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“I didn’t breathe until I knew all of the kids were OK,” one teacher recalled after a truck crashed through the doors of a Michigan synagogue this week.
A federal judge tossed out Department of Justice subpoenas sent to Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell earlier this year, according to a filing unsealed on Friday. Why it matters: The judge accused the Trump administration of using the criminal investigation to pressure the head of the world's most important central bank to lower interest rates. - The judge, James Boasberg, the chief judge for the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., also scolded the administration for providing "no evidence whatsoever" that the Fed chief had committed a crime. What they're saying: "There is abundant evidence that the subpoenas' dominant (if not sole) purpose is to harass and pressure Powell either to yield to the President or to resign and make way…
Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman, was ordered released from ICE detention for the third time, but it’s unclear if she’ll be freed.
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Reckitt Catalyst entrepreneur-in-residence Serena Williams told founders at Axios House during SXSW on Friday that one of the toughest hurdles for early-stage entrepreneurs is learning how to sell themselves. Why it matters: The former tennis star says underinvested entrepreneurs — who are frequently people of color and women — are passionate, problem-solvers but they need mentors to help them with storytelling. What they're saying: "My mentor actually told me I needed to be a better storyteller," Williams told Axios' Sara Fischer, noting that advice changed her trajectory in business. - She said she's believed and invested in founders who ultimately couldn't raise money because they were poor storytellers. - "They had probably…
President Trump said the U.S. military conducted a massive strike on Kharg Island in Iran - the center of the country's oil exports. Why it matters: The strategic Island hosts Iran key oil export facilities. 80-90 percent of Iranian oil is exported from the Island. - The White House has been considering a ground operation to take over the island as one of many options presented by the Pentagon ahead of the war with Iran. - The strike was a "shot across the bow" by Trump to signal to the Iranians they should stop closing the Strait of Hormuz which has dramatically disrupted the global oil market. - Trump made clear in a post on Truth Social that the oil facilities on the island were not targeted this time, but warned they will be if…
In the industry where René Redzepi reigned, fellow chefs are debating how, and how much, restaurant kitchens can change.
A group of Democratic attorneys general had sued to overturn the Trump administration’s new policy that demanded the past seven years of student application data.
Yeganeh Rezaian and Jason Rezaian discuss life in Iran and how they escaped an Iranian prison after being accused of being spies by the government. The Rezaians now reside in the U.S.
The teacher’s relatives said they supported “getting the charges dropped for all involved” after a student prank led to his death last week in Georgia.
The October episode sent shrapnel onto California Highway Patrol vehicles on Interstate 5 during a celebratory exercise conducted for Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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