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About 350,000 Venezuelans are set to lose their legal protections and work permits by April 7. LA Times
A growing number of skiers, weary of high prices and long lift lines at crowded resorts, are turning to the solitude of backcountry slopes. But the avalanche dangers are real, and skiers should go in prepared. LA Times
One expert maintains that the blood pressure reading you get at the doctor's office is far from a complete picture of your health. New York Post
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A Nassau County children's hospital has gotten New York state approval to launch Long Island's first pediatric heart transplant program. New York Post
"For all the administration has done in his first term as well and all the United States has done for Ukraine -- is just it's unacceptable," Waltz said Thursday. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Zelensky is a victim of his own stupidity.
Capt. Dave Snowden was “relieved” of his job at the helm of the USS Harry S. Truman and temporarily reassigned. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Foolish problem.
Keith Kellogg and President Volodymyr Zelensky are to discuss possible paths to ending the war and ways to defuse tensions between Washington and Kyiv. New York Times
VOA VIEW: He would be smart to make peace with Trump.
Shiri Bibas, an Israeli woman, and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir, were said to be among those returned. A senior U.N. official called the Hamas display “abhorrent and cruel.” New York Times
VOA VIEW: Hamas will pay.
New data shows a rapid increase in recent years, driven by the young. The Trump administration has recently been rolling back L.G.B.T.Q. initiatives. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Hard to believe.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York is said to be planning to announce that she will not remove Mayor Eric Adams at this time, but she will seek to increase the state’s supervision of New York City’s affairs. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Hochul is a fool.
The Senate has officially voted to confirm Kash Patel as the new director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). OANN
VOA VIEW: Finally - good.
Following its broadcast of a documentary about the Gaza Strip on Monday, which happened to be narrated by the son of a Hamas official, the BBC has come under fire after being labeled a Hamas propaganda outlet. OANN
VOA VIEW: BBC made a big mistake.
Enbridge Energy's plans to build a protective tunnel around an aging pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes can continue, a Michigan appeals court ruled. Washington Times
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Snowy roads led to hundreds of crashes throughout Virginia and North Carolina, including a series of crashes on an interstate highway involving more than 50 vehicles, as officials continued to ask people Thursday to avoid travel to allow crews to work on the roads. Washington Times
Kilauea volcano began shooting lava into the air once again Wednesday on the Big Island of Hawaii. Washington Times
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, long a powerful Republican leader in the Senate, won't be running for reelection in 2026. CBS
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"It requires speaking out. It requires saying, 'That violates the law. That violates the authorities of the executive,'" Sen. Lisa Murkowski said. CBS
VOA VIEW: Murkowski is an idiot.
The latest bird flu detections come as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to rehire bird flu experts that were fired as part of DOGE cost-cutting efforts. CBS
VOA VIEW: Foolish Dem thought.
The recall involves "Berry Buddies, Berries & Pancakes" packs that contain undeclared wheat and eggs, posing a risk for those with allergies. CBS
Two teenagers are under arrest for allegedly plotting what the FBI is calling "a mass casualty attack" at a Houston-area high school. CBS
On his first full day as transportation secretary, Sean Duffy faced the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in more than 20 years — the midair collision over Washington that killed 67 people. It was the first of several high-profile crashes in recent weeks. CBS
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President Trump has expressed frustration about delays of new Air Force One aircraft from Boeing. CNBC
A drive to audit Fort Knox has gained steam recently from comments by Elon Musk on X. CNBC
VOA VIEW: As it should - it has been long past time.
President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday that he's considering sending 20% of the money saved by the Department of Government Efficiency to Americans. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It should be used to pay down the debt.
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The Treasury set a March 21 deadline to report "beneficial ownership information" after a Texas court lifted a block on enforcement. CNBC
VOA VIEW: This is an unconstitutional requirement.
A group of brazen suspects were seen pointing assault rifles in the face of a cash-in-transit guard before making off with large sums of cash from an ATM machine, wild video released by police in Tennessee shows. FOX News
U.S. officials announced on Wednesday that the Mexican military has agreed to coordinated patrols on both sides of the border, as President Trump continues implementing his border plan. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Sounds like progress.
NASA and other space agencies are attempting to come up with a way to destroy a massive asteroid unlikely to strike Earth. FOX News
An aircraft collision between Cessna and a Lancair aircraft at a regional airport in Arizona on Wednesday has killed at least two people, authorities said. FOX News
Daniel Penny and two of his attorneys received awards from the Marine Corps League following his manslaughter trial acquittal last year. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Well disserved.
The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time reached a seasonally adjusted 219,000 last week, some 5,000 more than the previous week's revised total of 219,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. UPI
VOA VIEW: Trump has been in office on 30 days.
At least 6,000 federal employees of the Internal Revenue Service were expected to receive termination notices by the end of Friday, just ahead of the peak March-April tax filing season, according to leaked information. UPI
VOA VIEW: It should be more.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal departments and agencies to identify and end all financial benefits received by undocumented immigrants. UPI
Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday that it is offering each passenger of a passenger plane that crash landed upside down in Toronto on Monday $30,000. UPI
Israel received the bodies of four hostages Thursday morning, officials said. UPI
VOA VIEW: Hamas should pay dearly.
A three-panel appeals court on Wednesday continued to block the Trump administration from ending birthright citizenship for children of immigrants, setting up a likely appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. UPI
VOA VIEW: The Supremes can now do their job.
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President Donald Trump said the United States “will take over the Gaza Strip,” and “we’ll own it.” Trump said that all Palestinians currently living in Gaza — around 2 million people — should leave and be placed in other countries in the Middle East, among them Jordan and Egypt, while the U.S. develops the territory. It sounds like a good idea and would make sense for all.
Ministers of those and other Arab countries several days ago flatly rejected the idea of accepting Gaza residents. Gaza has been decimated during a war with its neighbor, Israel, which began with the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by the terror group Hamas.“Gaza is a hellhole,” Trump said at the White House during a joint news conference with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
The former New York real estate developer later suggested that Gaza eventually could be “the Riviera of the Middle East,” where “the world’s people” could make their homes. “I do see a long-term ownership position,” Trump said when asked if he envisioned a permanent U.S. occupation of Gaza.