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News Summary An ice storm swept through parts of Ontario, causing widespread power outages affecting over 300,000 residents. Hydro One reported over 380,000 outages at

News Summary A plane crash in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on Saturday afternoon resulted in the loss of lives as a SOCATA TBM7 aircraft crashed into

News Summary Columbia University welcomes Claire Shipman as its new acting president amid Congressional hearings on campus antisemitism. Shipman criticizes the hearings as ‘Capitol Hill

News Summary The detention of an international graduate student from the University of Minnesota by ICE agents has sparked significant concern and protests within the

News Summary The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) faces significant upheaval as the Trump administration lays off nearly 200 to 300 employees amid a restructuring

News Summary On March 29, 2025, widespread protests broke out across the U.S. and parts of Europe against Elon Musk’s significant role in the government.

News Summary A federal judge has reinstated grants for four fair housing organizations, including one from Western Massachusetts. This ruling affirms the importance of equitable

News Summary Multiple federal websites, including Census.gov and health-related pages, experienced unexpected outages, raising concerns about the transparency of government information. A directive from the

News Summary On March 28, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution, aiming to eliminate what he calls ‘anti-American ideology.’ This

News Summary The Trump administration’s plan to dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and integrate its functions under the State Department raises significant