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Trump Says U.S. Kids May Get 'Two Dolls Instead of 30’, But China Will Suffer More in Trade War
President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that American consumers may face higher prices and fewer product choices as tariffs ripple through the economy, but insisted that the trade war will ultimately benefit the United States. "Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls," Trump told reporters. "And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more." 
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U.S. Backs Israel at World Court, Argues No Duty to Work with UNRWA in Gaza Aid Effort
The United States told the International Court of Justice on Wednesday that while Israel must allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, it is under no legal obligation to cooperate with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the primary provider of assistance to Palestinian refugees. The remarks came during a weeklong hearing at the U.N.'s top court, where judges are considering an advisory opinion on Israel's obligations in the occupied territories. 
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Supreme Court Weighs Approval of Nation’s First Religious Public Charter School Amid Constitutional Clash
The Supreme Court's conservative majority signaled openness Wednesday to permitting Oklahoma's approval of the country's first taxpayer-funded religious charter school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, a move that could upend long-standing boundaries between church and state in public education. 
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Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestinian Columbia Student Detained Over Advocacy, Ordered Released by Judge
A federal judge in Vermont on Wednesday ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student and legal U.S. resident who had been detained by immigration authorities during his naturalization interview earlier this month. The case has drawn national attention amid intensifying scrutiny over the government's treatment of pro-Palestinian activists on U.S. campuses. 
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Nearly 19,000 Pounds of Ready-to-Eat Meats Recalled Over Excess Sodium Nitrite Levels
Smith Packing, LLC, a New York-based meat processor, has recalled nearly 19,000 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage, poultry, and deli meat products due to sodium nitrite concentrations that exceed federal safety limits, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Monday. 
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Prince Andrew Accuser Virginia Giuffre's Family Releases Final Letter Following Her Death
Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused Prince Andrew of sexual abuse as part of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, died by apparent suicide at age 41, prompting her grieving family to release a handwritten letter in which she urged victims to "stand together to fight for the future of victims." 
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ICE Agents Raid Wrong Oklahoma Home, Seize Cash and Electronics from U.S. Citizens, Family Says They Were Left ‘Traumatized’
Federal immigration agents mistakenly raided the Oklahoma City home of a U.S. citizen family last week during an early morning operation, seizing their electronics and life savings in cash and leaving them standing outside in the rain in their undergarments. The family, who had recently relocated from Maryland, say they were not the intended targets of the search. 
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U.S. GDP Contracts 0.3% in Q1 as Trump Tariffs Drive Trade Slump and Consumer Pullback
The U.S. economy shrank by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, marking its first contraction in three years as sweeping tariff policies under President Donald Trump rattled trade flows and consumer confidence, according to Commerce Department data released Wednesday. 
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Trump Says China Will ‘Eat the Tariffs' as China Warns It 'Won’t Kneel' in Trade Standoff
President Donald Trump on Monday defended his administration's sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports, dismissing warnings of consumer cost increases and suggesting that Beijing would absorb the impact. In a sharp response, China released a confrontational video accusing the U.S. of global economic bullying and vowing not to yield under pressure. 
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Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan Suspended After Arrest for Allegedly Shielding Immigrant From ICE Arrest
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan after federal prosecutors charged her with obstruction and concealing a person to prevent arrest. The arrest stems from an incident in which Dugan allegedly helped a previously deported immigrant evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at a courthouse. 
