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Harvard’s president rejected Trump’s demands. Here’s how other university leaders have responded to the White House

WBZ By Taylor Romine and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Tensions are rising across American academia after the Trump administration froze over $2 billion in multi-year grants and contracts at Harvard University after its leaders refused to make key policy changes the White House also is demanding of other elite US colleges. Harvard refused to

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US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks at a Border Security Expo in Phoenix

‘People are feeling betrayed’: They paid taxes in good faith and now fear it could lead to their deportation

By Catherine E. Shoichet and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Undocumented immigrants who’ve been paying taxes in the US are facing an unsettling possibility: This year, that may be used against them. A recent data-sharing deal between the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Homeland Security is sparking widespread concern in immigrant communities –

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Russian general ousted after criticizing military top brass to return to battle – in charge of notorious unit of ex-convicts

By Tim Lister and Katharina Krebs, CNN (CNN) — One of Russia’s most outspoken generals, sacked and detained after a withering attack on the Defense Ministry two years ago, is returning to the front, according to his lawyer. But according to Russian state media, he’s been handed a poisoned chalice: front-line command of a notorious

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Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels

By Sophia Saifi, Rhea Mogul and Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Islamabad and New Delhi (CNN) — For hundreds of millions of people living in India and Pakistan the early arrival of summer heatwaves has become a terrifying reality that’s testing survivability limits and putting enormous strain on energy supplies, vital crops and livelihoods. Both countries

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People take photos near a John Harvard statue on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge

Harvard’s president rejected Trump’s demands. Here’s how other university leaders have responded to the White House

By Taylor Romine and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Tensions are rising across American academia after the Trump administration froze over $2 billion in multi-year grants and contracts at Harvard University after its leaders refused to make key policy changes the White House also is demanding of other elite US colleges. Harvard refused to eliminate

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Columbia Utilities commits to tracking complaints, actions taken on reports of illegal camping and dumping near water

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Utilities says it will work with other agencies and track complaints regarding illegal camping and dumping near the city’s waterways. The department sent its updated plan to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources two weeks ago, said utilities department spokesman Jason West. The two-page updated portion of its application for a

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A pedestrian walks through Harvard Yard at Harvard University on Feb. 26

5 things to know for April 15: Presidential power, Deportation, Harvard, Pennsylvania arson, Whooping cough

CNN Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Hungary’s parliament has passed a constitutional amendment that allows the government to ban all LGBTQ+ events. The amendment, which states that the constitution recognizes just two sexes — male and female — also codifies a law that allows authorities to use facial recognition tools to identify people who attend

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Audrain County man accused of kidnapping woman on Saturday morning

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man has been charged with a felony and multiple misdemeanors after he allegedly kidnapped a woman in Mexico, Missouri, on Saturday morning. Nathan Sommer, 40, was charged with first-degree harassment and three misdemeanors: Third-degree kidnapping, fourth-degree assault and second-degree sexual misconduct. A hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday

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