison guard sentenced to up to life in prison in inmate’s death
- The Kennedy Center has added Trump’s name to the memorial Congress created for John F. Kennedy
- Wisconsin Republicans demand Judge Dugan resign or face impeachment after felony conviction
- The US Treasury wants more states to embrace Trump’s tax cuts. So far, only a few have done so
- Trump administration will appeal judge’s order reversing federal funding cuts at Harvard
- US existing home sales edge up in November as mortgage rates ease
- The Latest: Justice Department releases some case files on Jeffrey Epstein
- 4 months in, activists say Trump’s operation in Washington targets immigrants
- Return of immigration raids brings fear to ‘Mexican Capital of the Midwest’
- Pentagon says it fails eighth audit, targets 2028 to pass
- Republicans risk moderates, US House majority, with no healthcare extension
- Exclusive-Corporate America faces DEI reckoning in 2026, EEOC chair says
