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Deported from the only home she knew, a DACA recipient fights her way back to the US

They had been separated for 40 days, the longest they’d ever been apart.She had hugged her daughter countless times, but after being forcibly separated for weeks, their embrace felt like the first time again. It lasted for five minutes, the mother and daughter holding each other tightly, as if they might be pulled apart again if they loosened their grip.“You did it, mama,” Damaris Bello, 22, told her mother.María de Jesús Estrada Juárez had accomplished the seemingly and increasingly impossible: She returned to the United States after being deported by the federal government.Estrada J

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Protein-maxxing, GLP-1s have US farmers betting on peas and lentils

Aaron Smith, a fifth-generation pea and lentil farmer in northern Idaho, says the dizzying rise of GLP-1 medications and a social media-fueled protein craze may be his farm’s only path to profit this year.The farm economy has been pummeled by low crop prices caused by a grain oversupply, tit-for-tat tariffs triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and skyrocketing prices of fertilizer and diesel. But pulses - which include peas, lentils and chickpeas - have been a bright spot due to rising demand for protein-infused foods beyond traditional sources like meat, poultry and fish.

Netflix announces $25 billion share buyback

Brazil exports to rise 13% by 2038 amid full enforcement of EU-Mercosur trade deal, says Brazilian vice president

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Dow posts smaller first-quarter loss on polyethylene strength

Dow Inc posted a smaller-than-expected first-quarter adjusted loss on Thursday, as the chemicals maker benefited from higher polyethylene volumes and cost-cutting measures.The company has also been reevaluating its ownership of non-product-producing assets across its global portfolio, including power and steam production and pipelines, as the chemical industry struggles with higher feedstock and energy costs, as well as weak demand in key end markets."We are already seeing rapid positive momentum from our announced pricing actions in every business and every region, as well as constructive im

UK manufacturers report plunge in confidence, see jump in costs

Pope Leo heading back to Rome after outspoken Africa tour

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Senate takes key step toward funding ICE and border patrol with only GOP votes

With Congress still at a stalemate over how to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, Senate Republicans took a key step to tee up a party-line measure funding the most controversial immigration programs — and eventually reopen the government completely.The GOP effort to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and border patrol without any Democratic support moved ahead after a marathon overnight session known as a “vote-a-rama” that stretched into the early hours of Thursday morning.The chamber adopted the Senate GOP budget blueprint by a vote of 50-48 with all Democrats pre

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New York Times says FBI investigated reporter after article about director Kash Patel's girlfriend

The New York Times says the FBI investigated whether one of its reporters, Elizabeth Williamson, violated laws against stalking after she wrote a story nearly two months ago about how federal agents had been assigned to protect and give rides to FBI Director Kash Patel's girlfriend. The FBI said Wednesday that its agents interviewed Patel's girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins, when she expressed concern about a death threat received after Williamson's article was published, but took no further action. The Times, in an article posted online Wednesday, said tha

Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who singer d4vd is charged with killing, died of ‘multiple penetrating injuries,’ autopsy finds

Trump alleges ‘rigged’ Virginia redistricting vote as judge blocks new map

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Judge bars certification of Virginia redistricting results; state AG promises appeal

A congressional map approved by Virginia voters that aims to help Democrats net four US House seats in November’s midterms faces another legal hurdle just one day after its passage.A judge in rural southern Virginia on Wednesday ordered that the results of Tuesday’s vote not be certified on several grounds, including that state lawmakers did not follow their own rules in passing the redistricting referendum. Tazewell County Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley also called the ballot language put to voters “flagrantly misleading.”Hurley barred state election officials from modifying electio

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Trump administration settles lawsuit with ex-Trump adviser Carter Page

The Justice Department has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, who sued the DOJ and FBI over flawed government surveillance he faced due to his Russian contacts in 2016, according to a filing with the Supreme Court Wednesday.Page, who investigators focused on during their probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, is one of a growing number of past Trump allies who have reached legal settlements with the administration during Trump’s second term.In 2016, investigators wiretapped Page through the Foreign Intelligence

Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving in the latest departure of a top defense leader

US Navy Secretary Phelan fired as naval blockade of Iran continues

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Hailed as a ‘football goddess’ by many, yet sexism, hate and misogyny remain for this soccer trailblazer

Marie-Louise Eta received a typical German welcome at Union Berlin’s Stadion An der Altern Försterei on Saturday.“Fußballgöttin!” (“football goddess”) they bellowed in deafening unison.Eta, 34, was named interim manager of the Bundesliga club last week after the sacking of the under-performing Steffan Baumgart. As a result, her unexpected appointment became a historic milestone as the club smashed through a glass ceiling in men’s professional soccer.In the April 18 match against Wolfsburg, Eta became the first woman to take charge of a men’s soccer team in any of Europe’s to

Hong Kong fire victim returns to search for memories of his dog

Nearly five months after a devastating blaze tore through Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court residential complex, Jason Kong took a small torchlight and returned to his blackened apartment for the first time on Thursday, looking for mementoes of his dog. The construction company owner had to leave 10-year-old poodle Bear Bear behind when police stopped him from entering his apartment tower as the blaze took hold on November 26.Reuters first interviewed Kong as he watched the flames tear through the seven 31-storey tower blocks in the northern Tai Po district. The city's deadliest fire in decades,

At the ‘art world Olympics,’ Team USA is chaotic

What to know about the Trump Justice Department’s case against the Southern Poverty Law Center

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Stocks are at record highs and shrugging off the war with Iran

Brent crude has climbed back above $100 per barrel and the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for the global economy, remains closed. But the stock market is brushing off the turmoil.The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hit record highs on Wednesday, resuming a rally despite the rise in oil prices. It’s a stark shift from last month, when higher oil prices sent stocks lower.The S&P and Nasdaq have rallied more than 12% and 18%, respectively, since their recent nadirs on March 30. The S&P is now up nearly 4% since the war began while the Nasdaq is up nearly 9%.Markets are forward looking, and Wa

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Lebanese PM accuses Israel of war crimes after strike kills journalist

Lebanon’s prime minister has accused Israel of war crimes after an airstrike in the south of the country on Wednesday killed one journalist and seriously wounded another.Amal Khalil, who worked for Lebanon’s Al Akhbar newspaper, was killed while carrying out her journalistic work, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA). She is the fourth media worker slain by Israel in Lebanon since March. The other journalist was identified by Lebanese authorities as Zeinab Faraj, a freelance photojournalist. Al Akhbar is a left-leaning, pro-Hezbollah newspaper.The two journalists had taken s