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• School District Bans Virginia State Flag

  19-04-2025 16:56 via westernjournal.com
  
  A Texas school district has banned the Virginia state flag from some elementary classrooms due to its depiction of a bare-breasted Roman goddess, according to a report. The decision has […]
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• Judge Boasberg Realizes It's Over, Admits He's Powerless to Stop Trump Deportations

  19-04-2025 16:22 via westernjournal.com
  
  A federal judge on Friday said he cannot stop deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, although the Supreme Court has halted deportations for now. U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg […]
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• Trump Admin Crushes Katy Perry with the Cold, Hard Truth About Her 'Astronaut' Status

  19-04-2025 16:03 via westernjournal.com
  
  Those of you who like to forget middling pop singers once they’ve outlasted their relevance were probably somewhat piqued this past week as you were forced to remember who Katy […]
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• Restrictive Gun Laws Did Nothing to Stop FSU Shooter

  19-04-2025 14:30 via westernjournal.com
  
  Besides being an unspeakable crime, Thursday’s shootings at Florida State University in Tallahassee reinforced one invaluable lesson: Supposedly well-meaning laws aimed at stopping what leftists prefer to call “gun violence” […]
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• Guatemalan national indicted for allegedly smuggling teen girl into the US

  19-04-2025 14:10 via foxnews.com
  
  A Guatemalan national residing in the U.S. illegally has been indicted for his alleged role in smuggling a 14-year-old girl into the country.Juan Tiul Xi, 26, was indicted on Thursday for allegedly coaxing a 14-year-old girl into illegally entering the U.S., according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) statement. Tiul Xi is also accused of submitting a sponsorship application containing false statements to gain custody of the teen."The prior administration’s border policies created an enviro
  
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• Leaders in AOC's Red Light district call on Kash Patel to crush 'worsening' gang crime and prostitution

  19-04-2025 14:09 via foxnews.com
  
  As Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., privately jets across the nation for her "Fighting Oligarchy" tour, residents in her Queens constituency have been calling on the FBI and the DEAto help them crack down on the illegal sex workers and drug dealers that they say have turned their neighborhood into a festering "gangland."Last week, local leaders, including a former Democrat state senator, wrote to FBI Director Kash Patel urging him to unleash agents to quell the raging problem along Rooseve
  
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• Colorado lawmaker latest Democrat to visit El Salvador for deported illegal migrant Abrego Garcia

  19-04-2025 14:05 via foxnews.com
  
  A Democratic congresswoman from Colorado is the latest lawmaker to announce she will travel to El Salvador to advocate for the release of deported illegal migrant Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Ore., said late Friday she would jet to the South American country following Sen. Chris Van Hollen's, D-Md., highly publicized visit there this week when he met with Abrego Garcia, who was deported to the country’s "Terrorism Confinement Center" (CECOT) megaprison&
  
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• Watch: Deputies on Dark Stretch of Road See Death Coming and Expertly Dodge It

  19-04-2025 14:00 via westernjournal.com
  
  Tragedy was narrowly averted on a Florida highway early Sunday when two members of law enforcement barely escaped being struck by a vehicle. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office posted about the […]
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• These AI transcription voice recorders surge in popularity

  19-04-2025 14:00 via foxnews.com
  
  In the rapidly evolving landscape of AI, there are productivity tools that truly help you better succeed in life. Among them is PLAUD, the creator of products like NotePin and Note, two AI recording devices that help students and professionals easily record lectures, meetings and conversations. This comes as interest in AI transcription has grown by more than 250% in the past two years. These cutting-edge devices are designed to streamline notetaking and enhance productivity, offering users
  
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• Short questions for Dana Perino about her new book

  19-04-2025 14:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Dana Perino answers questions about her new book, "I Wish Someone Had Told Me … The Best Advice for Building a Great Career and a Meaningful Life."When my mom finished reading "Everything Will Be Okay — Life Lessons for Young Women from a Former Young Woman," she called me and said, "Wow, I wish someone had told me all of this." She started working in the mid-1960s, when women were really coming into the workforce in droves. They paved the way for so many of us, and now we have
  
