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Harvard hosts Weiss and Columbia
Columbia Lions (14-4, 5-0 Ivy League) at Harvard Crimson (15-2, 4-1 Ivy League) Boston; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Columbia plays Harvard after Riley Weiss scored 25 points in Columbia's 79-54 win against the Pennsylvania Quakers. The Crimson have...
Columbia and Harvard meet in conference showdown
Harvard Crimson (6-11, 1-3 Ivy League) at Columbia Lions (11-6, 0-4 Ivy League) New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Chandler Pigge and Harvard visit Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa and Columbia on Friday. The Lions have gone 8-2 at home. Columbia ranks...
What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump just signed
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the first bill of his new administration, and it is named after a slain Georgia nursing student whose name became a rallying cry during his White House campaign. Trump said that he appreciated the bipartisan support for his first piece of...
Deportation flights from the US to Colombia resume after a diplomatic spat
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian migrants returning home Tuesday on Colombian military flights described being shackled during earlier U.S. flights that were blocked by their country’s leader in a dispute with President Donald Trump that nearly sparked a trade war. Deportation...
Colombian customs official pleads guilty in money laundering case tied to DEA misconduct
TAMPA, Florida (AP) — A Colombian customs worker admitted his role Tuesday in taking bribes and funneling more than $1 million in drug proceeds in a case that threatened to expose dirty dealings between U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and their informants. Omar...
Columbia Financial: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
FAIR LAWN, N.J. (AP) — FAIR LAWN, N.J. (AP) — Columbia Financial, Inc. (CLBK) on Tuesday reported a loss of $21.2 million in its fourth quarter. The Fair Lawn, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of 21 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to...
What has changed with immigration under Trump and what is still playing out?
SAN DIEGO (AP) — During his first week in office, President Donald Trump signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew of edicts to carry out promises of mass deportations and border security. Some actions were felt immediately. Others face legal challenges. Some may...
Amazon's advocates fear Trump's return means little US help to protect rainforest
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Alexis Damancio Silva can’t forget the hardship in his town of Puerto Narino in far southern Colombia last year when extreme drought nearly dried up the Amazon River. Pink dolphins and fish died. Crops dried up. The town lost its easy access to markets. ...
Trump's tariff threat worked on Colombia, but his plans for Canada and Mexico carry higher stakes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Having already forced Colombia to accept deportees by threatening a 25% tariff, President Donald Trump is readying the same move against Canada and Mexico as soon as Saturday. But this time, the stakes are higher and many economists surveying the possible damage...
In the early going, Trump 2.0 approach on foreign policy is to talk loudly and carry a big stick
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump in his first week back in the White House has offered an early preview to his second-term foreign policy approach: Talk loudly and wield a big stick. Over the weekend, Trump threatened to levy massive tariffs on Colombia after the country’s leftist...
