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• On today's episode: A judge pressed the Trump administration over Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation to a prison in El Salvador; Harvard stands to lose $2.2 billion in federal funding; a ruling by UK's Supreme Court defines a woman as someone born biologically female; Israeli says trooops will remain in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely; and a Michigan community came together to move 9,100 books from one store to another.
• Biden alleges Trump has 'taken a hatchet' to Social Security in his first post-presidency speech.
• US judge presses Trump administration on its refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
• DOGE trumpets unemployment fraud that government already found.
• Visa cancellations sow panic for international students, with hundreds fearing deportation.
• Four journalists who were accused of working for Kremlin foe Navalny are convicted of extremism.
• Another US aircraft carrier in Mideast waters ahead of second round of Iran-US nuclear talks.
• Prospective jurors excused from Weinstein retrial include an actor who played a Manhattan prosecutor.
• Sarah Palin makes libel claims against The New York Times to a new jury.
• Wall Street drifts through a rare quiet day following weeks of tariff turmoil.
• Golden State’s star duo triumphs over the Grizzlies and the Magic down the Hawks to secure No. 7 seeds in NBA Playoffs; a pair of NHL teams earn berths to the Stanley Cup Playoffs as an East contender wins its division; the Padres fall for the first time in 12 home games and a star NFL cornerback is on the trading block.
• April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day around Major League Baseball.
• Bucks say Lillard has made 'significant improvement' but aren't indicating when he might play again.
• Judge rejects defense that Gaudreau brothers contributed to their deaths by cycling while impaired.
• Raw materials to keep British Steel plant operating reach the UK.

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• On today's episode: The Trump administration froze $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard over activism; President Donald Trump may pause tariffs on the auto industry; El Salvador won't return a wrongly deported man to the US; a New York helicopter company has been grounded after a fatal crash; an Israel airstrike hits a hospital entrance in Gaza.
• White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups.
• US Army to control land on Mexico border as part of base, migrants could be detained, officials say.
• Trump considers pausing his auto tariffs as the world economy endures whiplash.
• Gen. Caine has taken over as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
• FEMA denies Washington state disaster relief from bomb cyclone, governor says.
• Meta faces historic antitrust trial that could force it to break off Instagram, WhatsApp.
• Bueckers, Malonga and Citron go 1-2-3 in WNBA draft.
• Jury selected for Sarah Palin's libel suit against The New York Times.
• Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez.
• California OKs $2.8B to close Medicaid funding gap after expanding immigrant coverage.
• The dead in upstate New York plane crash included 2022 NCAA woman of the year and family members.
• Southern California rocked by a strong earthquake near San Diego.
• Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence planned to beat him, documents say.
• Stocks rally worldwide after Trump eases some of his tariffs on electronics, for now.
• PepsiCo agrees to meet with Al Sharpton over DEI cuts, potential boycott.
• Paige Bueckers is the WNBA’s no-doubt top pick, the Suns fire a championship-winning coach and the Pelicans make a change in leadership, a former All-Star baseball player and manager dies, a star cornerback calls it a career and a Super Bowl winner whose sons also starred in the NFL dies from a heart attack.
• Japan's anti-monopoly watchdog accuses Google of violations in smartphones.
• Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights.
• WFP calls for end to restrictions on aid access in Sudan to help alleviate deepening famine.

—The Associated Press

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• On today's episode: President Donald Trump defends his economic plan; suspected US airstrikes kill at least seven in Yemen, Houthi rebels say; Iran-US discussions to continue; Rory McIlroy wins the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam.
• Some top tech leaders have embraced Trump. That's created a political divide in Silicon Valley.
• Trump is 'fully fit' to serve as commander in chief, his doctor says after recent physical.
• Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US.
• Judge relaxes ban on DOGE access to sensitive US Treasury information.
• Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from 'reciprocal' tariffs.
• Trump administration ordered to unfreeze funding in dispute with Maine over transgender students.
• Schools lined up for help getting cleaner school buses. Then came the EPA freeze.
• Trump wants Congress to end the changing of clocks and keep the country on daylight saving time.
• Police Someone set fire to Pennsylvania governor's residence; no one was injured.
• Schumer seeks to halt flights for New York helicopter company after deadly Hudson River crash.
• US measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here's what to know.
• Washington, DC, faces budget crisis after House leaves $1.1 billion hole in city coffers.
• US stocks jump and the bond market swings to cap Wall Street’s chaotic and historic week.
• Eric Dane, star of 'Euphoria' and Grey's Anatomy,' reveals he has ALS.
• Rory McIlroy finally gets his green jacket, a former LSU star and NFL Draft prospect dies, the Clippers clinch a playoff spot as Warriors fall to play-in, the Jets earn their first-ever Presidents’ Trophy and Garrett Crochet gets his revenge against the team that traded him.
• Paige Bueckers is projected to go No. 1 in WNBA draft to Dallas Wings.
• Morant changes 3-point celebration to pretend grenade toss in light of league fines and warnings.
• Joe Flacco is returning to the Cleveland Browns on a 1-year deal.
• Convalescing Pope Francis opens Holy Week with in-person greeting in St. Peter's Square.
• Osaka Expo opens in Japan offering a vision of the future. Here's what to know.
• UK government takes over day-to-day running of British Steel from Chinese owner Jingye.
• China's exports jump 12.4% in March as bigger US tariff hikes loom.
• Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city of Sumy during Palm Sunday celebrations, killing more than 30.
• Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Central Europe leads to animal culls and border closures.

