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Federal judge won't immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or worker layoffs

Federal judge won't immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or worker layoffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs. U.S.
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US Catholic bishops sue Trump administration for halt in funding for refugee settlement

US Catholic bishops sue Trump administration for halt in funding for refugee settlement

Catholic bishops sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its abrupt halt to funding of refugee resettlement , calling the action unlawful and harmful to newly arrived refugees and to the nation's largest private resettlement program. The U.S.
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Trump has signed an executive order on IVF. Here's what you should know about the procedure

Trump has signed an executive order on IVF. Here's what you should know about the procedure

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aiming to reduce the costs of in vitro fertilization, a medical procedure that helps people facing infertility build their families.
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Nova Scotia budget includes reserve fund, tax cuts amid U.S. tariff threats

Nova Scotia budget includes reserve fund, tax cuts amid U.S. tariff threats

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has introduced a $17.6-billion budget that includes major tax cuts and a reserve fund to be used if the U.S. president makes good on his threat to impose crippling tariffs on Canadian exports.
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Carney leads in fundraising as Freeland says party numbers don't tell the whole story

Carney leads in fundraising as Freeland says party numbers don't tell the whole story

OTTAWA — Chrystia Freeland's Liberal leadership campaign is insisting that fundraising numbers released Tuesday don't give an accurate picture of her haul during the first part of the race.
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Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it

Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it

WASHINGTON (AP) — To earn the vote he needed to become the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a special promise to a U.S. senator: He would not change the nation's current vaccination schedule.
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The Latest: Trump administration says federal workforce layoffs come from agencies, not DOGE

The White House says billionaire Elon Musk is not the administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency team that is sweeping through federal agencies , but he is actually a senior adviser to President Donald Trump .
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New York's governor meets top political leaders as she weighs removing Mayor Eric Adams from office

New York's governor meets top political leaders as she weighs removing Mayor Eric Adams from office

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul held a series of meetings with key political figures Tuesday as she contemplates removing Mayor Eric Adams from his office, an unprecedented step that reflects the growing turmoil inside City Hall.
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Border arrests plummet 39% in January in an early gauge of Trump's immigration policies

Border arrests plummet 39% in January in an early gauge of Trump's immigration policies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico plummeted 39% in January from a month earlier, authorities said Tuesday, an early gauge of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
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Inuit call on PM to step in as child funding program approaches March end date

Inuit call on PM to step in as child funding program approaches March end date

OTTAWA — The head of Canada's national Inuit organization is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step in to save a program that helps fund services for Inuit kids.
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