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Labor union activists rally in support of federal workers during a protest on Capitol Hill in Washington,  February 11, 2025
Judge halts mass firings of US federal workers 
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely unlawful, granting some temporary relief to a coalition of labor unions and organizations that have sued to stop the Trump administration’s massive trimming of the federal workforce.The ruling puts one of the most comprehensive pauses so far on the attempts of President Donald Trump’s administration to carry out mass firings across federal agencies.The case specifically grappled with the involvement and oversight of the Office of Personnel Management, led by acting director Charles Ezell, in directing agencies to cut back their workforces beginning with shorter-term, or probationary, employees.At a hearing on Thursday afternoon, US District Judge William...
February 28, 2025

Judge halts mass firings of US federal workers 

Rafael Caro-Quintero is considered by Mexican authorities to be the founder of the Guadalajara cartel
Mexico extradites notorious drug lord and dozens of cartel members to the US
WASHINGTON — Mexico has extradited notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero and 28 other fugitive cartel members to the United States, according to the US Department of Justice.Caro Quintero, considered by Mexican authorities to be the founder of the Guadalajara cartel, was allegedly involved in the kidnapping, torture and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Enrique Camarena Salazar in 1985.The DEA says Salazar’s murder was in retaliation for a raid in 1984 of Caro Quintero’s 2,500-acre marijuana farm by Mexican authorities.Caro Quintero spent 28 years in prison in Mexico for his role in the murder before he was released on a technicality in 2013. The Mexican Supreme Court later overturned the decision that freed him.The fugitive returned to drug trafficking as a...
February 28, 2025

Mexico extradites notorious drug lord and dozens of cartel members to the US

Volodymyr Zelensky stopped off at Shannon Airport in Ireland on Thursday en route to the US
Trump commends Zelensky ahead of White House talks
LONDON — US President Donald Trump has said he has a "lot of respect" for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the eve of their talks at the White House.Asked by the BBC if he would apologize for recently calling him a "dictator", he said he could not believe he had said this. He also called Zelensky "very brave".Trump was speaking after talks with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer about ending the war between Ukraine and Russia.He predicted a "very good meeting" with Zelensky on Friday, saying efforts to achieve peace were "moving along pretty rapidly".This week's meetings come after the Trump administration shocked its Western partners by holding the first high-level US talks with Moscow since Russia invaded Ukraine just over...
February 28, 2025

Trump commends Zelensky ahead of White House talks

The entrance of Barnard College in New York
Pro-Palestinian protesters stage sit-in at Barnard College to protest student expulsions
NEW YORK — A small group of protesters demonstrated inside a building at Barnard College’s campus in Manhattan Wednesday in support of two students who were reportedly expelled for disrupting an Israeli history class last month, according to student activists and Barnard officials.Nearly 100 students from Barnard and Columbia University – which is affiliated with Barnard and was a focal point of pro-Palestinian demonstrations last year – staged a sit-in at Barnard’s Milbank Hall, the activist group Columbia University Apartheid Divest, or CUAD, said on social media.Videos posted to social media by CUAD Wednesday showed masked students, many of them wearing keffiyehs, a traditional Middle Eastern scarf often symbolizing Palestinian identity, sitting inside a hallway chanting,...
February 27, 2025

Pro-Palestinian protesters stage sit-in at Barnard College to protest student expulsions

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States gather near the border wall after crossing a razor wire fence as a member of the Texas National Guard escorts them on December 19, 2024
Trump prepares to use controversial 1798 ‘Alien Enemies’ law to speed deportations
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to invoke a sweeping wartime authority to speed up the president’s mass deportation pledge, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said that he planned to invoke a little-known, 18th-century law, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, as part of his sweeping slate of immigration crackdowns. The measure gives the president tremendous authority to target and remove undocumented immigrants, though legal experts have argued it would face an uphill battle in court.The move is being widely discussed at several agencies as administration officials look at how they could implement the law, three sources told CNN, though details are still being finalized and it’s unclear when the...
February 27, 2025

Trump prepares to use controversial 1798 ‘Alien Enemies’ law to speed deportations