—The Associated Press

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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

• There's a new push to put whole milk back in school meals. Here's what you should know.
• George M. Johnson's 'All Boys Aren't Blue' tops 2024 list of most 'challenged' US library books.
• Critics see Trump attacks on the 'Black Smithsonian' as an effort to sanitize racism in US history.
• Fewer foreign visitors are traveling to the US in what some see as a sign of a 'Trump Slump.'
• This federal rule helped clear air over America's most beloved parks. Trump's EPA wants to kill it.
• Trump is stronger on immigration and weaker on trade, an AP-NORC poll finds.
• LeBron James becomes first professional male athlete to have likeness depicted in a Ken doll.
• Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over the poles.
• A British woman has become the first in the UK to give birth to a baby using a womb transplant donated from her sister.
• A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant.
• Ancient jawbone from Taiwan belongs to a mysterious group of human ancestors, scientists say.
• Chinese researchers report a pig kidney transplant and a first-step liver experiment.
• Scientists map part of a mouse's brain that's so complex it looks like a galaxy.
• Shingles is awful, but there may be another reason to get vaccinated. It may fight dementia.
• Two moms, one human and one gorilla, bond over pregnancies at Arkansas zoo.
• Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here's how it's made.
• Despite legal limbo, bodega cats make New Yorkers' hearts purr.
• Tears and tail wags Inmates reunite with service dogs they raised.
• On this week’s AP Religion Roundup, a solemn passover in California, and King Charles meets with Pope Francis.
• Most immigrants at risk of deportation from US are Christian, report finds.

—The Associated Press

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• On today's episode: China will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125%; President Donald Trump's stocks tip preceded a surge on Wall Street; the latest on a deadly helicopter crash in New York's Hudson River; and an update in the case involving a Columbia University student.
• A prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington frees Ksenia Karelina, a US-Russia dual national.
• Supreme Court says Trump administration must facilitate return of deported Maryland man.
• House approves budget framework for Trump's 'big' bill after intense wrangling sways GOP holdouts.
• Where things stand for Trump in global tariff battle.
• Trump administration will screen for antisemitic activity in granting immigration benefits.
• RFK Jr. says HHS will determine the cause of autism by September.
• Publishers Clearing House, known for its 'Prize Patrol' sweepstakes, files for bankruptcy.
• US stocks dive as euphoria on Wall Street reverts to fear about US-China trade war.
• Egg prices increase to record high despite Trump's predictions and bird flu outbreak slowing.
• Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.62%, easing for the third week in a row.
• A nearly flawless first round at the Masters, the defending champs fall short of the Frozen Four title game, an NBA team locks up early home-court advantage while an NHL team claims the top overall seed in its conference and a top NFL prospects turns himself in on a warrant. 
• Mark DeRosa will manage the United States for a second straight World Baseball Classic.
• Remember public phones The Masters still offers old-school devices as alternative to cellphones.
• Ousted South Korean President Yoon embraces supporters as he leaves presidential residence.
• The EU will put tariff retaliation on hold for 90 days to match Trump's pause.
• Israel releases Palestinian who took part in attack aged 13 and developed mental illness in prison.
• A video of Ukrainian POWs killed by men identified as Russians raises questions on accountability.
• Number of dead in a roof collapse at a nightclub in Dominican Republic rises to 218.

