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House passes a bill to protect Haitian immigrants, in slap back to the Trump administration
WASHINGTON — In a rare bipartisan moment, the House passed legislation Thursday that would extend temporary protections for Haitian immigrants, a long-shot effort fighting back against President Trump’s attempts to end the program. The bill, pushed forward by House Democrats with a group of Republicans over the objections of the GOP leadership, would require a three-year extension…
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Trump’s acting ICE chief to step down after deadly Minneapolis crackdown and DHS turmoil
Todd Lyons, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, plans to step down in May, according to The New York Times. “In a letter to Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, Mr. Lyons said that it had been a ‘tremendous honor’ to lead the agency, but that he had decided to leave to ‘spend…
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Driver wounded in shooting on 105 Freeway, prompting extended closure of eastbound lanes
A shooting that wounded a driver on the 105 Freeway on Thursday afternoon triggered an hours-long roadway closure that snarled traffic for miles in Los Angeles. California Highway Patrol officers responded to a call at 1:45 p.m. reporting an unresponsive driver slumped over in the seat of a black Toyota Camry. Officers found him suffering…
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‘Troubling’: Trump’s massive arch buried under 100% negative feedback
President Donald Trump’s attempt to build a triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. is currently buried under a heap of negative feedback, according to a new report. CNN reported on Thursday that plans for Trump’s arch were presented to the Commission of Fine Arts for the first time, where they were met with a wave of…
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‘Proof’ review: Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle star in underpowered Broadway revival
Theater review PROOF .review-block-star { –review-block-star–empty-color: #585858; –review-block-star–fill-color: #000; } .review-block-star { –review-block-star–empty-color: #585858; –review-block-star–fill-color: #000; } .review-block-star { –review-block-star–empty-color: #585858; –review-block-star–fill-color: #000; } .review-block-star { –review-block-star–empty-color: #585858; –review-block-star–fill-color: #000; } 2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission. At the Booth Theatre, 222 W. 45th Street. Just one piece of the first Broadway revival…
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Pregnant Aubrey Plaza flaunts her baby bump in floral minidress at NYC screening
Aubrey Plaza sweetly showed off her baby bump at a screening for her new animated series, “Kevin.” The pregnant actress, 41, sported a white minidress with blue floral print and pockets at the screening in New York City Thursday. Plaza appeared in good spirits as she smiled and cradled her baby bump, showing off her…
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Jen Psaki warns Trump ‘knows he’s losing’ — and even ‘spineless’ Congress will turn on him
President Donald Trump is deteriorating worse than ever, MS NOW’s Jen Psaki argued on Thursday evening, and it’s obvious in the ways that he is lashing out at anyone and everyone — even right-leaning people and organizations. “Just two days ago, Trump attacked the conservative think tank the Cato Institute, claiming they, quote, ‘hate Trump,’”…
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‘The Pitt’ Showrunner Unpacks Finale Post-Credit Scene and Al-Hashimi’s Big Reveal, Teases More Night Shift
Note: This story contains spoilers from “The Pitt” Season 2, Episode 15. Another shift in The Pitt is done, and Season 2’s finale left plenty to unpack. Chief among them is the reveal that Dr. Al-Hashimi (Sepideh Moafi) had suffered a pair of seizures during her shift and hid it from Robby (Noah Wyle) until…
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Trump official hammered over plan to ‘decimate’ farm and nutrition programs
Democrats on a U.S. House spending panel slammed President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to farm and nutrition programs Thursday, as Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pledged to collaborate with members of both parties to address their concerns. The president’s budget request would make deep cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, gutting programs to help feed…
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‘The Pitt’ Star Sepideh Moafi Breaks Down Al-Hashimi’s Health Crisis and Robby’s Outburst
Note: This story contains spoilers from “The Pitt” Season 2, Episode 15. It was an entire shift in the making, but Dr. Robby and Dr. Al-Hashimi finally came to verbal blows in “The Pitt” Season 2 finale. The penultimate episode of the HBO Max medical drama finally saw Al-Hashimi reveal what had been going on…