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National

'Beyond betrayal.' Venezuelans in Florida are angry at Trump immigration policy

5:00am February 04, 2025

by Greg Allen

Trump's decision to remove temporary protected status means more than 500,000 Venezuelans may be forced to leave the United States. Venezuelan Americans, many of whom voted for Trump, call it a betrayal.

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Invention Allows You To Brush Your Hair And Take A Selfie

The Selfie Brush is a normal hairbrush — except that it has a pocket in which you can stick an iPhone.

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Electrolux To Buy General Electric's Appliance Business

In taking on GE appliances, Electrolux will more than double its home appliance sales in the U.S. As part of the deal, Electrolux will continue using the GE appliances brand for that product line.

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Military Couple Decides To Settle Down

Sally and Steve Carpenter have moved 23 times. They were apart more often than together, and they always rented. The Virginian-Pilot reports Steve is retiring, and they're looking to buy a house.

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Sports

Yankees' Derek Jeter Answers Reporter's Phone

After the game, reporters had their phones on a table recording the shortstop's remarks. That's when one reporter's husband called. Jeter picked it up and said, "Walt, she'll have to call you back."

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World News

Ukraine Says It Reached A Cease-Fire Deal With Separatists

by Eleanor Beardsley

Ukraine and the Russia-backed rebels have announced a cease-fire agreement set to go into effect Friday.

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Economy

How Close Is The Economy To Full Employment?

by John Ydstie

The Bureau of Labor Statistics says 142,000 jobs were added to the economy in August, far below expectations. So the view that the Fed won't likely hike interest rates until mid-2015 remains intact.

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Afraid Of Twerking, Vermont High School Cancels Dance

In a letter to the town's paper this week, the principal of Mount Anthony Union High School in Bennington defended canceling this years homecoming dance.

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Students Mistakenly Given Answers To Exam

Instead of blank sheets, the students in Austria were given the version meant for professors to use to grade them.The students now have the pleasure of being re-tested next month.

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Ferguson Residents' Mixed Emotions About Justice Department Probe

by Durrie Bouscaren

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has announced a special litigation team from the Department of Justice will launch a wide-ranging examination of Ferguson's law enforcement practices.

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World News

Hundreds Of Chechens Join ISIS, Including Group's No. 2 Leader

Rebels from Chechnya have joined ranks with other jihadists in ISIS. David Greene talks to Gordan Hahn, author of Russia's Islamic Threat and an analyst for the Geostrategic Forecasting Corporation.

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Run-Up To Midterm Elections Overshadowed By Other News

Don Gonyea talks to with NPR Senior Political Correspondent Mara Liaison and Robert Costa of The Washington Post about the issues and key races in this fall's midterm elections.

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World News

3 Captive Americans In North Korea Appeal For U.S. Help

It's unclear what it will take to secure their release. David Greene talks Stephen Bosworth, who served as U.S. special representative for North Korea policy during President Obama's first term.

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