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Today's Top News Compilation - Monday, Apr. 27, 2020

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MAGA law group files briefs in support of Trump executive order ending birthright citizenship

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America First Legal filed two amicus briefs this week in support of President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants.

The firm filed the briefs on behalf of House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and 17 other committee members.

Despite there being nearly two dozen Democrat-run states and civil rights groups suing to stop the order and two federal judges ruling to temporarily block it, America First is arguing that there is a clear constitutional basis for denying...
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House Democrat leaves congressional DOGE caucus, saying Musk is 'blowing things up'

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Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore., said on Thursday that she is leaving the congressional Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus due to Elon Musk's cost-cutting measures in the executive branch.

Hoyle made the announcement via a statement and said her intentions on the caucus were to serve as a good steward for her constituents' tax dollars and to make the government more streamlined and efficient.

However, she said Musk’s actions, which are separate from the congressional caucus, have made that impossible, and she claimed DOGE’s work is to find...
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'Staggering' rise in sexual violence against children in Haiti, says UN

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Aid organisations say gang control has led to a ten-fold increase in sexual violence towards children.
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More than 100 venomous snakes found in Sydney yard

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Reptile handlers say they initially found 40 red-bellied black snakes - before some began giving birth.
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US job market likely began the year strong, but faces cloudier future

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The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: generating decent, but unspectacular, job growth
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USAID could slash staff to hundreds after placing most on leave

  • News source: BBC News - World
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But US President Donald Trump's plan to dramatically cut back US foreign aid faces a legal challenge.
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China lashes out at US 'coercion' as Panama declines to renew agreement

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China on lashed out at what it called U.S. “coercion” after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement with Beijing following Washington’s threat to take back the Panama Canal
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Netanyahu gifts Trump golden pager in nod to Lebanon explosions

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted President Donald Trump a golden pager during their meeting at the White House this week.
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John Fetterman reveals how he'll vote on Trump's Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. nominations

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., announced that he will vote against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to serve in President Donald Trump's cabinet.

Trump tapped Kennedy to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Gabbard to serve as Director of National Intelligence.

"I have met with most of the cabinet nominees and have carefully watched their confirmation hearings. After considering what’s at stake, I have voted against moving forward to the confirmation of Ms. Gabbard and Mr. Kennedy, and...
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Rubio to visit Middle East for second trip as secretary of state after Trump suggests US takeover of Gaza

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the Middle East for a few days beginning next week for his second trip at the head of the State Department.

Rubio will visit Israel, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia after attending the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Fox News confirmed on Thursday.

While an itinerary has not yet been released, Rubio's impending visit to the Middle East comes at a pivotal time in foreign policy, as Israel and Hamas are implementing a three-stage ceasefire agreement after 16 months of war in Gaza...
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Jailed Singapore ex-minister moved to house arrest

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Subramaniam Iswaran's case gripped the island nation that prides itself with its squeaky clean image.
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FLASHBACK: Former AOC aide challenging Pelosi wore shirt depicting Nazi collaborator

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A former aide to Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was once pictured wearing a shirt that depicted a Nazi collaborator in an image that resurfaced after the "Squad" staffer announced a
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Heartland lawmakers seek to fix 'fundamental' roadblock for farm kids seeking student aid

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Two bipartisan lawmakers from America’s agricultural heartland are putting forth legislation that would amend the federal student aid provisions to help students in farming families receive the help they need to go to school.

Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., along with Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kan., in the House, are forwarding the Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act.

As of late, the household contribution formula for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) "fundamentally misunderstands" how farming families...
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'Disturbing': Whistleblower fumes at Biden-era agency promoting DEI program as department's 'mission'

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The now-archived website for the virtually shut down United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has a page devoted to pushing DEI which a former employee whistleblower told Fox News Digital was part of a larger Biden administration effort.

"Each of us has a responsibility to address bigotry, gender discrimination, and structural racism and uphold individual dignity... This isn’t just one of our values; it’s our mission—one hand extended out to another to meet people where they are and treat others as equals," former USAID...
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Sweden's worst mass shooting leaves immigrant community on edge

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Among the dead in Sweden's first school shooting were Syrians and Bosnians.
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