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US-based Haitians are buoyed but wary after a judge stops Trump from ending their protections
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Roudechel Charpentier moved to Springfield in 2023 to escape the violence in his native Haiti, enrolled in college and got a part-time job at a fast-food restaurant.
He's been losing sleep over the Trump administration's push to end the temporary protected status, or TPS, that allows him and roughl ... (full story)
Out with the old? Young Democrats are trying to convince voters to send a new generation to Congress
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mai Vang wouldn't be born for another seven years when Bob Matsui was first elected to Congress from California in 1978. By the time Matsui died in 2005 and was replaced by his widow, Doris Matsui, Vang was still studying biology and sociology in college.
Now a member of the Sacramento City Counci ... (full story)
Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said last week he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal to upturn the storied venue since returning to the White House.
Trump’s announcement on social media follows a wav ... (full story)
Some blind fans to experience Super Bowl with tactile device that tracks ball
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Some blind and low-vision fans will have unprecedented access to the Super Bowl thanks to a tactile device that tracks the ball, vibrates on key plays and provides real-time audio.
The NFL teamed up with OneCourt and Ticketmaster to pilot the game-enhancing experience 15 times during the regular-season during games hosted by the ... (full story)
Investigator describes intense air traffic at time of deadly midair collision near DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — An air traffic controller felt a “little overwhelmed” by numerous aircraft around Reagan airport just minutes before an American Airlines jet collided midair last year with an Army Black Hawk helicopter, killing 67 people, an investigator said Tuesday at a National Transportation Safety Board hear ... (full story)