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Alice Wong, disability rights activist and author, dead at age 51
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alice Wong, a disability rights activist and author whose independence and writing inspired others, has died. She was 51. Wong died of an infection Friday at a hospital in San Francisco, said Sandy Ho, a close friend who has been in touch with Wong’s family. Ho called her friend a “luminary of the disability justice movement”…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s had ‘warnings for my safety’ after posts by Trump | Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a longtime Republican ally who previously fiercely defended Donald Trump and his Maga movement, said on Saturday she had been contacted by private security firms “with warnings for my safety” after Trump announced on Friday he was withdrawing his support for and endorsement of the Georgia representative. In a post on X, Greene said that “a hot…
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Search for missing 5-year-old swept into Pacific Ocean continues as southern California braces for devastating rain
The desperate search for a 5-year-old girl who was swept into the Pacific Ocean Friday as her father drowned attempting to save her continues while southern California braces for more heavy rainfall that could bring life-threatening floods to the region. At around 12:50 p.m., the young girl’s father was attempting to rescue her after she was pulled into the ocean…
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How Much Air Traffic Controllers Make; Average After 3 Years Is $160K
The longest government shutdown in US history ended Wednesday, and air traffic controllers — who can have very stressful jobs — are finally getting paid again. Controllers went more than a month without pay, receiving two $0 checks since October. With the government reopened, they’ll now receive full back pay, which many will need to pay overdue bills. The shutdown…
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Trump cuts ties with Marjorie Taylor Greene : NPR
Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., presides over a House Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption toggle caption Rod Lamkey/AP President Donald Trump has publicly called it quits with one of his most stalwart MAGA-world supporters, calling Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene “‘Wacky’ Marjorie” and saying he would endorse a challenger against her in…
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Trump ends support for Marjorie Taylor Greene amid growing Epstein feud | Donald Trump
Donald Trump announced Friday that he is withdrawing his support and endorsement of Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, a longtime ally and previously fierce defender of the president and the Maga movement. Trump’s move away from Greene came just hours after she said in an interview she thought the president’s attempts to stop the release of the files related to…
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Trump reverses course and cuts tariffs on US food imports | Trump tariffs
Donald Trump moved to lower tariffs on food imports, including beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, in an executive order on Friday as the White House fights off growing concerns about rising costs. The new exemptions take effect retroactively at midnight on Thursday and mark a sharp reversal for Trump, who has long insisted that his import duties are not fueling…
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Southern California braces for up to 5in of rain from ‘atmospheric river’ | California
A powerful storm was making its way across California on Friday, prompting evacuation warnings as the state braced for the potential of floods, mudslides, thunderstorms and even the chance of a tornado over the weekend. Heavy rain began to pummel northern and central California on Thursday evening, as officials and forecasters warned that hazards unleashed by the strong storm were…
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Bryan Kohberger must pay for slain Idaho students’ urns as part of restitution, judge rules
Bryan Kohberger, the man convicted of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, must pay for the urns for two of the slain students as a part of restitution, a judge ruled. Kohberger killed four students — Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20 — at an off-campus house on Nov. 13, 2022. He took…
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What happens next after judge orders the release of hundreds arrested in Chicago area
In the latest judicial blow to President Donald Trump’s push to detain and deport undocumented immigrants en masse, a judge ruled Wednesday hundreds of people arrested in an Illinois immigration operation must be released. The detained people must be granted bond by the end of next week, the judge ruled, but big questions remain about how the process will play…
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