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Fired, rehired and baffled: Confusion reigns for thousands of reinstated federal workers 

Thousands of federal workers have been abruptly fired and rehired, but some remain in the dark about what comes next.

Fired, rehired and baffled: Confusion reigns for thousands of reinstated federal workers 

Thousands of federal workers have been abruptly fired and rehired, but some remain in the dark about what comes next.
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How bird flu has devastated one American farm

Stray feathers litter the ground inside the empty coop at Kakadoodle Farm. A few beige eggshells crunch underfoot. No hens were left alive.
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How bird flu has devastated one American farm

Stray feathers litter the ground inside the empty coop at Kakadoodle Farm. A few beige eggshells crunch underfoot. No hens were left alive.
Bird flu farm.
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The Bidens want back in

With the Democratic Party struggling to find a new direction, the former president and first lady have offered to jump in and help with rebuilding.
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AOC and Bernie Sanders launch 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour
AOC and Bernie Sanders launch 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders implore Dems to fight harder during rally

A receptive crowd repeatedly chanted for Ocasio-Cortez to mount a primary challenge against Chuck Schumer in 2028.

Democrats face fiery town halls as they seek to distance themselves from Chuck Schumer

Georgetown, Columbia and Brown scholars targeted for deportation by Trump administration

Homeland Security had been focused on migrants who arrived at the border. Now, the administration has foreign-born academics in its crosshairs.

Georgetown, Columbia and Brown scholars targeted for deportation by Trump administration

Homeland Security had been focused on migrants who arrived at the border. Now, the administration has foreign-born academics in its crosshairs.
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Alawieh was held by customs at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 13 upon returning from a trip to her home country of Lebanon, and deported on March 14, US media reported.
Judge temporarily blocks deportation of Georgetown University researcher
Judge temporarily blocks deportation of Georgetown University researcher

Women's sports bars expected to quadruple across the U.S. in 2025

The boom coincides with the soaring viewership and popularity of professional and college women’s sports.

Women's sports bars expected to quadruple across the U.S. in 2025

The boom coincides with the soaring viewership and popularity of professional and college women’s sports.
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NTSB recommends 68 bridges undergo urgent risk assessments
NTSB recommends 68 bridges undergo urgent risk assessments

Maryland officials failed to assess vulnerability of Francis Scott Key Bridge before collapse, NTSB says

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Trump's second win has some questioning women's electability. Mikie Sherrill says 'Watch me.'

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Sudan’s military says it has retaken Khartoum’s Republican Palace, seat of country’s government.
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Sudan’s military says it has retaken seat of country’s government for the first time in two years

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American detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan has been released

Israeli government approves Netanyahu's dismissal of Shin Bet head

While the battle rages overhead, the women coal miners of eastern Ukraine are picking up the slack.

It's a dirty job, but Ukraine's women are doing it for the war effort

As security fears grip Europe, France plans to distribute a 'survival guide' to households

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The anti-vaxxer playbook

How a child's measles death in Texas was weaponized by the anti-vaccine movement to promote their own debunked theories.
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As retailers drop diversity initiatives, Black customers across America are rethinking where they spend their cash.
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