The US Supreme Court Building is seen on Capitol Hill on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC
US Chief Justice pauses order for Trump admin to pay $2 billion in foreign aid by midnight
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday paused a court-imposed midnight deadline that would have required the Trump administration to release $2 billion in frozen foreign aid, a goal that the government has claimed it is unable to meet.The emergency appeal marks the first time President Donald Trump’s efforts to drastically remake the federal government – including with deep cuts across government agencies – have reached the nation’s highest court. The case appears likely to put the justices on a collision course with Trump’s sweeping efforts to consolidate power within the executive branch.Roberts’ order does not resolve the underlying questions raised by the case. Rather, it imposed what’s known as an “administrative stay” to give the court a few days to...
February 27, 2025

US Chief Justice pauses order for Trump admin to pay $2 billion in foreign aid by midnight

State of emergency declared after blackout plunges most of Chile into darkness
SANTIAGO — Chile’s president has declared a state of emergency after an electricity blackout plunged most of the country into darkness on Tuesday, including the capital Santiago.The outage – in the middle of Chile’s summer, when temperatures in Santiago are around 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) – has affected some 8 million homes, President Gabriel Boric said in an address to the nation on Tuesday evening.The National Disaster Prevention and Response Service said 14 of the country’s 16 regions were impacted by the blackout, which began Tuesday afternoon.Internet and mobile phone services were down across much of the nation and parts of Santiago’s transport network was suspended, stranding commuters, as officials scrambled to restore power.The National Electrical...
February 26, 2025

State of emergency declared after blackout plunges most of Chile into darkness

Elon Musk attends a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, in Washington, DC
Canadian petition to revoke Elon Musk’s citizenship gathers more than 250,000 signatures
TORONTO — More than 250,000 Canadian citizens and residents have signed a parliamentary petition urging Canada to revoke Elon Musk’s citizenship and passport.Musk’s association with US President Donald Trump, who plans to levy a 25% tariff on all Canadian imports next month and who has proposed annexing the country as the 51st state, is “against the national interest of Canada,” the petitioners claim.The tech billionaire, a citizen of South Africa, Canada, and the US, has become one of Trump’s most visible allies since the 47th president began his second term last month.“He has used his wealth and power to influence our elections,” the petition claims. “He has now become a member of a foreign government that is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty.”In a response to...
February 26, 2025

Canadian petition to revoke Elon Musk’s citizenship gathers more than 250,000 signatures

Candidates vying for Liberal Party leadership pose before Monday's debate
Trump dominates Liberal leadership debate in Canada
TORONTO — Candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada faced each other for the first time on Monday in a French-language debate.The stage was shared by four hopefuls: former governor of the banks of Canada and England Mark Carney, former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Liberal government House leader Karina Gould, and businessman and former MP Frank Baylis.The question of how to deal with Donald Trump dominated the first half, as the US president has repeatedly threatened to tariff Canada and make it the "51st state."Candidates also answered questions about domestic matters like immigration, healthcare and the high cost of living.Early in the debate, Freeland — whose resignation as finance minister in December...
February 25, 2025

Trump dominates Liberal leadership debate in Canada

Clint Hill (R) and Lisa McCubbin at a book signing in 2016
Secret Service agent who leapt onto JFK's car during assassination dies at 93
WASHINGTON — A US Secret Service agent who leaped on to John F Kennedy's limousine as it came under fire in Dallas, and was pictured in famous photos of one of the most dramatic events in US history, has died at the age of 93.Clint Hill later became a bestselling author, but was haunted for decades by guilt over Kennedy's assassination.Hill died at his home in California on Friday, according to a statement from his publicist.On 22 November 1963, he was assigned to protect the president's wife, Jacqueline Kennedy.Hill was riding in a car behind the Kennedy limousine when the first shot rang out.He immediately rushed toward the couple and started to climb onto the back of the limousine as the shooting continued.Hill's actions during the assassination were captured on the...
February 25, 2025

Secret Service agent who leapt onto JFK's car during assassination dies at 93

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