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Trump Eases Off Aid Threat, Jordan to Take Sick Gaza Children

President Donald Trump backed off his threat to withhold US aid for Jordan after King Abdullah II agreed during a White House meeting to accept 2,000 ill children from Gaza.
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A federal judge temporarily blocked NIH funding cuts that would affect UNC, Duke and RTP

The cut could lead to significant funding reductions for some of the region’s largest employers, like UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University.
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Israeli cabinet backs Trump’s demand for Hamas to release all hostages by Saturday deadline

Israel’s security cabinet supports President Trump’s demand that Hamas release all of its hostages by noon on Saturday, an Israeli official told Fox News.
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Police blitz targeting mafia nets nearly 150 arrests: “Historic blow”

Warrants were issued against a total of 183 people, 36 of whom were already in custody, for crimes including attempted murder, extortion and drug trafficking, police said.
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#FBI FBI should fight real criminals, not Donald Trump

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U.S. and Britain snub international AI accord in Paris

A communique entitled “Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence” showed both the U.S. and U.K. were absent from a list of signatories.
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Judge blocks Trump from cutting billions in medical research funding

Major universities and 22 states sued over administration’s proposal to slash National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants
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FBI should go back to fighting real criminals, not Donald Trump | Opinion

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Video Trump’s Gaza plan an ‘existential threat’ to Jordan: Former diplomat

Marwan Muasher, Jordan’s former foreign minister, responds to President Trump threatening to cut off U.S. aid to Jordan and Egypt if they don’t go along with his plan for U.S. “ownership” of Gaza.
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Trump meets with Jordan’s king as he pushes Gaza takeover plan

The meeting comes at an awkward moment for the Middle Eastern leader, who is trapped between Trump’s explosive plan to take over Gaza and destabilization at home.