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The ruling follows weeks of legal debate over whether detention was a legitimate immigration lawsuit or unconstitutional retaliation.A federal judge ordered the immediate release of Georgetown University researcher Badar Khan Sri on Tuesday. The Trump administration has accused him of having ties with Hamas terrorist groups.A decision issued by Virginia District Judge Patricia Toliver Giles on May 14 will allow student visas to return to Virginia to Indian citizens resident in the United States, as legal challenges progress to the government. He spent nearly two months custody of Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE).”Justice that justice has been rejected is being rejected,”…

By Brian Whitte ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lost its Triple A bond rating from Moody’s on Wednesday. Moody’s downgraded the state’s credit rating to AA1. Maryland has been receiving a Triple A bond rating from Moody’s since 1973. The state benefits from a higher rating by paying minimum fees when selling bonds to sell bonds like infrastructure and schools. “The downgrade was driven by economic and financial inperformance compared to AAA rated states, given the increased vulnerability of states to federal policies and employment changes and their increased fixed costs,” Moody’s said. Gov. Wes Moore and other major Maryland…

“The reason people have lost faith in the program is because they have been lying to civil servants every year,” the health secretary says.Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended a recent statement on the vaccine during the May 14th council hearing.”We’re going to tell you the truth about everything we know, we don’t know about the vaccine,” Kennedy told Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) while testifying before the Senate Health Committee. “If you know there’s a problem, you don’t want to tell people that everything is safe and effective. You need to respect people’s intelligence.”Several lawmakers expressed concern over Kennedy’s…

Both Washington and Kiev are calling for leader-level meetings to launch a peaceful reconciliation in the Ukrainian war.Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend Russian-Ukraine peace talks in Turkey this week, despite Ukraine demands and Western pressures, according to a list of Russian delegations issued late Wednesday by the Kremlin.On May 14, the Kremlin Telegram Channel announced that Vladimir Medinsky, the presidential aide who failed talks with Ukraine in 2022, will lead a Russian delegation to negotiate peace talks in Istanbul. The delegations include Foreign Minister Mikhail Garzin, Deputy Minister of Defense Alexander Fomin and Chief Igor Kostukov of the…

Huizhong Wu BANGKOK (AP) — US President Donald Trump has spoken about his victory after signing a weekend deal with China to reduce air tariffs imposed on each other’s goods, but Chinese companies have been responding cautiously to temporary deals. The US and China reduced tariffs that were taxed each other in April, and the US imposed a 145% tax last month. China has agreed to reduce the tariff rate on US goods from 125% to 10%. The lower tariff rate came into effect Wednesday. “We want trade,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent, who announced a reduction in tariff charges…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WLFA) — After a brief glimpse of progress, Florida state lawmakers say the legislature has returned to squares. House members met this week to extend the session until June 30th, until the eve of the new fiscal year beginning. But no state senators were found anywhere. “Given the Senate’s recent actions, we hope we can resolve the fiscal negotiations sooner than later, but we cannot promise that this will happen by June 6th,” said House Speaker Daniel Perez (R-Miami). On June 6th, Perez speaker and Senate President Ben Albritton (R-Wauchula) agreed to pass the final budget, but President…

TALHASSEE – Citing parental rights, the Florida Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a law that allows minors to allow abortion without their parents’ consent is unconstitutional.A three-judicial panel of judges from the 5th District Court of Appeals, supporting discussions by Florida Attorney General James Usmieire, said the law violates parents’ due process rights. The ruling came as the appeals court refused a request from a 17-year-old girl to have an abortion without her parent’s consent.”It’s difficult to see how the due-process clauses of the amendments (in the US Constitution) can be praised for the process, which is the presumably…

NEW YORK (AP) – Ford recalls about 274,000 people from Lincoln brand navigator SUVs across the US and Lincoln brand navigator SUVs due to issues that could cause loss of braking function while driving and increase the risk of crashes. According to documents issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the front brake lines of these currently envisaged cars may be “in contact” with the engine air cleaner outlet pipe due to potential installation defects. This can result in brake fluid leakage and loss of brake function. The recall covers 223,315 expeditions and 50,474 navigators between the 2022-2024 model…

BANDON, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis held a roundtable celebration in Brandon on Wednesday to praise Florida. This is the First Lady Signature Welfare Support initiative to avert Floridians from public financial support and instead rely on private organizations and faith-based groups. The Florida Foundation, which oversees funds donated to the program to distribute as grants, was at the heart of the Florida home investigation. “We are not discouraged by critics who are fascinated by intentional ignorance,” Casey DeSantis said. This is a reference to the investigation that is now closed after the Medicaid…

Social Security begins paying early retirement benefits at age 62, but Medicare does not start until age 65.You’ve been working hard all your life and now you want to retire early. You are not alone.According to a large-scale mutual survey of 2024, the average retirement age is 62 years old. That’s when you’re eligible for Social Security benefits.However, even if you have the assets and income to retire at age 62, you still have health insurance issues.At age 62, he cannot collect Medicare. In general, Medicare is intended for people over the age of 65, unless they have a disability…