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Former US Rep. Charles Rangel, Civil Rights Advocate, Dies at 94
New York City, USA: Charles Rangel, a prominent Harlem Democrat and founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, passed away at age 94....
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Fed Chair Powell Defends Covid Response, Praises Government Employees at Princeton
Princeton, New Jersey, USA: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a speech at Princeton University, defending the central bank’s...
Crypto Investor Charged in Kidnapping Over Bitcoin Password
New York City, USA: A cryptocurrency investor was arrested after allegedly kidnapping and torturing another man for weeks, all to obtain his...
President Trump Threatens to Reallocate $3B in Harvard Grants to Trade Schools
Washington, D.C., USA: In a surprising escalation of tensions with Harvard, President Trump posted on Truth Social that he is “considering”...
Trump Media & Technology Group Seeks $3 Billion for Crypto Buy-up
Washington, D.C., USA: Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), controlled by the president’s family, plans to raise $3 billion to invest in...
House narrowly passes “Big Beautiful Bill” bridging tax cuts and spending expansions
What this means for you: • thin 215 • 214 vote, the House approved President Donald Trump’s signature “One Big Beautiful Bill,” combining wide •...
DOJ abandons effort to address Phoenix’s treatment of homeless people
Phoenix, Arizona, USA: The Department of Justice has abruptly dropped a landmark investigation into Phoenix police practices toward homeless...
House Republicans broke years of precedent—and possibly the law—to kill California’s right to clean air
Washington, D.C., USA: In an unprecedented use of the Congressional Review Act, House Republicans stripped California of its longstanding waiver...
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