FSU Shooting Suspect Was Shaped by Guns, Extreme Views and Chaotic Childhood

His biological mother said in an interview on Friday that she was bewildered by the attack, and had been against the presence of firearms in her son’s life.

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In Trump Attack on Harvard, Punishment Before Proof

The legal underpinnings of the administration’s broadsides against universities and schools stretch precedents and cut corners.

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Judge Temporarily Halts Mass Firings at Consumer Bureau

The court barred the Trump administration from laying off nearly 1,500 workers at the agency until at least April 28.

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Judge Rules Against Trump Administration on Passport Changes

A group of transgender plaintiffs sued President Trump and the State Department over a new rule prohibiting passports from including a gender different from the sex listed on an original birth certificate.

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Inside El Salvador’s CECOT Prison, Where Abrego Garcia Was Held

A U.S. senator was denied entry to a prison holding Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia and other deportees. The authorities arranged a meeting at a hotel instead. Here’s what to know.

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Trump Administration Bolsters Putin With Hint of Abandoning Ukraine Talks

President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both suggested Friday that the United States might wash its hands of the peace effort.

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U.S. Adds Fees for Chinese Ships in Effort to Boost Shipbuilding

The new fees are aimed at countering China’s dominance of the shipbuilding industry, but critics say they will simply raise prices for American consumers.

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A Fireball Near Mexico City Lit Up the Sky and the Internet

The glowing object was a bolide, fireballs that explode in a bright flash, according to experts. It streaked across Mexico’s predawn skies on Wednesday.

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U.S. Chipmakers Fear They Are Ceding China’s A.I. Market to Huawei

New restrictions on semiconductor exports to China are scrambling sales and fueling concerns that the Chinese tech giant will become a chip-making powerhouse.

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‘Protect the Dolls’ T-Shirts Become a Viral Symbol of Trans Support

The designer Conner Ives hoped to do some good with his “Protect the Dolls” T-shirt. Worn by celebrities, and sold out online, the shirts are raising money for a trans cause.

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