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• FoxNews AI Newsletter: 'Terminator' director James Cameron flip-flops on AI, says Hollywood is 'looking at it

  19-04-2025 14:00 via foxnews.com
  
  IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- 'Terminator' director James Cameron flip-flops on AI, says Hollywood is 'looking at it all wrong'- Nvidia announces plans to make AI supercomputers in US for first time- 4-legged hydrogen-powered robot you can actually ride'I'LL BE BACK': James Cameron’s stance on artificial intelligence has evolved over the past few years, and he feels Hollywood needs to embrace it in a few different ways.MADE IN AMERICA: Nvidia on Monday announced plans to manufacture its&nb
  
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• Archaeologists uncover remnants of Florida's short-lived British past in St. Augustine: 'Always fascinating'

  19-04-2025 13:47 via foxnews.com
  
  Archaeologists in the oldest city in the United States recently excavated part of an historic district — unearthing remnants of its short-lived British past.Fox News Digital spoke with Andrea White, a city archaeologist in St. Augustine, Florida, about the excavation. The project took place in the city's Lincolnville neighborhood and wrapped up in February. (See the video at the top of this article.) Archaeologists were digging at the site as they made way for construction and discove
  
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• What is REAL ID? Deadline approaches for new identification cards required to fly domestically

  19-04-2025 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Due to a security law passed 20 years ago, many Americans are now required to update their driver’s license or identification cards to become REAL ID-compliant — or they won’t be able to board U.S. flights.With the deadline fast approaching on May 7, some conservatives have called on President Donald Trump to do away with the inconvenient requirement that they say violates civil liberties. On May 7, federal agencies, including the Transportation Security Administration (TS
  
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• Uncancel the minutemen: Celebrate Lexington and Concord heroes, Black and White, on battle's 250th anniversary

  19-04-2025 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Now is the perfect time to uncancel the minutemen, the Revolutionary War marksmen who were ready to defend their towns at a moment’s notice. This week marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, where Massachusetts minutemen fought on April 18-19, 1775, to defend these towns against British soldiers who tried to seize their guns and gunpowder.In recent years, however, some have tried to cancel the heroic minutemen.In August 2023, Fox News reported that Ca
  
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• Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer reenlists in Marine Corps Reserve, says ‘mission never left’ him

  19-04-2025 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  In a rare move for the U.S. military, Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer has re-enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve after 15 years out of uniform. Meyer says the decision comes from a deep sense of unfinished duty and a desire to inspire others to serve."There’s never been a better time to serve our country than right now," Meyer said Friday on "America’s Newsroom." "There’s never been a need, like we need right now, of good men and women who are willing to stand
  
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• Easter food alternatives: Try coloring these 4 items instead of expensive eggs

  19-04-2025 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Egg prices are still pretty high as the Easter holiday approaches.There was a 10.4% uptick in egg prices in March and eggs are up 58.8% year-over-year, according to the Consumer Price Index.While egg-coloring is a spring tradition for millions across the country, some inventive alternative ideas to coloring Easter eggs have been circulating lately.IS COLORING EASTER EGGS SAFE AMID BIRD FLU OUTBREAKS?Here are some fun food options to swap out for eggs.Coloring potatoes instead of eggs has become
  
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• American Revolution Begins With the 'Shot Heard 'Round The World' 250 Years Ago

  19-04-2025 13:00 via westernjournal.com
  
  Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolutionary War with the “shot heard ’round the world” on Lexington Green in Massachusetts on April 19, 1775. The […]
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• Trump White House releases video series leading up to America's 250th birthday: 'Road to Independence'

  19-04-2025 12:30 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX: The White House is launching a new "Road to Independence" video lecture series leading up to America's 250th birthday, and the Trump administration has planned a year of festivities to commemorate it. The series, launched the same day as the first engagement of the Revolutionary War in 1775, will commemorate important moments in American history ahead of the Trump administration's commencement of a full year of festivities that will launch on Memorial Day in honor of America's
  
