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Malgré son silence sur la Turquie | Anita Anand dit qu’Ottawa soutient les droits LGBTQ+

Le Canada est resté silencieux face à la répression menée par la Turquie contre les groupes LGBTQ+ alors qu’il cherche à conclure un accord commercial, mais la ministre des Affaires étrangères, Anita Anand, affirme que cela ne doit pas être interprété comme un manque de solidarité envers les personnes opprimées.

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White House blocks CNN from Air Force One in latest escalation with news media

Outlet had been scheduled to fly with Donald Trump to Tennessee for a college football game, network said Friday

The White House has blocked CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One on Saturday, impeding its TV press pool duties in the latest escalation of the administration’s battle with the news media.

CNN had been scheduled to fly with Donald Trump to Tennessee for a college football game, the network said on Friday. The White House confirmed CNN’s exclusion when it did not list the network on guidance sent to the press corps regarding Trump’s schedule for Saturday.

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© Photograph: Luis M Alvarez/AP

© Photograph: Luis M Alvarez/AP

© Photograph: Luis M Alvarez/AP

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Trump Proposes $810 Million in Education and Health Cuts, Defying Congress

The attempted clawback represents the second time in as many years that the White House has sought to cancel funding approved by lawmakers.

© Salwan Georges for The New York Times

White House rescissions appear to target pots of funding that have the weakest constituencies on Capitol Hill, including $25 million of $52 million appropriated for migrant students.
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Trump cancels nearly $1bn in funding approved by Congress

President using rare power to revoke expenditure with bipartisan approval to aid immigrant services

Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1bn in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives.

Trump’s office of management and budget described the funding cut as focused on “the most harmful government spending”.

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© Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

© Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

© Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

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30 College Students Splattered With Condiments and Liquids in Hazing, Police Say

Two University of Wisconsin-Madison students face charges of suspicion of hazing in the episode, which happened on Wednesday in a sweltering basement, officials said.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

An anonymous tip led the police in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday to discover 30 fraternity pledges in a litter-covered basement where the thermostat was set to 81 degrees, officials said.
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Supreme Court Ruling Could Have Limited Impact on Voter Screening in Midterms

Federal law requires a 90-day “quiet period” before elections, likely restricting the immediate scope of a decision that allows the use of a citizenship database to examine voter rolls.

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“I think this is going to have very little impact on the midterms,” Derek T. Muller, a law professor and election law expert at the University of Notre Dame, said of the ruling.
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Trump's plans for massive arch move ahead

Opposition to building the 250-foot arch, and using it for military purposes, is growing with one Democrat blasting Trump's plans as "foolhardy".

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