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Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
WASHINGTON A united conservative majority of the Supreme Courtruled Friday that federal judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear whether President Donald Trumps restrictions onbirthright citizenshipcould soon take effect in parts of the country. The outcomerepresented a victory for Trump, who has complained about…
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Charitable giving in 2024 was up, according to new Giving USA report
Charities received $592.5 billion in donations in 2024, a 3.3% increase over 2023, after adjusting for inflation, according to the most recent Giving USA report, which takes a comprehensive look at U.S. philanthropy. Only one major cause religion saw an inflation-adjusted decline in giving. The increase, reported Tuesday, may be…
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Ducks return to a Long Island farm that lost its entire flock to bird flu
AQUEBOGUE, N.Y. Doug Corwin knew there was a problem at his familys commercial duck farm in Long Island when he spotted scores of dead or lethargic birds during a barn inspection in January. Within days, Crescent Duck Farm became a casualty of the globalavian flu outbreak, one of many farms…
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Tribe mulls search at Wounded Knee
The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council will be asked to approve a search for the remains of a Black civil rights activist who disappeared during the 1973 Wounded Knee standoff. He is likely buried on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Perry Ray Robinson Jr. was 35 years old when he left…
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South Dakota officials push hard for Trumps statue garden, but tribes push back
SIOUX FALLS Officials in South Dakota are pushing hard to build President Donald Trumps proposed National Garden of American Heroes in the Black Hills near Mount Rushmore, but the effort has sparked a backlash from Indigenous groups who see the area as sacred. A mining company has offered to donate…
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Largest digital camera ever built releases its first shots of the universe
NEW YORK The largest digital camera ever built released its first shots of the universe on Monday including colorful nebulas, stars and galaxies. TheVera C. RubinObservatory, located on a mountaintop in Chile, was built to take a deeper look at the night sky,covering hidden corners. Funded by the U.S. National…
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Iowa latest state to deal with measles outbreak
The U.S. logged fewer than 20measles cases last week, though Iowa announced the state’s first outbreak Thursday and Georgia confirmed its second Wednesday. There have been 1,214 confirmed measles cases this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Health officials inTexas, where the nation’s biggest outbreakraged during…
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Trump administration removing 988 hotline service tailored to LGBTQ+ youth
The 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will stop providing tailored support options to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults on July 17, according to a statement on a federal agencys website. The decision preempts the Trump administrations 2026 budget proposal to cut funding for 988s LGBTQ+ youth and young adult…
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Deadly listeria outbreak linked to chicken alfredo fettucine sold at Kroger, Walmart
A listeria food poisoning outbreak that has killed three people and led to one pregnancy loss is linked to newly recalled heat-and-eat chicken fettucine alfredo products sold atKroger and Walmart stores, federal health officials said late Tuesday. The outbreak, which includes at least 17 people in 13 states, began last…
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Israel increases Iranian strikes as Trump muses about ‘regime change’
Israel said it hit more Iranian government targets Monday in Tehran, including the notorious Evin Prison, as other strikes targeted Irans underground enrichment site at Fordo for a second time. Israel warned of other strikes in the coming days. Iran, meanwhile, fired more missiles and drones at Israel and warned…