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• ‘One if by Land’: White House, Boston celebrates 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s midnight ride

  19-04-2025 12:16 via foxnews.com
  
  It’s been 250 years since Paul Revere's midnight ride, and now, the Trump administration is marking the patriotic silversmith's brave act with a special video.The tribute titled "The Ride That Roused a Nation," offers a cinematic retelling of the 1775 event, which the White House called a "bold act of defiance [that] set in motion a war of independence that changed the course of history."Meanwhile, in Boston where it all began, the anniversary was marked Friday with a reenactment of Revere
  
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• Stop sorting your garbage with this new technology

  19-04-2025 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Ever wondered what happens to the recyclables you carefully sort and place in your bin? For years, recycling has been a crucial part of our efforts to reduce waste and protect the environment. However, the recycling industry has faced significant challenges, from rising costs to labor shortages. But what if technology could transform this process, making recycling faster, more efficient and actually effective? That's exactly what AMP Robotics, a Colorado-based company, is working towar
  
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• Seth Rollins' performance leading up to WrestleMania 41 match has 'eclipsed us all,' Paul Heyman says

  19-04-2025 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Seth Rollins said the WrestleMania 41 Night 1 main event between him, CM Punk and Roman Reigns is a battle for the "soul" of the company.Rollins has feuded with both competitors for a long time. He was in the main event of WrestleMania 40, which saw him and Cody Rhodes defeated by Reigns and The Rock on the first night. Rollins tried to get a last lick on The Rock on Night 2 of that event, but Reigns prevented that from happening.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe perform
  
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• Pro-life father whose home FBI raided appeals ruling by 'activist' judge: ‘Faulty investigation’

  19-04-2025 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX— Pro-life activist Mark Houck, who sued the Justice Department over his arrest and prosecution under the Biden administration, said his family has been blocked from settling their lawsuit by an "activist" federal judge. Houck filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department last year, seeking restitution for what he called "a faulty investigation" and "excessive force" after a SWAT team of around 25 people arrested him in front of his children.Now, Houck is appealing t
  
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• Mayo Clinic renaming DEI office to ‘Office of Belonging’

  19-04-2025 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The Mayo Clinic is renaming its DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) office to instead be called the "Office of Belonging." "Since 2020, Mayo Clinic has intentionally focused on belonging as a cornerstone of staff wellbeing," Andrea Kalmanovitz, Mayo’s director of media relations, said in a statement quoted in the Minnesota Star Tribune. "In keeping with this focus and recent national events, we’re embracing an opportunity to accelerate Mayo Clinic’s belonging journe
  
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• Dem with POTUS potential takes aim at own party, 'whole rebrand' needed amid Trump resistance

  19-04-2025 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., has been crisscrossing the country the past couple of months, taking a lead in amplifying the Democratic Party's message in resisting President Donald Trump's aggressive and controversial actions in overturning long-standing government policy and slashing the federal workforce.But Khanna, the California Democrat who's in his fifth term in the House and who likely harbors national ambitions in 2028, is not only turning up the volume in his broadsides against Trump and Vi
  
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• 5 alleged Tren de Aragua gang members charged in retail thefts, including 1 seen sobbing in police interview

  19-04-2025 11:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Florida authorities arrested five suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in connection with a string of retail thefts, and one of the suspects was seen sobbing during his interview with law enforcement.Alexis Jose Rodriguez-Benavides, Darwins Smith Vasquez-Leon, Ildemaro Miguel Escalona Mendoza, Ramon Jesus Carpintero-Luna and Samuel Oglis David Anthony Charlie are facing charges for organized retail theft and robbery. Investigators are also working to add racketeering charges,
  
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• Rey Mysterio vows to unmask El Grande Americano at WrestleMania 41

