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Former Pentagon spokesman tied to online DEI purge asked to resign, official says

WASHINGTON -- Former Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot was asked to resign this week following a contentious start for Defense Secretary…

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Trump administration takes aim at Harvard’s international students and tax-exempt status

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the university's ability to…

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UN nuclear watchdog says US-Iran talks at a ‘very crucial’ stage

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program are “in…

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Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with El Salvador’s vice president in push for Abrego Garcia’s release

SAN SALVADOR -- Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador on Wednesday and met with the country's vice…

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Officials demand answers as crews work to restore power after another Puerto Rico blackout

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Crews worked early Thursday to restore power to Puerto Rico after a blackout across the…

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Struggling Ivory Coast cocoa farmers are worried about US tariff plans

N'GATTAKRO, Ivory Coast -- Jean Mari Konan Yao says he's struggling as a cocoa farmer in the west African nation…

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Italy’s Meloni will test her mettle as EU-US bridge when she meets Trump in Washington

MILAN -- Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni will test her mettle as a bridge between the EU and the United States…

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How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities

NEW YORK -- The showdown between the Trump administration and Harvard University is spotlighting bare-knuckled politics and big dollar figures.…

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Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an ‘alarming rate’

WASHINGTON -- Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at…

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GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering a run for governor of New York

Rep. Elise Stefanik, a member of House Republican leadership and onetime nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is…

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