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A Turkish national who is a doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by federal agents without explanation, her lawyer said on Wednesday. Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, had just left her home in Somerville to meet with friends Tuesday night when she was detained by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents, lawyer Mahsa Khanbabai said in a petition filed in Boston federal court.

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Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, KATHY MCCORMACK AND MICHAEL CASEY JAKE OFFENHARTZ, KATHY MCCORMACK AND MICHAEL CASEY - Associated Press
Wed,03/26/25-1:00PM, 68 Reads
SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — A Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation, her lawyer said Wednesday.
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The 'state secrets privilege' sounds mysterious. Here's what it is and how it works

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Wed,03/26/25-2:06PM, 123 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is invoking a powerful tool in seeking to cut off a judge's inquiry into whether it defied his order to turn around
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Trump's tariffs have launched global trade wars. Here's a timeline of how we got here

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Wed,03/26/25-4:49PM, 84 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty.
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Things to know about the limited ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine brokered by the US

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After three days of intense negotiations, the Trump administration, Ukraine and Russia agreed to a limited ceasefire in which the key details, including what was covered and how it will start, were disput
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