  19-04-2025 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Love him or hate him, El Grande Americano has entered the WWE scene as the company pivots to the Lucha Libre style of pro wrestling.Whether El Grande Americano is just Chad Gable with a mask on is still among the top debates for WWE fans heading into WrestleMania 41. He’s caused enough of a headache that Rey Mysterio challenged the newest luchador to a match at the event.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWhile speaking with Fox News Digital at WrestleMania After Dark a
  
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• Measles outbreaks now declared in 8 states, including Michigan's first in 5 years

  19-04-2025 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Michigan has officially reported a measles outbreak in the state.The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Oakland County Health Division confirmed its first case of measles in Oakland County on March 14.The department announced on April 17 a separate outbreak in Montcalm County, after three cases were confirmed.MEASLES OUTBREAK CONTINUES: SEE WHICH STATES HAVE REPORTED CASESThis is the first measles outbreak in Michigan since 2019, with eight total cases detected across t
  
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• ‘Minecraft’ movie mayhem raises alarms for America's youth, ‘bad for society’: expert

  19-04-2025 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  "A Minecraft Movie," the big-screen adaptation of the popular video game "Minecraft," has been packing theaters with rowdy kids and teens since its release this month, spurring a social media phenomenon and sparking concern for America's youth. Videos on social media show young theatergoers huge reactions to one key scene, where one of the film’s stars, Jack Black, yells out the phrase "Chicken Jockey!" as a small, Frankenstein-looking creature lands on top of a chicken in a boxing ri
  
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• Escaped California inmate who killed leader of elite Mexican police unit while on the run has been arrested

  19-04-2025 10:20 via foxnews.com
  
  An escaped California inmate wanted for killing the leader of an elite Mexican police unit while on the run was arrested in Tijuana, Mexico.Cesar Hernandez, 34, was arrested Thursday by Mexico’s State Investigation Agency.Hernandez was wanted in connection with the shooting death of 33-year-old Abigail Esparza Reyes, the leader of the Mexican police unit known as the "Gringo Hunters," which aims to capture U.S. suspects who are fugitives in Mexico.ESCAPED CALIFORNIA PRISON INMATE CONVICTED
  
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• Oklahoma City bombing survivor was ‘getting ready to die’ after being trapped in 10 feet of rubble

  19-04-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  April 19, 1995, started off as a beautiful spring day for Amy Downs, a teller at a credit union inside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City."I remember the red buds were blooming," Downs recalled to Fox News Digital. "I was so excited. I was getting ready to close my very first house. I don’t think I did any work in that first hour of the day. I was running around talking to all my friends about the house. "And then I was looking at my watch, thinking, ‘Oh gosh
  
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• 'Dukes of Hazzard' actor protected co-star Catherine Bach on rise to sex symbol fame

  19-04-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The good ol’ boys were determined to protect Catherine Bach and her Daisy Dukes."The Dukes of Hazzard" stars John Schneider and Tom Wopat, as well as Bach, recently reunited to celebrate the show’s iconic vehicle, the General Lee, which is being honored at the "Iconic Rides" exhibit at the Hollywood Museum. The series, which chronicled "the adventures of the fast-drivin', rubber-burnin' Duke boys of Hazzard County," aired from 1979 to 1985."It never occurred to us that we weren&rsquo
  
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• Congress members pay an unofficial visit to Syria as U.S. mulls sanctions relief

  19-04-2025 05:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  Rep. Marlin Stutzman of Indiana and Rep. Cory Mills of Florida are the first U.S. lawmakers to visit the country under its new government.
  
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• Judge orders detained Tufts student Rumeysa Öztürk to be transferred back to Vermont

  19-04-2025 02:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  A federal judge on Friday ordered that the Tufts University student who wrote an essay about Israel and the war in Gaza and is now fighting deportation must be transferred back to Vermont.
  
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• Survivor, witness describe terror at FSU: 'Yeah, keep running,' the gunman said

  19-04-2025 02:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  One decided to "play dead" on the ground, and thought of calling her parents. Then she realized the shooter was standing over her.
  
