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Local governments across U.S. signal they won't aid Trump migrant crackdown
Local government officials around the U.S. signal they won't assist — and in some cases they'll actively oppose — the Trump administration's efforts to conduct a massive deportation of migrants.
The FDA pulls key DEI initiative for cancer studies from its website
A Food and Drug Administration project to promote diversity in clinical studies of cancer treatments was removed from the agency's website, as the Trump administration halts DEI initiatives.
North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal, court rules
North Dakota’s highest court has ruled that the state’s overturned abortion ban will not be enforced during an appeal of a judge’s ruling that struck down the law in September. The ruling Friday comes after attorneys for the state had asked the Supreme Court for a stay pending appeal. 
Democrats' Minnesota House boycott echoes earlier walkouts in other states
Democrats in the Minnesota House who have boycotted daily sessions are using tactics that lawmakers elsewhere have tried dozens of times in seeking to thwart their opponents. Lawmakers have created chaos with boycotts or walk-outs at least two dozen times in the past. During the Civil War in 1863, a Unionist governor thwarted Democratic opponents by having fellow Republicans in the legislature bolt.
Hamas releases 4 more hostages as part of ceasefire agreement with Israel
Four female soldiers taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023 by Hamas were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza on Saturday morning, and then transferred to the Israeli military.
Advocates remember 25 Minnesotans killed in connection with domestic violence
Family, friends and advocates gathered in St. Paul Friday to remember 25 people killed in connection with domestic violence last year. Violence Free Minnesota, a coalition of groups working to end domestic violence, puts on the event every year to commemorate Minnesotans killed the year before.