—The Associated Press

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• On this episode: A US-Russia dual national as been freed in a prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington; President Donald Trump is intensifying his efforts to punish his critics by signing a pair of memoranda directing the Justice Department to investigate two officials from his first administration and stripping them of any security clearances they may have; Luka Doncic makes an emotional return to Dallas with the Los Angeles Lakers; and music is added to the National Recording Registry.
• The United States and China are locked in a faceoff over tariffs. No one wants to blink first.
• Hegseth says China's military presence in western hemisphere is 'too large.'
• Appeals court clears the way for the Trump administration to fire thousands of probationary workers.
• House GOP holdouts threaten Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill as Speaker Johnson postpones vote.
• Democrats on Capitol Hill are blasting President Donald Trump's tariff policy, Trump is taking a bit of a victory lap.
• Federal Reserve could be in 'difficult' spot with higher prices, slower hiring.
• Trump administration halts $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell, $790 million for Northwestern.
• Senate confirms former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as Trump's ambassador to Israel.
• FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations.
• Microsoft says it's 'slowing or pausing' some AI data center projects, including $1B plan for Ohio.
• Woman can testify Weinstein used force to rape her despite his acquittal, judge rules.
• A California soccer coach charged in a 13-year-old's death is accused of assaulting other teens.
• A micromoon will grace the night skies this weekend.
• Wall Street's euphoria sends US stocks to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffs.
• Luka Doncic shines in his Dallas return, a three-time NBA MVP posts another dominant triple-double, a clutch home run and a blowout win in baseball, a wild back-and-forth on the ice in St. Paul and an NFL star is involved in a domestic dispute. 
• The Masters ends the 9-month wait for golf's most anticipated major.
• Pedro Martinez says he has family members unaccounted for in Dominican nightclub roof collapse.
• Defense chiefs from around 30 countries expected at NATO for talks on a future Ukraine force.
• Suspected US strikes in Yemen kill at least 10 people, Houthi rebels say.
• Pope Francis meets privately with King Charles and Queen Camilla during his Vatican convalescence.
• UK royals meet Italy's president and enjoy a special tour of Rome's Colosseum.

—The Associated Press

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• On this episode: China says it will continue to fight back against US tariffs; Iran and the US will hold nuclear talks; the Internal Revenue Service agrees to send immigrant tax data to ICE for enforcement; Ukraine says it has captured Chinese fighters.
• White House keeps world guessing as clock ticks down to Trump's new tariffs.
• Trump's top trade rep under fire before Senate committee after days of market chaos.
• AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists.
• Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers.
• Immigration judge to rule Friday on possible release of detained Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil.
• Congo repatriates 3 Americans facing life in jail over a failed coup plot, official says.
• Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases, including multiple at a day care in Lubbock.
• Outrage builds as video shows Idaho police shooting a knife-wielding autistic teenager.
• Accused of biting police official, NYC Council member gets charges dropped.
• S&P 500 rises 1% after paring a much bigger, early gain as uncertainty about Trump's tariffs reigns.
• Henry Louis Gates Jr. goes from host to guest on PBS' 'Finding Your Roots.'
• An NBA title contender fires its coach and GM in a shocker, an NBA player is stretchered off the court in Charlotte, two former MLB players die in a Dominican Republic nightclub tragedy, a top women’s college hoops player is on the move, a college football lawsuit nears a settlement and an improbable comeback in the NHL.
• Red Sox OF Jarren Duran says he opened up about suicide attempt to 'reach those who feel alone.'
• Florida's run to the national title lifts the Gators to No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 men's poll.
• US scholar in Thailand jailed pending trial on charges of insulting the monarchy.
• South Sudan rescinds its decision to deny a deportee entry after the US revokes visas.
• At least 18 dead, more than 120 injured in roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub.

—The Associated Press

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• On today's episode: More on Chinas response to President Donald Trump's tariffs; Florida defeats Houston for its third NCAA basketball championship; Kentucky residents continue dealing with the aftermath of severe storms; scientists have engineered a wolves similar to the now-extinct dire wolf.
• US ends life-saving food aid for millions. The World Food Program calls it a 'death sentence.'
• Supreme Court allows Trump to deport Venezuelans under wartime law, but only after judges' review.
• Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador.
• Trump threatens more tariffs on China as global markets plunge.
• Trump says the US will hold direct talks with Iran as he insists Tehran can't get nuclear weapons.
• RFK Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water.
• Appeals court reverses Trump firings of 2 board members in cases likely headed for the Supreme Court.
• The US has three measles-related deaths and hundreds of cases. Here's what to know.
• Idaho mom who killed 2 of her kids goes on trial over death of her husband.
• American YouTuber who left a Diet Coke can for a reclusive tribe on an island is arrested in India.
• US stocks dip after careening through a manic day following Trump's latest tariff threat.
• Will new Mega Million odds make you a jackpot winner Don't get your hopes up.
• Florida edges Houston to win third NCAA men’s hoops title, a key college sports NIL settlement is delayed, a multi-time All-Star agrees to a massive contract extension in baseball, an All-Star outfielder opens up about his suicide attempt and a member of the NBA’s East-leading Cavaliers is sidelined with an injury. 
• World Series champion L.A. Dodgers have visited the White House.
• Vladimir Putin congratulates Alex Ovechkin on ‘outstanding’ NHL goals record.
• Prince Harry appeals the loss of his UK security detail.
• Rescue efforts from Myanmar's deadly earthquake wind down as death toll hits 3,600.
• US bishops halt partnerships with federal government on aid programs, citing funding cuts.
• Garbage piles up on streets of UK's second-largest city after monthlong sanitation strike.
• 1 killed in Russian attack on Kyiv as death toll from earlier missile strike rises to 20.

