Judge halts dismantling of Education Department, orders fired workers to be reinstated

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday issued an injunction blocking the Trump administration from dismantling the Department of Education and ordering that fired employees be reinstated. “The record abundantly reveals that Defendants’ true intention is to effectively dismantle the Department without an authorizing statute,” U.S. District Judge Myong Joun wrote, noting “the Department cannot…

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Become the NBA’s most difficult team to beat

On television debate shows and inside group chats, the question has been asked repeatedly since Wednesday night: Where did the Indiana Pacers’ 17-point rally in the fourth quarter to steal Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals from the Knicks rank among the NBA’s all-time playoff comebacks? More telling about Indiana and its historic postseason,…

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New RFK Jr. report on children takes issue with medications, food additives, chemicals

The White House on Thursday released its long-awaited “Make America Healthy Again” report, painting a dire picture of American children’s health. The lengthy federal assessment’s goal is to identify the root causes of chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity and neurodevelopmental disorders in children. “Our kids are the sickest kids in the world,” Health and…

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‘Leap together,’ Kermit the Frog says in commencement address at University of Maryland graduation

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Kermit the Frog knows it’s not easy being green — or graduating from college and entering the real world, especially during a time of economic uncertainty and political turmoil. Members of the University of Maryland’s class of 2025 received their diplomas Thursday evening with sage advice from the amphibious Muppet ringing…

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Supreme Court grants Trump request to fire certain independent agency members, says Federal Reserve is different

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a Trump administration request that allows the president to fire members of independent federal agencies while suggesting that its legal reasoning would not apply to the Federal Reserve. The move to pause a lower court ruling formalizes a temporary decision along similar lines on April 9 that…

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