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• India, Pakistan both say they are open to reciprocal de-escalation
  India, Pakistan both say they are open to reciprocal de-escalation -

  India and Pakistan both said they will not escalate hostilities if the other reciprocates, after they fired volleys of missiles across their borders.

• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will not run for US Senate
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will not run for US Senate -

  The primary is expected to attract a number of high-profile GOP challengers.

• Flood watches issued as soaking rain develops Friday across Vermont, New York
  Flood watches issued as soaking rain develops Friday across Vermont, New York -

  Minor river flooding possible, especially in southern Vermont with higher rainfall totals

• Judge pauses much of Trump administration's massive downsizing of federal agencies
  Judge pauses much of Trump administration's massive downsizing of federal agencies -

  A California judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt much of its massive downsizing of the federal workforce

• Columbia suspends over 65 students after pro-Palestinian protest in library
  Columbia suspends over 65 students after pro-Palestinian protest in library -

  Columbia University has suspended dozens of students and barred alums and others who participated in a pro-Palestinian demonstration inside the school's main library earlier this week

• A look at what happened in the US government this week
  A look at what happened in the US government this week -

  Here are the top stories from the U.S. government this past week.

• Trove of documents unsealed in NYC mayor's criminal case offers a glimpse of thwarted investigation
  Trove of documents unsealed in NYC mayor's criminal case offers a glimpse of thwarted investigation -

  Federal agents investigating New York City Mayor Eric Adams were still seizing phones and applying for search warrants days before Justice Department leaders ordered prosecutors to drop the corruption case

• New Jersey mayor released after arrest at ICE detention center where he was protesting
  New Jersey mayor released after arrest at ICE detention center where he was protesting -

  Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at a federal immigration detention center where he has been protesting its opening this week and held in custody for several hours.

• Pakistan says India fired missiles at 3 air bases inside country. Pakistani retaliation underway
  Pakistan says India fired missiles at 3 air bases inside country. Pakistani retaliation underway -

  India has fired missiles at three air bases inside Pakistan but most of the missiles were intercepted, marking the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a gun massacre last month that India blames Pakistan for.

• Turkish Tufts University student released from ICE facility on bail
  Turkish Tufts University student released from ICE facility on bail -

  U.S. District Judge William Sessions in Burlington released Rumeysa Ozturk pending a final decision on her claim that she’s been illegally detained.

• Northern New York Rep. Elise Stefanik discusses possible gubernatorial run in Ticonderoga
  Northern New York Rep. Elise Stefanik discusses possible gubernatorial run in Ticonderoga -

  Stefanik has been critical of incumbent Kathy Hochul on social media in recent weeks.

• Rep. Stefanik kicks off America’s 250th anniversary celebration at Fort Ticonderoga
  Rep. Stefanik kicks off America’s 250th anniversary celebration at Fort Ticonderoga -

  This weekend's celebration includes a real-time march and recreation of the 1775 capture of the fort, tracing the path of the Green Mountain Boys from Vermont to Ticonderoga.
  

• Rutland parents, students weigh in as teachers move to a possible strike
  Rutland parents, students weigh in as teachers move to a possible strike -

  If the union does go on strike, it would mark the first Vermont teachers' strike in nearly a decade, according to officials.
  

• Burlington to eliminate 25 city jobs in effort to reduce budget deficit
  Burlington to eliminate 25 city jobs in effort to reduce budget deficit -

  Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak said her administration is working to reduce the $8 million Fiscal Year 2026 budget gap.

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