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Today's Top News Compilation - Friday, Mar. 13, 2020

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SCOOP: Newsom to ask world leaders to exempt California exports from retaliatory tariffs

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE: California Gov. Gavin Newsom will announce plans Friday afternoon directing the state to pursue "strategic" relationships with countries announcing retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., urging them to exclude California-made products from those taxes, Fox News Digital has learned.

Sources in Newsom's administration told Fox News Digital the announcement is a direct response to President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff plan, which sets out a baseline duty of 10% on all imports to the U.S. and some higher percentages for other top...
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One Republican senator voted against confirming Trump nominee Harmeet Dhillon

  • News source: FOX News
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All but one Senate Republican voted on Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump's nomination of Harmeet Dhillon to serve as an assistant attorney general.

While the 52-45 vote was almost entirely along party lines, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, joined Democrats in voting against Dhillon's confirmation.

Fox News Digital reached out to a Murkowski spokesperson on Friday morning to request a comment from the lawmaker, but did not receive a response by the time of publication.

DR. OZ BECOMES NEXT HEAD OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES FOLLOWING...
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Libya expels aid groups accused of 'African' population plot

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The groups, including the UN refugee agency, are accused of trying to change Libya's "demographic composition".
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Maryland bill creating commission to study, recommend slavery reparations heads to governor's desk

  • News source: FOX News
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A Maryland bill creating a commission to study and recommend potential slavery reparations is now at the desk of Democratic Gov. Wes Moore.

Lawmakers in the Old Line State advanced the bill to Moore after it passed the state's House by a 101-36 vote. Moore has said he will consider the legislation, according to The Associated Press.

In the bill, potential reparations are described as official statements of apology, monetary compensation, property tax rebates and social service assistance, including assistance with down payments on homes, business...
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WATCH: Dem Jasmine Crockett silent as aide attempts to intimidate, block reporter's question about violence

  • News source: FOX News
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Far-left Democrat Jasmine Crockett of Texas watched silently as an aide got into a Fox News Digital reporter’s face and attempted to intimidate him from asking a question about whether Democrat rhetoric has contributed to the ongoing spate of violent attacks against Tesla owners and dealers.

After weeks of Democrats condemning Elon Musk for his role at DOGE, there have been at least 80 acts of vandalism against Tesla vehicles in the U.S. and Canada and at least 10 incidents of vandalism and arson against Tesla dealerships, charging stations and...
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South Korea's president has been removed from power: What happens now?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The constitutional court unanimously upheld the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.
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Feasts, frogs and flowers: Africa's top shots

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
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Celebrations and sorrow as South Korea president removed from office

  • News source: BBC News - World
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South Korea's constitutional court has unanimously voted to uphold the impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol.
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Trump admin halting more than $500M in federal funding to Brown University over antisemitism response: report

  • News source: FOX News
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More than half a billion dollars in federal funding to Brown University is being halted by the Trump administration over the Ivy League's response to antisemitism since Hamas' 2023 attack in Israel.

A White House official said nearly $510 million awarded to the university through federal contracts and grants is on the line, The Associated Press reported, adding that the official spoke on condition of anonymity.

Fox News Digital reached out to Brown University, but did not immediately hear back.

Brown Provost Frank Doyle said in an email on...
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TV's Dr Oz confirmed to lead Medicare and Medicaid

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Oz, who has never held public office, is best known for hosting US daytime TV show The Dr Oz Show.
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Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar dies at 87

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Manoj Kumar was best known for his patriotic films in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Marine Le Pen's ban outraged France's far right - and they may well take revenge

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Could the National Rally retaliate in parliament by attempting to bring down the fragile coalition government?
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Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar dies at 87

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Manoj Kumar was best known for his patriotic films in the 1960s and 1970s.
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What Trump says he's trying to accomplish with tariffs

  • News source: Greg Iacurci, CNBC
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President Donald Trump has cited a host of reasons to impose steep new tariffs on U.S. trading partners. Some of the justifications are at odds with each other, economists said.

Trump on Wednesday announced a new 10% tariff on all imports, plus additional levies for major exporters including China, India, Vietnam and the European Union.

The duties, when combined with others already announced earlier this year, push the average effective U.S. tariff rate from 2.3% in 2024 to about 24% — the highest in 125 years, according to a note Wednesday from...
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