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9 deportees from US arrive in Sierra Leone under third-country agreement

Wednesday, May 20 by SRN News

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Nine migrants deported from the United States landed in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, the West African country said, in the latest example of the Trump administration's widely criticized deals with African nations to take third-country deportees. Five migrants are from... Read More.

Lawsuit accuses Massachusetts schools of segregating students of color in low-opportunity districts

Wednesday, May 20 by SRN News

A lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally maintaining schools that are racially segregated, concentrating Black and Latino students in high-poverty districts with fewer opportunities. The lawsuit challenges the state's practice of assigning students to... Read More.

Democratic senators will test GOP unity with votes on Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Wednesday, May 20 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic senators plan to force a vote this week on President Donald Trump's new $1.776 billion settlement fund to compensate political allies, testing Republican unity as Trump lashes out at lawmakers in his own party. Republicans are expected to vote on a... Read More.

Timeline of recent US-Cuba relations amid heightened tensions in Trump’s second term

Wednesday, May 20 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Wednesday's U.S. indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro is the latest salvo in the Trump administration's months-long pressure campaign against the Caribbean island's socialist-controlled government. Castro was charged for his alleged role in the 1996 shootdown of two planes operated by... Read More.

Prosecutor charged with sending herself copy of Smith report on Trump classified files investigation

Wednesday, May 20 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - A former federal prosecutor in Miami is facing federal charges over allegations that she sent to her personal email account a report that a judge had ordered to be kept secret detailing Jack Smith's investigation into President Donald Trump's hoarding of... Read More.

Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn As

Wednesday, May 20 by SRN News

BOSTON (AP) - At Harvard University, earning straight A's is about to get harder. Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it would limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, adopting one of the most ambitious efforts by a major university... Read More.

US Health Secretary Kennedy fires heads of key preventive health panel

Wednesday, May 20 by SRN News

NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier this month fired the chair and vice chair of the influential task force that decides which preventive medical care is provided at no cost to patients. The Preventive Services... Read More.

US group says Starbucks plastic cups marked recyclable end up in trash

Wednesday, May 20 by SRN News

By Waylon Cunningham May 20 (Reuters) - Starbucks' plastic single-use cups it often serves in U.S. cafes are not as recyclable as the company claims, an environmental nonprofit group said on Wednesday. Vermont-based Beyond Plastics attached location trackers to 36 single-use polypropylene cups earlier this year... Read More.

Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Wednesday, May 20 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of Trump supporters sued on Wednesday to block anyone - including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters - from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund... Read More.

US is expected to announce criminal case against former Cuban President Raúl Castro

Wednesday, May 20 by SRN News

MIAMI (AP) - The Justice Department was expected to announce a criminal case Wednesday against former Cuban President Raúl Castro as the Trump administration escalates pressure on the socialist government, according to two people familiar with the matter. Federal prosecutors in Miami were preparing an... Read More.

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9 deportees from US arrive in Sierra Leone under third-country agreement

Lawsuit accuses Massachusetts schools of segregating students of color in low-opportunity districts

Democratic senators will test GOP unity with votes on Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Timeline of recent US-Cuba relations amid heightened tensions in Trump’s second term

Prosecutor charged with sending herself copy of Smith report on Trump classified files investigation

Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn As

US Health Secretary Kennedy fires heads of key preventive health panel

Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

US is expected to announce criminal case against former Cuban President Raúl Castro

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