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Rubio's move to revoke Chinese students' visas sparks condemnation

5:54pm May 29, 2025

by Emily Feng

The U.S. says it will revoke visas for Chinese students who study in "critical fields" or have links to China's Communist Party. The move could harm U.S. innovation and science research capacity.

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The White House is sued over lack of sign language interpreters at press briefings

5:18pm May 29, 2025

The National Association of the Deaf says the White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during press briefings leaves some deaf and hard of hearing people without information.

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A small, family-run wine business took on the U.S. executive branch

5:07pm May 29, 2025

by Mary Louise Kelly

A second federal court has blocked President Trump's authority to unilaterally impose tariffs. We speak with the plaintiff in the first case, a wine company that took on the executive branch and won.

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Market Basket CEO is put on leave in new spat at family-controlled supermarket chain

4:24pm May 29, 2025

The board alleges that CEO Arthur T. Demoulas has been planning a work stoppage at the Massachusetts-based retailer. It also says he has "resisted an appropriate succession plan for Market Basket."

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Kenyan literary giant who fought colonialism, dies at 87

2:03pm May 29, 2025

The Kenyan author championed local African languages and was imprisoned for his work. His name was often mentioned in discussions about the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Al Foster, drummer for Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins, has died

2:01pm May 29, 2025

The superbly alert and flexible drummer formed a swirling current in modern jazz for more than 60 years. He was 82.

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Drag artists are getting attacked. This safety handbook aims to help.

1:42pm May 29, 2025

As Pride Month approaches, a group of drag artists and their allies are releasing guidelines to help performers navigate a landscape of online harassment and physical violence.

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A federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s efforts to bar Harvard from enrolling international students.

Judge blocks Trump administration's effort to bar Harvard from enrolling international students

1:17pm May 29, 2025

The preliminary injunction prevents the federal government from revoking Harvard's ability to enroll international students.

Her parents died 9 days apart, but Sarah Silverman gets the last laugh in 'PostMortem'

1:06pm May 29, 2025

Silverman's father and stepmother are buried under one tombstone that reads: "Janice and Donald, who loved to laugh." The loss was a starting point for Silverman's "cathartic" Netflix comedy special.

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Harrison Ruffin Tyler, grandson of the 10th U.S. president, dies at 96

1:02pm May 29, 2025

Harrison Ruffin Tyler was just three generations from the White House, since his father and grandfather both fathered children in their 70s. The chemical engineer helped preserve his family's legacy.