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State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80% to $450

AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship.

After years of legal battles with several groups representing Americans wanting to give up their citizenship, the department on Friday published a final rule in the Federal Register that reduces the cost from $2,350 to $450.

The new fee, which took effect on Friday, had been promised in 2023 but had never been implemented. The cost is now the same as it was when the State Department first started charging Americans to formally renounce...
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The Latest: US deploying Marines to Middle East as it pounds Iran

AP News About 2,500 U.S. Marines are being deployed to the Middle East as American and Israeli strikes keep pounding Iran and the Islamic Republic keeps attacking Persian Gulf shipping and energy infrastructure. As Iranian threats choke global oil shipments, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said “we have been dealing with it and don’t need to worry about it.”

A large explosion rocked a square in Tehran that was filled with people for annual Quds Day demonstrations in support of the Palestinians, Iranian state television reported. Thousands chanted “death to Israel” and “death to...
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EPA moves to weaken pollution limits on chemical used to sterilize medical equipment

AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would reverse a Biden administration finding of high cancer risks at manufacturing facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean medical devices like catheters and syringes.

The EPA said it is concerned that the current Biden-era standards “actively threaten” manufacturers' abilities to sterilize equipment and “jeopardize one of America’s only options for a secure domestic supply chain of essential medical...
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No. 4 Florida cruises to third victory over Kentucky to open SEC Tournament title defense

AP News NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Condon scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and fourth-ranked Florida took the first step toward defending its Southeastern Conference Tournament title by beating Kentucky 71-63 Friday in the quarterfinals.

The Gators (26-6) never trailed and were tied only once while winning their 12th straight game. The regular-season SEC champions, who are seeking a sixth tournament title overall, will play either No. 22 Vanderbilt or No. 25 Tennessee in Saturday's semifinals.

Thomas Haugh added 13 points for Florida, and Xaivian Lee had 11. Read More

US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

AP News Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be.

Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill.

This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash has already hit much of the East. On Wednesday, Washington, D.C., residents walked around in shorts in...
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