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Fox News reports: President Donald Trump isn’t “trolling” when it comes to efforts to acquire Greenland and make Canada the 51st state. Trump has discussed acquiring Greenland, Canada and Panama for months — and has regularly referred to Canada as the 51st U.S. state. Despite skepticism from some, Trump said in an interview with Time magazine published Friday that he …

The New York Times reports: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo agreed to a provisional settlement of $150 million with more than 800 victims of sexual abuse, a lawyer for dozens of the accusers said, bringing one of New York’s most embattled and scandal-plagued dioceses closer to resolving years of legal wrangling. Bishop Michael W. Fisher of Buffalo said in …

“It was quite dramatic. I’ve got to tell you, the federal judge was expressing some real disappointment in George Santos before handing down the sentence, essentially saying that he is fully deserving of the sentence that she was about to give him. “And when she did add up the total of 87 months, which is what the prosecution was requesting …

Florida Politics reports: The Senate is again declining to take up two of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Ethics Commission appointees, including Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich. Katherine Betta, a Senate spokesperson, confirmed to Florida Politics that the chamber will not hold a confirmation vote for either Descovich or Figgers Communications CEO Freddie Figgers. In both cases, this marks the second …

Politico reports: Trump administration officials have discussed allowing some Afghan refugees to remain in the United States, days after a group of potentially vulnerable migrants from the war-torn country received emails from Customs and Border Protection revoking their humanitarian parole status. The policy discussions come as prominent Christian leaders and nonprofit organizations have pressed the White House to protect what …

ABC News reports: Seven in 10 Americans think President Donald Trump’s tariffs on international trade will drive up U.S. inflation, outweighing hopes that they’ll boost manufacturing employment and fueling a 64% disapproval rate of how he’s handling the issue. Even nearly half of Republicans — 47% in the ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll released Friday — said they think tariffs will …

Reuters reports: A 25% U.S. tariff on pharmaceutical imports would increase U.S. drug costs by nearly $51 billion annually, boosting U.S. prices by as much as 12.9% if passed on, a report commissioned by the industry’s U.S. trade group and reviewed by Reuters shows. The analysis, conducted by Ernst & Young, found the United States imported $203 billion in pharmaceutical …

NBC News reports: Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., is telling senators that he plans to run for governor of Alabama, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation. One of the sources told NBC News, “He’s been telling anyone and everyone.” Tuberville has long been rumored to be considering a campaign for governor to succeed Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Ala., who …

ABC News reports: President Donald Trump, in a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine published Friday, claimed he’s already “made 200 deals” on tariffs and said he’s spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping. In the cover story, in which Trump’s discussed his first 100 days in office, the president was asked about White House trade adviser Peter Navarro’s prediction of “90 …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to federal stalking and murder charges on Friday in connection with the Dec. 4 murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The 26-year-old appeared in Manhattan federal court on Friday, sporting noticeably shorter hair and wearing mustard-colored prison garb over a thermal white shirt. He was seen chatting with his …