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Trump administration takes aim at Harvard's international students and tax-exempt status
President Donald Trump's administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the university’s ability to host international students, who make up 27% of the campus
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Apr 17, 2025
AP and the Trump administration argue over presidential access before appeals judges
The Associated Press and Trump administration were back in a Washington court as part of a high-stakes battle over who can control which journalists can question the president
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Apr 17, 2025
Passengers on Southwest flight evacuated after engine fire forces plane's return
All passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight are safe after their plane had to be evacuated when an engine fire forced it to return to a Houston airport
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Apr 17, 2025
Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage climbs to 6.83%, highest level since late February
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. climbed to its highest level in eight weeks, a setback for home shoppers in the midst of the spring homebuying season
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Apr 17, 2025
Google's digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box
Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its online marketing technology to boost the profits fueling an internet empire currently worth $1.8 trillion
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Apr 17, 2025
Netflix's first quarter builds on recent momentum as trade war drags down other tech companies
Netflix fared better than analysts anticipated during the first three months of the year, signaling the world’s largest video streaming service is still thriving as President Donald Trump’s policies cast a pall on the economy
Technology
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Apr 17, 2025
AP Week in Pictures
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Apr 17, 2025
Officials demand answers as crews work to restore power after another Puerto Rico blackout
Crews are working to restore power to Puerto Rico after a blackout across the entire island affected the main airport, several hospitals and hotels filled with Easter vacationers
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Apr 17, 2025
Enterprise Bancorp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
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Apr 17, 2025
Trump says he's in 'no rush' to end tariffs as he meets with Italy's Meloni
President Donald Trump says he's in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy
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Apr 17, 2025
Most US stocks rise, but UnitedHealth's worst day in decades keeps Wall Street in check
Most U.S. stocks rose, but the worst drop for UnitedHealth Group in a quarter century kept Wall Street in check
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Apr 17, 2025
Nearly 90% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cut as as Trump's government downsizing continues
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is being downsized by President Donald Trump
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Apr 17, 2025
White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts
The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate the Head Start program, a move that would cut early education for some of the nation’s neediest children as part of drastic proposed cuts to federal health funding
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Apr 17, 2025
In East Palestine derailment trial, railroad and chemical maker agree on who pays residents
Norfolk Southern reached an agreement with one of the two companies it has been trying to force to help pay for the $600 million class-action settlement it agreed to over its disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and the toxic chemicals that were released and burned
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Apr 17, 2025
Can the IRS revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status?
For years, President Donald Trump has complained that colleges and universities are “indoctrinating” their students with “radical left” ideas and has said they should lose their tax-exempt status
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Apr 17, 2025
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