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Stanford football coach Taylor fired following report he was investigated for alleged mistreatment

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford fired football coach Troy Taylor following a report last week that he had been investigated twice for allegedly mistreating staffers. General manager Andrew Luck announced the decision on Tuesday in his first major move since taking over in his role running the entire football

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Trump nominates Republican once accused of mishandling taxpayer funds as HHS watchdog

By AMANDA SEITZ WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated a Republican attorney who was once accused of mishandling taxpayer funds and has a history of launching investigations against abortion clinics to lead the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General. If confirmed by the Senate, Thomas March Bell will oversee

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Consumer confidence is sliding as Americans’ view of their financial futures slumps to a 12-year low

By MATT OTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence continued its sharp 2025 decline as Americans’ views about their financial futures slumped to a 12-year low, driven by rising anxiety over tariffs and inflation. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell 7.2 points in March to 92.9, the fourth

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Brazil’s Supreme Court is deciding if Bolsonaro will stand trial on coup attempt charges

By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court justices began proceedings Tuesday to determine whether former President Jair Bolsonaro and close allies will stand trial on five counts, including attempting to stage a coup. Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet charged Bolsonaro last month with plotting a coup after he

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What is Signal, the chat app used by US officials to share attack plans?

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — A magazine journalist’s account of being added to a group chat of U.S. national security officials coordinating plans for airstrikes has raised questions about how highly sensitive information is supposed to be handled. Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg detailed a discussion that happened over the Signal messaging

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Exposure of Trump administration war plans is ‘mind-boggling,’ top Democrat tells intel officials

By ERIC TUCKER and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s top intelligence officials are facing Congress this week to offer their first testimony in office about the threats confronting the United States and tackle urgent questions about the security breach that unfolded when war plans were mistakenly leaked to a journalist.

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10 IRA mistakes to avoid

Christine Benz of Morningstar From contributions to conversions to distributions, don’t fall into these traps when managing your IRA. Waiting until the 11th hour to contribute Investors have until their tax-filing deadline—usually April 15—to make an IRA contribution if they want it to count for the year prior. Many investors squeak in their contributions right

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Self-professed ‘DOGE person’ Frank Bisignano gets his confirmation hearing to lead Social Security

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Frank Bisignano, a self-professed “DOGE person,” faces questions about whether the Trump administration plans to privatize Social Security as he appears before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday for his hearing to serve as commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Bisignano, a Wall Street veteran and one-time

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Middle East latest: Oscar-winning Palestinian director is released after being attacked by Israelis

By The Associated Press In the occupied West Bank, Israeli authorities released a Palestinian director of the Oscar-winning documentary “ No Other Land,” a day after he was beaten by Jewish settlers and detained by soldiers. Hamdan Ballal and two other Palestinians were accused of throwing stones at a settler, allegations they deny. Palestinians and

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International students weigh new risks of pursuing higher education in the US under Trump

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Since plunging during the COVID-19 pandemic, international student enrollment in the U.S. has been rebounding — a relief to American universities that count on their tuition payments. Two months into the new Trump administration, educators fear that could soon change. Unnerved by efforts to deport students over political views, students

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