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Friday, April 4, 2025

• L.A. Dodgers bound for the White House to celebrate World Series championship
  The Los Angeles Dodgers will be at the White House to celebrate their World Series win. But not everyone is happy that the team will meet with President Trump.
  
• Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record
  The Washington Capitals star came into Friday's game two goals shy of tying the NHL's career record, set decades ago by the great Wayne Gretzky. The Capitals have six games left in the regular season.
  
• Deadly storms devastate parts of the U.S. South and Midwest
  The National Weather Service has issued a warning that the South and Midwest may experience more severe storms, flooding and tornadoes in the days ahead.
  
• Trans troops face a difficult choice with Department of Defense initiative
  Transgender service members continue to weigh their options as a Trump administration policy tries to push them out of the military for a second time in less than a decade.
  
• Academics in the U.S. seek jobs elsewhere
  American academics are pursuing exile, claiming research freedom under pressure from Trump administration.
  
• A Black sailor killed at Pearl Harbor finally comes home
  Eighty-three years after the Pearl Harbor attack, a Black sailor is buried with military honors this week. For his family, it's long awaited closure.
  
• Supreme Court sides with administration over Education Department grants
  By a 5-4 vote, the justices allowed the administration to freeze millions of dollars in grant funding for diversity and instructional programs at public and private universities.
  
• Judge orders the Trump administration to return man who was mistakenly deported
  A federal judge in Maryland Friday ordered the Trump administration to take immediate steps to return a Maryland man who was deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison by mistake, setting up another high-stakes clash between the White House and the courts.
  
• He's a decorated war vet but a convicted criminal. ICE wants to deport him
  Jose Barco's story is one of battlefield trauma, bureaucratic bumbling and eventually, a serious crime.
  
• Popular brands of liquid eggs are recalled over bleach contamination concerns
  Over 200,000 pounds of Egg Beaters and Bob Evans products were recalled over potential cleaning solution contamination. The USDA says that health risks are low, but consumers should still steer clear.