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Beijing ups diplomatic pressure on Africa as the US pulls back

By DAKE KANG DAKE KANG - Associated Press
Wed,04/09/25-12:27AM, 299 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese diplomats threatened to cancel a summit and called top officials in two African countries to pressure lawmakers to quit an international parliamentary group critical of China
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A woman walks by a Cornell University sign on the Ivy League school's campus in Ithaca, New York, on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

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Trump administration halts $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell, $790 million for Northwestern

By WILL WEISSERT, CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AND SUSAN HAIGH WILL WEISSERT, CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AND SUSAN HAIGH - Associated Press
Tue,04/08/25-11:24PM, 364 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and around $790 million for Northwestern University has been frozen while the government investigates alleged civil rights violations at the schools, the White House said.
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Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., left, talks with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer ahead of a hearing at the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Republicans are going public with their growing worries about Trump's tariffs

By STEPHEN GROVES STEPHEN GROVES - Associated Press
Tue,04/08/25-11:15PM, 298 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Manufacturers struggling to make long-term plans. Farmers facing retaliation from Chinese buyers. U.S. households burdened with higher prices.
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A view of the Islamic University in Gaza City, partially damaged by an Israeli bombardment and now serving as a shelter for displaced Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

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AP PHOTOS: A bombed-out Gaza university becomes a shelter for displaced Palestinians

By JEHAD ALSHRAFI JEHAD ALSHRAFI - Associated Press
Tue,04/08/25-11:08PM, 283 Reads
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The main auditorium of the Islamic University of Gaza is a gutted, burned-out wreck. Giant holes have been blasted through its blackened walls.
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