The Florida Panther Day Festival previously planned for Saturday at the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge on state route in South Immokalee had been canceled. Efforts were made successfully to get the event back in place.
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The meeting came days after Iran rebuffed President Trump's proposal for nuclear talks. Trump sent a letter calling for Iran to either enter into negotiations or face possible military action.
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Joe Maslanka moved to Collegeville, Penn., in 1971, bought a local bar, kicked out the biker gang that hung out there and moved in upstairs. His family visited StoryCorps for a remembrance.
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A storm system crossing the U.S. threatens to unleash tornadoes Friday in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the northern Plains and dry conditions in Texas and Oklahoma that pose a wildfire risk.
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Distraught families from across the country have already started reaching out about clothing items they say they recognize.
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Some 400 to 600 Asian elephants are believed to remain living in the wild in Cambodia. Researchers said the study's findings underscore the potential of a "national stronghold" for the species.
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At the White House Wednesday morning, President Trump convened the very first Cabinet meeting of his second administration. In an hour-plus question and answer with reporters, Trump did most of the talking. But there was one figure there who didn’t have a seat at the table whose influence was undeniable. Lisa Desjardins reports.
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Elon Musk claims his campaign to fire tens of thousands of federal workers and cancel government contracts is in the name of rooting out “fraud” and “waste.” A website claims they’ve saved billions by cutting certain federal contracts, but reports and government documents prove that these so-called savings are either misleading or incorrect. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.
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In our news wrap Wednesday, an unvaccinated child has died in the West Texas measles outbreak, Supreme Court justices seemed to side with a woman who brought a lawsuit claiming workplace discrimination because she is straight and a Baltimore judge is considering whether to reduce the life sentence for Adnan Syed to time served after prosecutors withdrew an attempt to vacate his murder conviction.
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When the House passed the Republican budget Tuesday night, it was an important step towards funding President Trump’s agenda. Their bill includes tax cuts totaling $4.5 trillion, spending cuts amounting to $1.5 to $2 trillion and about $3 trillion added to the deficit over the next ten years. Rep. Jodey Arrington is chair of the House Budget Committee and joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the plan.
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A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order halting the admission of refugees into the United States. The judge said the administration had likely exceeded its authority by freezing the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, which was established by Congress in 1980. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Mark Hetfield of HIAS, the country’s oldest refugee resettlement agency.
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President Trump made carrying out the “largest mass deportation” in U.S. history a cornerstone of his 2024 campaign. But there are reports he's unhappy with the pace of that effort so far. William Brangham reports on a new, controversial tactic to carry out the administration's crackdown on unlawful migration.
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