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South Korean and U.S. Navy vessels steam in formation during a joint naval exercise in international waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju at an undisclosed location on April 4, 2023.

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  • World

Trump has U.S. Indo-Pacific allies guessing on trade and security

As with Europe, the Trump administration is sending conflicting signals to America's long-standing allies in Asia, with whom the U.S. has deep-rooted security agreements that date back to the 1950s.

March 22, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
The entrance of the Social Security Administration's main campus in Woodlawn, Md., is seen on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

The Social Security Administration's many proposed changes are worrying advocates

The Trump administration has announced a flurry of changes at the agency that oversees Social Security. Advocates warn these moves could lead to people having a harder time getting help with benefits.

March 22, 2025
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Staff at the government broadcaster Voice of America have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, which put nearly 900 employees on leave and froze funding last week.

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  • Media

Voice of America staff sue Trump administration for shutting down network

Six Voice of America journalists and a director at its parent agency have sued the Trump administration, alleging its moves to shut down the U.S.-funded network are unconstitutional.

March 21, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
The federal student loan portfolio – which manages about $1.6 trillion in loans for roughly 43 million borrowers – is currently overseen by the Education Department's office of Federal Student Aid (FSA).

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  • Education

Trump says Education Department will no longer oversee student loans, 'special needs'

The president said federal student loans would move to the Small Business Administration, and hinted that the Department of Health and Human Services would take over special education oversight.

March 21, 2025
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  • Cory Turner

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  • Health

Screens and sleep. Maybe not so bad?

We hear a lot about how screens impact our sleep, but how significant is the disruption? And how much does exercise predict sleep quality? This story first appeared in the Body Electric newsletter.

March 21, 2025
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  • Manoush Zomorodi,
  • Fiona Geiran,
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Robert De Niro plays Frank Costello in <em>The Alto Knights. </em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'The Alto Knights' is a mob drama with a double dose of De Niro and ... not much else

Robert De Niro plays rival mob bosses in a new biographical crime drama. But while it's fun to watch De Niro argue with himself, The Alto Knights ultimately feels dubious and derivative.

March 21, 2025
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  • Justin Chang
More than 250 people the U.S. government says are foreign gang members arrived in El Salvador by plane on March 16, where El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele confirmed they will be sent to the country's mega-prison CECOT.

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  • Law

Judge Boasberg voices skepticism over use of Alien Enemies Act deportations

Friday's hearing over the merits of the judge's temporary restraining order comes as the case has become a flashpoint between the judiciary and executive branches.

March 21, 2025
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  • Ximena Bustillo and
  • Jasmine Garsd
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks to staff at DHS headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28.

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  • Politics

Homeland Security makes cuts to civil rights and immigration oversight offices

DHS confirms it is implementing a reduction in force in three oversight offices as part of the effort to cut the federal workforce.

March 21, 2025
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  • Ximena Bustillo
On average, the Americans surveyed by Pew said the best age to become a parent is 27.3 years old.

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  • National

What's the ideal age to reach a life milestone? Many Americans say it depends

Owning a home, starting a family or retiring: If these are things you want, what's the best age to do them? The Pew Research Center surveyed 3,600 U.S. adults to find out.

March 21, 2025
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
John Barnett's body was found last March in his bright orange Dodge Ram pickup truck in a Holiday Inn parking lot in Charleston, S.C. In a new lawsuit, his family says Boeing should pay damages.

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  • National

Whistleblower John Barnett's family files wrongful death suit against Boeing

The lawsuit includes a photo of a notebook found in John Barnett's truck when he died by suicide, bearing the message, "I pray Boeing Pays!!!" In response to the new lawsuit, Boeing said in a statement, "We are saddened by John Barnett's death and extend our condolences to his family."

March 21, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
Healy Hall, the flagship building of Georgetown University's main campus in Washington, D.C., is seen in 2011.

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  • Law

What we know about the case of detained Georgetown professor Badar Khan Suri

The Indian national and postdoctoral fellow is the latest scholar detained or deported by the Trump administration for speaking in support of Palestinian rights or criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza.

March 21, 2025
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Giant Sequoia trees with basal burns from wildfires are seen in the Giant Sequoia tree and mixed conifer forest of the Redwood Mountain Grove in Kings Canyon National Park on the western slope of California's Sierra Nevada mountains, on Aug. 24, 2023.

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  • National

International Day of Forests arrives amid concerns over Trump's sweeping logging agenda

The world celebrates International Day of Forests on Friday, but President Trump aims to expand American logging and roll back reforestation efforts.

March 21, 2025
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  • Alana Wise
Responding to disasters like Hurricane Helene in North Carolina takes thousands government workers and millions of dollars, something states rely on the federal government for.

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  • Climate

Trump wants states to handle disasters. States aren't prepared

President Trump says he's thinking of getting rid of the country's disaster response agency, FEMA. States say they can't replicate what FEMA does on their own.

March 21, 2025
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  • Lauren Sommer
President Donald Trump gestures to U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts after his swearing-in ceremony in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20.

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  • Politics

Courts push back, wars heat up and 3 more takeaways from Trump's moves this week

Here are five takeaways from a week when President Trump moved ahead with deportations and sweeping changes to the federal government — and ran into obstacles in the courts.

March 21, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Kirsty Coventry reacts after she was announced as the new IOC President at the International Olympic Committee 144th session in Costa Navarino, western Greece, Thursday, March 20, 2025.

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  • World

Zimbabwean millennial Kirsty Coventry gets Olympic top job

Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been elected to head the International Olympic Committee. The two-time gold medalist is marking a whole new set of 'firsts.'

March 21, 2025
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  • Kate Bartlett
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