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Scott Ecker
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Journalism major at Wayne State University, amateur filmmaker, and aspiring musician. Based in Detroit, Michigan. #Com3210News
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I am happy to share that I’m now apart of The Borgen Project’s intern team! Please go support their cause and check out their website @ borgenproject.org
August 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Trump has stated that the United States is currently holding nuclear talks with Iran.

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Trump says US in direct nuclear talks with Iran - BBC News
The US president says negotiations have taken place at a "very high level" between the two countries.
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April 8, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Health Secretary RFK Jr has proposed that states move to ban fluoride in drinking water.

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Kennedy Calls for States to Ban Fluoridated Drinking Water
The health secretary’s announcement came on the first day of a tour through the Southwest to showcase nutrition legislation and other priorities.
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April 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has called on federal prosecutors to pursue death penalty for Luigi Mangione.
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US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione, Bondi says
U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting and killing the CEO of UnitedHealth Group's insurance division Brian Thompson in New York last year.
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April 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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A Salvadorian man in Maryland was mistakenly deported to an El Salvador mega prison in what the Trump administration is labeling an “administrative error”. #Com3210News

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An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says that it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
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April 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Thursday two South Korean fighter jets mistakenly dropped eight bombs on the city of Pocheon during a joint live-fire exercise leaving 8 injured.

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Fighter jets accidentally drop bombs during exercises, injuring 8 South Koreans
The air force said the jets were taking part in a drill with the U.S. military in Pocheon, a city close to the border with North Korea, when they dropped bombs just outside a firing range.
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March 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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The House of Representatives has voted to censure Rep. Al Green for the remarks he made during the joint address to Congress on Tuesday.

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House votes to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's speech to Congress
The vote was 224-198, with 10 Democrats joining all Republicans in approving the resolution.
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March 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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In Tuesday President Trump held a press briefing with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which the president claimed that the United States would take control of Gaza and remove its population in an effort to stabilize and rebuild. www.bbc.com/news/article... #Com3210News
Why does Donald Trump want to take over Gaza and could he do it? - BBC News
The president's vision for a Gaza under US control could upend the future of Middle East relations.
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February 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Between 20,000-40,000 government workers have accepted the Trump administrations offer to resign in exchange for a buyout worth 8 months pay. The White House says they expect as many as 200,000 to accept and plans to see a spike today. www.bbc.com/news/article... #Com3210News
Tens of thousands of federal workers accept Trump resignation offer - BBC News
The scheme is part of an ongoing effort by the new administration to slash the size of the federal bureaucracy.
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February 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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On Tuesday the White House will pause all federal grants and loan as the Trump administration plans to certify whether the funds comply with the newly signed executive orders.

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Legal battle looms as Trump orders a funding freeze during a review of federal loans and grants
Democrats are planning to fight President Donald Trump's efforts to pause federal grants and loans. The court battle will likely begin with a lawsuit from the New York attorney general.
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January 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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On Monday Colombian President Gustavo Petro agreed to accept deported migrants from the U.S. having walked back his previous decision to deny them after President Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on goods that would increase to 50% within a week.

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Colombia backs down on deportation flights after Trump tariffs threat - BBC News
President Gustavo Petro agrees to accept deported migrants after Trump ordered 25% tariffs on all goods.
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January 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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On Monday Elon Musk took the opportunity to address the crowd at President Trump’s inaugural celebration, ending his speech with a hand gesture that has been compared to a Nazi salute. www.reuters.com/world/us/mus... #Com3210News
Musk's hand gesture during Trump inauguration festivities draws scrutiny
Billionaire Elon Musk's hand gesture while he spoke during a celebration of President Donald Trump's inauguration drew online comparisons to a Nazi salute on Monday, but a leading tracker of antisemitism said it appeared to represent a moment of enthusiasm instead.
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January 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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On Monday President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pardon over 1,000 January 6th rioters, including former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes. www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/p... #Com3210News
Trump commutes sentences of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders as he pardons over 1,000 January 6 US Capitol rioters | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned more than 1,000 people charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, and commuted the sentences of leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
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January 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Russia conducted cruise and ballistic missile strikes in multiple regions throughout Ukraine on Wednesday; specifically targeting means of energy production, resulting in Ukrainian authorities shutting down the power grid in several areas. apnews.com/article/russ... #Com3210News
Russian missile attack forces Ukraine to shut down power grid
Ukrainian officials say Russia has launched a major ballistic and cruise missile attack on regions across Ukraine.
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January 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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The UK is delaying the transfer of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in order for the incoming Trump administration to make it’s own assessment of the deal. www.bbc.com/news/article... #Com3210News
Trump has right to consider deal over Chagos Islands, says Downing Street
The biggest island, Diego Garcia, hosts a joint UK-US airbase which is of strategic importance.
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January 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM