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Trump Promises $5 Million ‘Gold Cards’ for Foreigners to Buy Citizenship

President Donald Trump says he wants to replace the EB-5 visa program that sells green cards to wealthy investors with a higher-cost “gold card” program.

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Flu vaccine this season may be poorly matched, early CDC data suggests

13,000 people have died from the flu since October, according to the CDC

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Announces The Roosevelt Hotel’s “Asylum Arrival Center” is Closing Down

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that The Roosevelt Hotel’s Asylum Arrival Center and Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center is in the process of closing down.

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  • Source: Yahoo
  • 02/25/2025
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Trump Says Planned Tariffs on Canada, Mexico ‘Going Forward’

President Donald Trump said tariffs scheduled to hit Canada and Mexico next month were “on time” and “moving along very rapidly” following an initial delay, even as a US official cautioned the schedule could be less certain.

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Xi affirms 'no limits' partnership with Putin in call on Ukraine war anniversary

China's President Xi Jinping reaffirmed his "no limits" partnership in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, China's state media reported, on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Elon Musk Faces Massive Lawsuit After Menacing Email Ultimatum

Elon Musk sent an email to every federal worker asking them to explain their accomplishments. He got sued instead.

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  • Source: AP News
  • 02/24/2025
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The UN will vote to demand Russia pull troops out of Ukraine. But the US wants a softer approach

On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Monday on dueling resolutions — Ukraine’s European-backed proposal demanding an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from the country and a U.S. call for a swift end to the war that never mentions Moscow’s aggression.

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Report: U.S. Probes UnitedHealth’s Medicare Billing Processes

A probe into UnitedHealth’s Medicare billing processes in recent months has begun, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, pushing the healthcare conglomerate’s shares nearly 12 percent lower.

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  • Source: NPR
  • 02/24/2025
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Trump officials will put 4,700 USAID employees on leave and eliminate 1,600 jobs

The Trump administration is putting nearly all of USAID's 4,700 full-time employees on paid administrative leave at midnight Sunday and will subsequently terminate 1,600 of those positions as part of a "reduction in force," according to a memo that was widely distributed to agency staff Sunday afternoon and later published on the USAID website.

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Gov. Hochul says she won't remove NYC Mayor Adams from office

Gov. Kathy Hochul will not remove embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office, saying his fate should be left to the voters to decide at the ballot box.

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Lara Trump hired to host Fox News show; what to know about Donald Trump's daughter-in-law

Lara Trump, President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, is set to return to Fox News as the host of her own show in a move weeks after she stepped down as the Republican National Committee's co-chair.

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Washington state lawmakers pass hate crime bill amid concerns over ‘absolute freedom of conscience’

Republicans warn bill could run afoul of the state constitution guarantee of free speech and thought.

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Senate confirms Kelly Loeffler to lead Small Business Administration

Loeffler said Trump's policies would usher in a 'golden era of prosperity and growth'

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Vaccine targeting pancreatic cancer shows promise in new study of clinical trial

When a routine scan led to Barbara Brigham's pancreatic cancer diagnosis in 2020, all she could think about was how she wanted more time. Her husband had just passed away. She loved her local library job. Her three children were still growing their own families. 

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Mexico awaits new response from Google on Gulf dispute

Mexico said Monday it's awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of Mexico to its Google Maps service before filing a lawsuit.

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  • Source: Yahoo
  • 02/19/2025
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Elon Musk weighs $5k ‘dividends’ for Americans with DOGE savings he has yet to prove

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is considering paying $5,000 in “dividends” in the form of tax refunds to American households, using DOGE savings he has yet to prove exist.