—The Associated Press

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• On today's episode: Global markets open down following the latest US tariffs and China has accused the US of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying; severe weather has led to flooding in the South; Trump hopes New Hampshire's Chris Sununu runs for the US Senate; the University of Connecticut won the NCAA women's national basketball title.
• Russia reduces prison sentence for US soldier convicted of theft.
• Treasury Secretary says more than 50 countries want to negotiate tariffs with U.S.
• Senate GOP approves framework for Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts after late-night session.
• Protesters tee off against Trump and Musk in Hands Off! rallies across the U.S.
• NY public schools tell Trump administration they won't comply with DEI order.
• Jaguar Land Rover to enact shipment pause to US in April as it develops post-tariff plans.
• Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance.
• Wisconsin and Florida elections provide early warning signs to Trump and Republicans.
• One Louisiana baker is worried about how the tariff war will affect their quality.
• The tariff war might affect the price of your sushi dinner.
• Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars.
• A beloved library that united the US and Canada faces new border restrictions.
• The US is on an egg hunt in Europe to ease prices at home.
• US could run short of money to pay its bills by August without a debt limit deal, CBO says.
• New Social Security rules present barriers to rural communities without internet, transportation.
• Second child died from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases are nearing 500.
• The skyrocketing cost of weight-loss drugs has state Medicaid programs looking for a solution.
• Markets plunge with S&P 500 down 6% and Dow down 2,200 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs.
• Beloved Anchorage pet reindeer euthanized after someone tampered with pen, possibly poisoned him.
• Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to know.
• So long, Park City. Sundance Film Festival to relocate to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027.
• Will Smith gets a street named in the Philadelphia neighborhood where he was born and raised.
• Broadway welcomes 'Real Women Have Curves The Musical,' which lets the Latino community see itself.
• Alex Ovechkin passes Wayne Gretzky to make hockey history, UConn women extend record with another hoops championship ahead of men’s title showdown, Red Sox stay hot with offensive outburst, a multi-time Cy Young winner lands on the injured list, Denny Hamlin hangs on and Brian Harman wins in Texas. Houston rallies to beat Duke 70-67 in the Final Four, will face Florida for the NCAA title. There's no easy answers for slowing down rising level of pitching injuries at all levels of baseball. Duke freshman star Cooper Flagg named the AP men's college basketball player of the year. NBA fines Grizzlies' Ja Morant $75,000 for continued finger-gun gestures, after warning him to stop. WNBA star Elena Delle Donne retires after 11 seasons and the 2019 championship.
• With March Madness underway, it's game time for newly opened women's-sports bars across the US.
• Middle East latest Israeli strike on media tent near Gaza hospital kills reporter, wounds others.
• Pope makes surprise appearance at St. Peter’s Square, 2 weeks after leaving hospital.
• Disgraced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has died at age 94.
• On this week's AP Religion Roundup, an English church bodyslams low church attendance with professional wrestling.

—The Associated Press

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• On today's episode: The world reacts to the latest US tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump; NATA remains concerned about Russia; states are suing over Trump's executive order regulating elections; and former Vice President Mike Pence receives an award.
• Trump’s tariff push is a race against time, and potential voter backlash.
• What to know about the Trump tariffs upending global trade and markets.
• Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administration.
• Pentagon’s watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike.
• Top senator criticizes Pentagon 'mid-level' leaders on troop level plan in Europe.
• Canadian prime minister says Canada will match US auto tariffs.
• Trump moves to fire several national security officials over concerns they're not loyal AP sources.
• Lithuanians bid farewell to 4 US soldiers who died during training exercise.
• NYC Mayor Eric Adams will skip the Democratic primary and run for reelection as an independent.
• The number of lawsuits alleging abuse at New Jersey child treatment centers reaches 150.
• Creating and sharing deceptive AI-generated media is now a crime in New Jersey.
• Dow drops 1,600 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump’s tariffs cause a COVID-like shock.
• Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage dips to 6.64% for the second drop in 2 weeks.
• Aaron Judge makes history with another homer as Yankees outlast Diamondbacks, a freak injury puts a member of the defending World Series champions on the injured list, a buzzer-beater in the NBA to snap a winning streak, a record contract extension in the NFL, a top women’s college hoops stars takes home another honor and a strong start at the Texas Open.
• Demand for viral 'torpedo' baseball bats has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive.
• LPGA Tour takes center stage in Las Vegas as PGA Tour plots future return.
• Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3,085 as more bodies found.
• Hungary welcomes Netanyahu and announces it's quitting top war crimes court.

—The Associated Press

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