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Nearly 90% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cut as Trump’s government downsizing continues

By CHRIS MEGERIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is drastically shrinking the workforce and mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, eviscerating an agency created after the Great Recession with the goal of protecting Americans from fraud, abuse and deceptive practices. Related Articles White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts Former Pentagon spokesman tied to online DEI purge was asked to resign, official says University protests blast Trump’s attacks on...

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France’s president says that making Haiti pay for its independence was unjust

By TOM NOUVIAN and SYLVIE CORBET PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ago. Related Articles A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea Ukraine’s future is at the center of talks in Paris with Rubio, Witkoff and top European officials Russia strikes Dnipro as Ukrainian officials seek security pledges in...

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Remember public phones? The Masters still offers old-school devices as alternative to cellphones

By STEVE REED AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Attending the Masters for the first time was a new experience for Thomas Abraham, and it wasn’t just about the golf. Related Articles First-ever South Florida Watermelon Festival ripens in Boca with eating contests, singing pigs & lots of fruit Book review: April is the cruelest month in Sara Sligar’s perceptive ‘Vantage Point’ Author, wife of Weezer bassist arrested after being shot by police who say she pointed a gun at them Passover performers: 3...

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Texas AG Ken Paxton launches Senate primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn

By NADIA LATHAN, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for the U.S. Senate in a primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn, setting up what is likely to become one of the GOP’s most contentious and expensive contests of 2026. Related Articles Pentagon official: US military has no authority to do drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico Trump’s latest round of tariffs are poised to go into effect. Here’s what we know Congressman Randy Fine says it’s ‘troubling’ that...

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US egg giant Cal-Maine says government is investigating price increases

By DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press Shares of Cal-Maine Foods, the largest U.S. egg producer, fell in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company acknowledged it is being investigated by the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Ridgeland, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine said it received notice of the investigation into egg price increases last month. Cal-Maine said it is cooperating with the investigation. The company’s shares fell more than 4% in after-hours trading. Egg prices have hit record highs in recent months, largely due to a bird flu epidemic that has forced farmers...

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LA County reaches $4 billion agreement to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and AMY TAXIN, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959, officials said Friday. The agreement, which still needs approval from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, far surpasses a $2.6 billion settlement reached in 2022 with Boy Scouts of America that was the largest aggregate sexual abuse settlement in U.S. history at the time. “On behalf of the County, I apologize wholeheartedly to everyone who was harmed by these reprehensible acts,”...

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Wisconsin votes to enshrine voter ID requirement in state constitution

By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters decided Tuesday to enshrine the state’s voter ID law in the state constitution. The state was also electing its top education official, who will guide policies affecting K-12 schools during President Donald Trump’s second term, will be elected Tuesday in a race between the teachers union-backed incumbent and a Republican-supported critic. Both contests had sharp partisan divisions, though they have drawn far less spending and national attention than the race for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Polls closed at 8...

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US Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions

By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service institution, a response to an executive order by President Donald Trump, according to federal court documents made public Friday. The change in policy was made in February by Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, the academy’s superintendent, in response to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump in January, according to a court filing by the U.S. Justice Department in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The president’s order...

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Trump to order a plan to shut down the US Education Department

By COLLIN BINKLEY and CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity before an announcement. Trump has derided the Department of Education as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology. However, finalizing its dismantling is likely impossible without an act of Congress, which created...

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Trump fires 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission, seeking more control over regulators

By WILL WEISSERT and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump fired two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, intensifying efforts to exert his administration’s control over independent agencies across the government. Related Articles National Politics | Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service National Politics | Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients National Politics |...

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