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Today's Top News Compilation - Friday, May 1, 2020

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Trump sows uncertainty - and Xi Jinping sees an opportunity

  • News source: BBC News - World
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President Xi Jinping has made no secret of his ambition for China to lead an alternate world order.
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Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for 'humanitarian reasons'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The rebels say they will not seize any further territory but will protect their positions.
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Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept deportees from US of any nationality, including Americans

  • News source: Matthew Lee | The Associated Press and Juan
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late Monday that El Salvador's president has offered to accept deportees from the U.S. of any nationality, including violent American criminals now imprisoned in the United States.

President Nayib Bukele “has agreed to the most unprecedented, extraordinary, extraordinary migratory agreement anywhere in the world,” Rubio said at a signing ceremony for an unrelated civil nuclear agreement with El Salvador's foreign minister.

"He's also offered to do the same for dangerous criminals currently in custody and...
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Former USAID official criticizes Trump, Musk over agency changes

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Former USAID Global Health director Dr. Atul Gawande criticized the Trump administration's plan to merge the United States Agency for International Development into the State Department and the funding freeze putting key aid programs in jeopardy, saying the decisions aren't an "overhaul" but rather a "destruction."

Gawande, a surgeon and medical professor, told CBS News on Monday that the "destruction" began a week ago after the White House Office of Management and Budget released a memo that ordered a freeze on federal assistance. The memo was...
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How can Trump achieve campaign pledge to eliminate Dept of Education? Experts weigh in

  • News source: FOX News
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As President Trump reportedly weighs his options for accomplishing his campaign promise of eliminating the Department of Education, experts spoke to Fox News Digital about what that process will look like and what hurdles the president will have to overcome.

"The administration is right to push to eliminate the ineffective and unpopular Department of Education," Jonathan Butcher, Will Skillman Senior Research Fellow in Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, told Fox News Digital shortly before the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump...
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Some fear Trump's immigration policies will delay Los Angeles' rebuilding

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Palisades and Eaton Fires that destroyed thousands of homes are now fully contained, but as residents look to rebuild, they may face a problem — President Trump's immigration crackdown could create a shortage of construction workers.

"People like to work. They want to work. They want better lives as well," said Bernardo Osario, a crew boss for about a dozen workers who volunteered to clear debris in Pasadena.

Osario, who migrated from Mexico 36 years ago and became a U.S. citizen in 2021, believes rebuilding just won't be possible without...
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WATCH: Video shows courtroom brawl break out during hearing in murder case

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Video from within a New Mexico courtroom shows the moment a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend was attacked mid-hearing on Jan. 31. Two men face charges in the incident.
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FBI agents questioned over role in Jan. 6 investigation

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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FBI agents across the country have received questionnaires asking about the agents' possible work on Jan 6. Capitol riot cases. Scott MacFarlane has more.
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Border town businesses brace for impact of Mexico tariffs

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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As many as 20,000 trucks bring goods across the U.S.-Mexico border every day. Jason Allen reports from Laredo, Texas, where some businesses are stocking up on imports as they brace for President Trump's tariff hikes to take effect. Then, Kelly O'Grady joins for analysis.
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Trump announces new picks including deputy director of the CIA, chief Pentagon spokesman

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump continues appointing new people to his second administration, naming three recent picks in a series of Truth Social posts on Monday.

Just two weeks after taking office, Trump announced that Michael Ellis will serve as deputy director of the CIA. Ellis, who will not need to be approved by the U.S. Senate, will work under CIA Director John Ratcliffe.

Trump wrote that the incoming deputy director, who is also a lawyer, will help "fix the CIA, and make it, once again, the Greatest Intelligence Agency in the World."

"During my...
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Rubio says 'no choice' but to bring USAID 'under control' after agency takeover: 'rank insubordination'

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE: Secretary of State Marco Rubio is accusing USAID of "rank insubordination," adding "we had no choice but to bring this thing under control." The top U.S. diplomat made the comments in an exclusive interview with Fox News in El Salvador, just after announcing he would take over as acting director of the humanitarian agency.

Rubio blasted USAID for being "completely unresponsive" telling Fox "they don’t consider that they work for the U.S., they just think they’re a global entity and that their master is the globe and not the United...
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Devastation from Queensland floods 'incredible', premier says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Thousands of people are beginning to return home to assess damage to their properties and businesses.
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Anora star Mikey Madison: Oscar talk is 'overwhelming and amazing'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The breakout star of the film has been winning awards as a stripper who marries the son of an oligarch.
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Jan. 6 conspiracy theory promoter named to a top State Department job

  • News source: Tavleen Tarrant and Dareh Gregorian | NBC News
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A conservative author who has spread conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and written on social media that "competent white men must be in charge" has been named to a top post at the State Department.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio tapped Darren Beattie to be acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy. The position, in a permanent capacity, requires Senate confirmation.

Beattie confirmed his appointment, first reported by Semafor, in a letter on his website, Revolver News.

“I have been given the great honor of...
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Marco Rubio empowers State Department official Pete Marocco to run USAID

  • News source: Vaughn Hillyard, Abigail Williams, Rebecca
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has empowered a top official at the State Department to run the U.S. Agency for International Development and begin reviewing all of the work done by the government agency targeted for dismantling by President Donald Trump and tech billionaire adviser Elon Musk.

Rubio tapped Pete Marocco, the director of foreign assistance at the State Department, to begin reviewing all of the work done by USAID. He also warned that certain projects or programs might be suspended or eliminated.

Marocco held several national security...
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