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Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion after Harvard rejects its demands
NewsThe government announced it is freezing more than $2.2 billion, hours after the university refused to make changes it said would "dictate what private universities can teach." <br>

Millions watch as underwater camera documents daily life on a Miami coral reef
NewsFor five years, the Coral City Camera has given viewers a live look at aquatic reef life near Miami. It's documented the declining conditions and shown a surprising vitality among some coral species.

Meta and the FTC face off in court over monopoly claims
NewsDozens of witnesses are set to take the stand in the trial, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is scheduled to testify for seven hours. The outcome could reshape the future of Meta.

El Salvador's Bukele says 'preposterous' to suggest he return Abrego Garcia to U.S.
NewsEl Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and several top Trump administration officials dismissed questions about the fate of a Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador.

Critics say GOP Medicaid cuts could slash fentanyl addiction treatment
NewsRepublicans hope to save a lot of tax dollars by cutting Medicaid. Drug policy experts say as many as a million Americans in treatment for addiction could lose coverage.

Should I stay or go? Immigrants across U.S. consider self-deportation
NewsIn the face of raids and threats to previously safe spaces, some immigrants in the U.S. without legal status are weighing whether to heed Trump's call to voluntarily leave the U.S.

An American composer's biological matter creates new music from beyond the grave
NewsAn art installation in Perth, Australia, seeks to extend the musical output of the late experimental composer Alvin Lucier, and asks interesting questions about the nature of creativity.

The internet is gaga over Walton Goggins. Here's why
NewsHis Hollywood career as a character actor spans decades, but this <em>The White Lotus</em> and <em>The Righteous Gemstones </em>star has decidedly become the internet's guy du jour — for more than one reason.

For some students who protested war in Gaza, fear and silence is a new campus reality
NewsMany students nationwide say the Trump administration's efforts to address what it calls antisemitism on college campuses have had a chilling effect on speech and political activity.

Judge rules Mahmoud Khalil can be deported
NewsThe judge gave Khalil until April 23 to request a stay of his deportation and said that if his attorneys miss the deadline, she will order him deported either to Syria or to Algeria

Maryland judge again asks government to return man wrongly deported to El Salvador
NewsA federal judge in Maryland wants the government to "facilitate" Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S. after the Supreme Court largely upheld her original order.

How DOGE may have improperly used Social Security data to push voter fraud narratives
NewsA DOGE staffer working in the Social Security Administration has been pushing questionable claims about noncitizens voting — apparently using data that court records suggest DOGE shouldn't have.
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LAUSD’s noncooperation with ICE, music by Jeff Bridges
NewsThe Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return to the U.S. The White House is asserting its power to say “no.”