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Starmer: ‘Sooner or later’ Russia must yield to peace

Starmer: ‘Sooner or later’ Russia must yield to peace

In this photo taken from video on March 15, 2025, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer participates from London in a virtual meeting with a group of European, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian leaders. They discussed the proposed ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

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Native American news roundup, March 9-14, 2025

WASHINGTON — Tribes and students sue feds over staff cuts at BIE schools
Three Tribal Nations, along with five Native students, are suing the U.S. Interior Department and the Office of Indian Affairs over mass firings at the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) and its federally operated schools — Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) in New Mexico.
The layoffs stem from President Donald Trump’s February 11 executive order calling for broad cuts to federal staffing. Haskell lost more than a quarter of its staff, leaving courses without instructors, delaying financial aid and forcing students to clean dorms and restrooms. At SIPI, staff cuts led to 13-hour power outages, undrinkable tap water, and canceled midterm exams due to a shortage of faculty.
The lawsuit by the Native American Rights Fund representing the Pueblo of Isleta, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes argues that the layoffs violate ..

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