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Fla. university head: Keep FAMU band suspended

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's top state university official is asking Florida A&M University to keep its famed band off the field.

Eleven FAMU band members have been charged with felony hazing in connection to the death of drum major Robert Champion in November.

State University System Chancellor Frank Brogan wrote ...

Ancient Mayan workshop for astronomers discovered

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 17:03
NEW YORK (AP) -- Archaeologists have found a small room in Mayan ruins where royal scribes apparently used walls like a blackboard to keep track of astronomical records and the society's intricate calendar some 1,200 years ago....
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Change to top of WTC raises questions over height

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 17:03
NEW YORK (AP) -- A change to the design of a needle that will sit atop One World Trade Center is raising questions over whether the building will still be America's tallest when completed....
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Obama to require regular reviews of federal rules

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 17:03
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is changing or eliminating a handful of regulations - from uniform street sign requirements to outdated hospital reporting rules - that it says could have cost the economy $6 billion over five years, part of a regulatory overhaul that will require agencies to periodically scrub their rule books in search of unnecessary mandates....
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Postal Service loses $3.2B in 2nd quarter

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 17:03
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Drowning in red ink, the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported a quarterly loss of $3.2 billion and blamed Congress for blocking the agency's cost-cutting efforts to offset declining mail volume and mounting costs for future retiree health benefits....
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Romney counters notion he bullied gay classmates

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 17:03
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney apologized Thursday to classmates he may have offended by "hijinks and pranks during high school" and insisted he didn't know that some were gay....
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Study: Outside media changing N. Korean worldview

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 17:03
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The growing availability of news media and cellphones in reclusive North Korea likely forced it to admit within hours that its long-range rocket launch last month was a failure, the U.S. human rights envoy to the country said Thursday....
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