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• Roommate of slain Idaho students will be allowed to testify that murder suspect had 'bushy eyebrows'

  19-04-2025 01:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  A judge ruled Friday that one of the surviving roommates of the slain University of Idaho students can testify that the masked intruder she saw the night of her friends' deaths had "bushy eyebrows."
  
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• In a city of stars, Los Angeles astronomy club makes sure to keep looking up

  19-04-2025 01:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — While Los Angeles is home to the biggest stars in the world, a monthly get-together is proving that the city’s rich and famous have nothing on the universe.
  
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• FSU shooting suspect's complex past comes to light – yet motive remains a mystery

  19-04-2025 01:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  In recent years, Phoenix Ikner became known for far-right, white supremacist rhetoric, classmates said. It’s unclear if that had any tie to the violence.
  
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• Police video shows actor Haley Joel Osment using slur to describe officer after arrest

  19-04-2025 01:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  Actor Haley Joel Osment was captured on police video using an antisemitic slur and suggesting he may seek to "punish" people who’ve “inconvenienced” him after his arrest on suspicion of public intoxication at a California ski lodge.
  
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• Chilling updates in deadly FSU shooting investigation

  19-04-2025 01:09 via nbcnews.com
  One day after a deadly shooting rampage at Florida State University, there are new details about the alleged gunman and the victims. One woman hit by a bullet, says her decision to play dead is the reason she’s still alive. NBC News’ Priya Sridhar reports. 
  
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• Ex-Wife of Former TV Anchor Accused of Seeking Hitman to Take Him Out After Son's 'Suspicious' Death

  19-04-2025 01:00 via westernjournal.com
  
  Almost five years after her son died in an accident, a Tennessee woman has been arrested on charges that she wanted a hitman to kill her ex-husband, whom she has […]
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• Legal fight raging over possible imminent deportations to El Salvador

  19-04-2025 00:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Trump administration appeared on Friday to be preparing to send a new group of Venezuelan men from the U.S. to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison.
  
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• U.S. attorney demands scientific journal explain how it ensures 'viewpoint diversity'

  19-04-2025 00:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  The acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia sent a letter this week to the editor of a scientific journal for chest doctors, implying that the journal was partisan and asking a series of questions about how the publication protects the public from misinformation, whether it included competing viewpoints and whether it was influenced by funders or advertisers.
  
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• In the world's largest wholesale market, American customers have dried up as tariffs hit

  19-04-2025 00:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  At the world’s largest wholesale market in the Chinese city of Yiwu, U.S. customers have dired President Donald's trumps tariffs takes effect.
  
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• White House replaces Covid resource page with lab leak website

  18-04-2025 23:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Anyone who tried to access Covid.gov, a federal website once dedicated to Covid resources, found something drastically different in its place Friday.
  
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• What we know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

  18-04-2025 23:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  A judge has ordered that the Trump administration “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return to the US, an order supported by the Supreme Court.
  
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• YouTube Kids Star Ms. Rachel Responds After DOJ Is Called to Investigate Her

  18-04-2025 23:30 via westernjournal.com
  
  As a new father, I’ve learned to tread carefully through the colorful world of children’s programming, where “innocent” content can hide sinister agendas. “Ms. Rachel,” or Rachel Griffin Accurso, a […]
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• Deportation case reveals a key Democratic divide: From the Politics Desk

  18-04-2025 23:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  How Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation has exposed a political rift among Democrats.
  
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• Sen. Van Hollen: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has 'experienced trauma' from prison

  18-04-2025 23:25 via nbcnews.com
  Sen. Van Hollen spoke to reporters on his trip to El Salvador to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He sat down with Abrego Garcia who detailed his experience being deported and transferred to a notorious prison.
  
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• Maryland senator says Kilmar Abrego Garcia was traumatized in El Salvador after mistaken deportation

  18-04-2025 23:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sen. Chris Van Hollen held a news conference a day after Salvadoran officials agreed to let him meet with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador.
  
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• What to know about the charges against Diddy

  18-04-2025 23:00 via nbcnews.com
  
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