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Today's Top News Compilation - Thursday, Jan 2nd, 2020

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Trump admin launches foreign funding investigation into UC Berkeley

  • News source: FOX News
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The Trump administration is cracking down on colleges that don’t report big foreign donations, with UC Berkeley the latest target following a Department of Education review of the California university’s foreign funding disclosures found that it "may be incomplete or inaccurate."

Education Secretary Linda McMahon ordered the agency’s legal team on Friday to take back control of enforcing a law that requires schools to disclose foreign gifts or contracts worth $250,000 or more.

"The Biden-Harris Administration turned a blind eye to colleges and...
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Pope Francis's funeral presents chance for 'brush-by' diplomacy

  • News source: BBC News - World
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There may be opportunities for impromptu diplomacy at one of the largest gatherings of world leaders in years.
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Sudanese eating charcoal and leaves to survive, aid agency warns

  • News source: BBC News - World
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People are trekking under "blistering" heat to escape "horrific circumstances", the BBC is told.
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'My bananas were seized and destroyed' - Malawi-Tanzania trade row escalates

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Following the crackdown, some traders have resorted to selling their goods in secret, the BBC hears.
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'Something different in the air' as hushed Rome reckons with Pope's death

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Visitors have noticed a unique atmosphere at the Vatican in the days before Pope Francis's funeral and the conclave.
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Trump administration restoring international students' legal statuses

  • News source: Kimmy Yam and Chloe Atkins | NBC News
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The Trump administration is restoring the legal status of international students who had their records terminated in recent weeks, a government attorney said Friday at a hearing.

Elizabeth D. Kurlan, an attorney for the Justice Department, said during the hearing in the Northern District of California in Oakland that records for international students will be reactivated for the time being, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement crafts a new policy that will “provide a framework for status record termination.”

The move comes weeks after the Trump...
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DHS chief Kristi Noem reveals how her purse was stolen at restaurant: 'Professionally done'

  • News source: FOX News
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem revealed in a podcast this week how her purse was snatched at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., describing it as "professionally done."

The purse was taken Sunday by a White man wearing a mask, and the bag contained $3,000 in cash as well as personal documents including her passport, keys, driver's license and a DHS badge, an agency spokesperson confirmed.

"It was kind of shocking, actually, because it was sitting right by my feet. I actually felt my purse, he hooked it with his foot...
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New report exposes how government program with eye-popping budget is failing vulnerable students

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: A new transparency report looking at a popular multibillion-dollar program in the Department of Labor has found a meager success rate, setting the stage for possible cuts amid the Trump administration's push to slash waste.

The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has released a detailed report investigating the financial performance and efficiency of the Jobs Corps Program, a federally funded residential career training and education program popular with unions and designed for eligible low-income young adults...
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Schumer, Schiff accuse Trump of exploiting antisemitism to punish universities

  • News source: FOX News
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Five Jewish Democratic senators demanded answers from President Donald Trump on the calculus behind penalizing Harvard University, its medical school and other collegiate institutions across the country under what they called the pretext of antisemitism on campus.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Sens. Adam Schiff of California, Jacky Rosen of Nevada, Brian Schatz of Hawaii and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut lambasted the president, while saying they agree on the scourge of antisemitism over time.

"Dear President Trump, we...
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DeSantis excoriates FL House leadership amid Republican civil war, accusing them of 'revolt against' voters

  • News source: FOX News
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Florida Republicans are embroiled in a civil war — Gov. Ron DeSantis has excoriated state House leadership, accusing them of revolting against voters who sent them to the legislative chamber and pursuing a "swamp-centric agenda," while Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez has lambasted DeSantis, asserting that the governor has "become the swamp."

With massive majorities in both chambers of the legislature and control of the governorship, Republicans dominate the political landscape in the Sunshine State.

But in a recent post on X, the governor...
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Trump says he wasn't 'trolling' about acquiring Greenland, Canada as 51st state

  • News source: FOX News
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Putin and Trump envoy had 'constructive' meeting, Russian aide says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Vladimir Putin's aide says the two discussed the possibility of Russia and Ukraine resuming direct talks.
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‘Trump 2028' apparel on sale at the Trump Organization's online store

  • News source: Steve Kopack and Alexandra Marquez | NBC News
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The Trump Organization has begun selling red hats online with the slogan "Trump 2028" embroidered in bright white along the front, as well as T-shirts with the slogan.

The hats were listed for $50 with the description: "The future looks bright! Rewrite the rules with the Trump 2028 high crown hat. Fully embroidered with a snap closure in the back, this will become your new go-to hat."

The shirts, at $36, also feature the phrase “Rewrite the Rules.”

Asked to comment, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt referred NBC News to the Trump...
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