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Members of the IPAC (Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China) attend its Taipei Summit in Taipei, Taiwan, , July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

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Beijing ups diplomatic pressure on Africa as the US pulls back

By DAKE KANG DAKE KANG - Associated Press
Wed,04/09/25-12:27AM, 344 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese diplomats threatened to cancel a summit and called top officials in two African countries to pressure lawmakers to quit an international parliamentary group critical of China
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New Orleans takes on Milwaukee on 4-game losing streak

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wed,04/09/25-1:00AM, 1,884 Reads
New Orleans Pelicans (21-58, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (45-34, fifth in the Eastern Conference)
Milwaukee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans comes into the matchup against Milwaukee as losers of four straight games.
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A woman walks by a Cornell University sign on the Ivy League school's campus in Ithaca, New York, on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

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Trump administration halts $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell, $790 million for Northwestern

By WILL WEISSERT, CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AND SUSAN HAIGH WILL WEISSERT, CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AND SUSAN HAIGH - Associated Press
Tue,04/08/25-11:24PM, 446 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and around $790 million for Northwestern University has been frozen while the government investigates alleged civil rights violations at the schools, the White House said.
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Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., left, talks with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer ahead of a hearing at the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Republicans are going public with their growing worries about Trump's tariffs

By STEPHEN GROVES STEPHEN GROVES - Associated Press
Tue,04/08/25-11:15PM, 554 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Manufacturers struggling to make long-term plans. Farmers facing retaliation from Chinese buyers. U.S. households burdened with higher prices.
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