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Coast Guard launches search for missing fishing boat off Massachusetts coast2:50 The 72-foot Lily Jean issued an alert early on Friday morning, approximately 25 miles off the port of Gloucester. Don Lemon pleads not guilty to federal charges over Minnesota church protest2:18 A magistrate judge ordered Lemon released to await trial after a night in custody following his arrest Democrats predict a surge in donations after anger over ICE raids: ‘They won’t be able to spend all the money in the midterms’2:18 Some Democratic donors reportedly stopped giving after the party’s 2024 electoral losses, but recent events may moved them off the sidelines Fast food chain Arby’s closes down yet another restaurant1:47 The restaurant closure came after McDonald’s said that foot traffic from low-income customers had dropped by nearly double digits across the fast food industry Texas A&M University to end women's studies due to new policy on race and gender topics1:46 Texas A&M University is ending its women’s and gender studies program and changing the syllabuses of hundreds of courses Senate votes to avert shutdown but parses out spending for Homeland Security1:15 The Department of Homeland Security–which houses ICE and CBP–will be funded through a stopgap bill as the Senate attempts to negotiate reforms to the agencies Venezuela announces bill that could lead to mass release of prisoners detained for political reasons1:15 Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has announced a bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons |