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When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond last December, it seemed like a serious blow to the president’s mass deportation effort. Instead, a top Justice Department official insisted the ruling wasn’t binding, and the administration continued denying detainees around the country a chance for release. By February, the district court judge, Sunshine Sykes, was fed up. Sykes, a nominee of President Joe […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Cash-strapped Spirit Airlines appeared closer to a shutdown after Friday came and went without a needed government bailout. President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration had given the budget carrier a “final proposal” for a taxpayer-funded takeover to keep it from going under, but the absence of a deal put the airline’s future in doubt. A person familiar with the matter said preparations […]

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) – More than two months into a conflict that has failed to deliver a decisive military or diplomatic win, President Donald Trump faces the risk that a standoff with Iran will drag on indefinitely and leave an even bigger problem for the U.S. and the world than before he launched the war.  With both sides outwardly confident they hold the upper hand and […]

MADRID, May 2 (Reuters) – Jannik Sinner said the surge of adrenaline that comes with big matches had helped him push through mounting fatigue after the Italian reached his maiden Madrid final following another deep run in a packed season. The 24-year-old has had a near non-stop schedule over the past two months, reaching the closing rounds in tournaments as the circuit moved from hardcourts to the clay season, winning […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando forward Paolo Banchero, when asked to explain what went wrong for the Magic in the second half against the Detroit Pistons on Friday night, had a very succinct answer. “They went on a pretty big run there,” Banchero said. “And we didn’t score.” It truly might have been that simple. The Pistons — facing elimination and down by 24 points, on the road, in the […]

An attorney representing the Trump administration informed a U.S. District Court Friday evening that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun offering new appointments to disaster workers whose contracts the agency did not renew in January, reversing a controversial decision that prompted a coalition of labor unions, scientific groups and local governments to sue the administration. FEMA has “initiated contact to offer new appointments” to term-limited staff whose contracts expired […]

MIAMI, May 1 (Reuters) – Max Verstappen felt Red Bull had closed the gap to Formula One rivals at the Miami Grand Prix and he could trust his car more. The four times world champion, a two times winner in Miami, qualified fifth on Friday for the Saturday sprint race. Verstappen has been unhappy with Formula One’s new rules era, even mulling his future in the sport, and has yet […]

By Alan Baldwin MIAMI, May 1 (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Lando Norris took pole position for Saturday’s Miami Grand Prix sprint race with Mercedes’ title leader Kimi Antonelli second fastest to deny McLaren a one-two on the starting grid. Norris lapped the Hard Rock Stadium with a best time of one minute 27.869 seconds, beating last year’s teenage sprint pole sitter by 0.222. Australian teammate Oscar Piastri will […]

Minnesota starting quarterback Drake Lindsey was arrested Friday for allegedly using a fake ID and for possessing alcohol as a minor. The arrest took place in Lindsey’s native Arkansas, where Fayetteville police responded to a call from a bar in town about a possible fake identification. Per a preliminary police report, the 20-year-old Lindsey admitted to owning the ID and said he drank alcohol before going to the bar. He […]