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Authorities arrest over 100 people on Tennessee roads in support of Trump’s deportation plan

Muhamad Yehia ..Cairo NASHVILLE, Tenn.  — More than 100 people have been taken into custody by federal immigration officials in a joint operation with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, leaving many in Nashville’s immigrant community uncertain and worried. “None of us have ever seen anything like this,” Lisa Sherman Luna, executive …

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?Trump team mulls suspending the constitutional right of habeas corpus to speed deportations. Can it

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says President Donald Trump is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the United States illegally. To achieve that, he says the administration is “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus, the constitutional right for people to legally challenge …

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Many Think the Government Spends Too Little on Key Policy Areas

Most across AAPI communities think the federal government should prioritize the high cost of health care, food, and housing. As Congress faces a March 14 deadline to avoid a partial federal government shut-down, a new AAPI Data/AP-NORC Poll finds that most Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adults think …

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!! Most say gender is determined at birth

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo More people approve of Trump’s handling of transgender issues than his job performance overall. People are more likely to oppose than support public health insurance programs like Medicare or Medicaid covering gender-affirming medical treatments. Around two-thirds (68%) of the public say that whether someone is a man …

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? India and Pakistan don’t fight wars like other countries. Here’s why

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  — India and Pakistan have fought three full-scale wars since they gained independence from Britain in 1947. They’ve also had dozens of skirmishes and conflicts, including one atop a glacier dubbed the coldest and highest-altitude battlefield in the world. The latest escalation follows a deadly gun attack …

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Panama president says he will not renegotiate security deal with US, despite protests

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo PANAMA CITY  — Panama President  facilitie José Raúl Mulino said Thursday that he will not renegotiate an agreement with the United States to give U.S. troops access to Panamanians, despite protests charging that he compromised the country’s sovereignty. On Tuesday, thousands of Panamanians marched in the capital in the …

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As US and China begin trade talks in Geneva, Trump’s tariff hammer looks less mighty than he claims

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo WASHINGTON — The way President Donald Trump sees it, beating China in a trade war should be easy. After all, his logic goes, the Chinese sell Americans three times as much stuff as Americans sell them. Therefore, they have more to lose. Inflict enough pain, like …

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As US and China begin trade talks in Geneva, Trump’s tariff hammer looks less mighty than he claims

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Somebody forgot to tell China. So far, the Chinese have refused to fold under the pressure of Trump’s massive tariffs. Instead, they have retaliated with triple-digit tariffs of their own. “All bullies are just paper tigers,’’ the Chinese Foreign Ministry declared in a video last week. “Kneeling only …

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President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda. Hayden was notified in an email late Thursday from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office, according to an email obtained …

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Palestinian children in east Jerusalem could lose their schools as Israeli-ordered closures loom

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo JERUSALEM— Standing in the east Jerusalem school he attended as a young boy, Palestinian construction worker Ahmad Shweikeh studies his son’s careful penmanship. This classroom may be closed Friday, leaving 9-year-old Laith with nowhere to study. Shweikeh, 38, says he wants Laith — a shy boy, top of …

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