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University of Alabama student from Iran detained by ICE for ‘significant national security concerns’

By Riley Conlon, Taylor Lang Click here for updates on this story     TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WVTM) — A graduate student at the University of Alabama is being detained by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Alireza Doroudi, a mechanical engineering doctoral student, is being held at the Pickens County Jail, which is cleared to hold ICE

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‘That was intense’: New Hampshire woman survives powerful, deadly Thailand earthquake

By Adam Bartow Click here for updates on this story     BANGKOK, Bangkok (WMTW) — A powerful earthquake rocked Thailand and neighboring Myanmar on Friday, killing at least three people in Bangkok and burying dozens when a high-rise building under construction collapsed. The 7.7-magnitude quake, with an epicenter near Mandalay in Myanmar, struck at midday and

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How closing the Department of Education could impact funding for students

By Sirisha Dinavahi Click here for updates on this story     3/27/25 (LAPost.com) — President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to dismantle the Department of Education has elicited a significant concern among educators and students, particularly those from low-income backgrounds and with disabilities. The initiative aims to decentralize educational oversight, transferring authority to individual states. The

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