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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! First on Fox: The Department of Homeland Security is touting its local cooperation with New York authorities to keep an illegal immigrant accused of raping a 5-year-old Long Island girl off the streets, despite state sanctuary laws that disallow such collaboration.  Carlos Aguilar Reynoso, 27, a Guatemalan citizen, was babysitting the child as a favor to her mother. When the mother returned home from work on Feb. 1, she discovered the girl bleeding through her underwear, prompting her to take her to a hospital.The girl was transferred to a specialty hospital where she…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Netgear — The San Jose, Calif.-based maker of WiFi routers and network switches surged 11% after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) banned all imports of consumer routers made abroad, saying they pose national security risks. Jefferies Financial Group — Shares of the investment bank rallied nearly 7% after The Financial Times, citing people familiar, reported that Japan’s second-largest lender, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, is planning a possible takeover of Jefferies. Apollo Global Management — The asset management giant fell 2% after it was revealed the company will limit withdrawals from its…

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest has publicly rebuked China’s state-run iron buyer for its tactics aimed at pushing down prices of the key commodity, the first leader among Australia’s iron ore giants to do so.BHP has so far been the main target of China Mineral Resources Group’s squeeze on Western Australia’s lucrative iron ore arm but it was Mr Forrest who fired the first shot at the Beijing-based group.Mr Forrest said CMRG was trying to “create a cartel” and he warned it should not “poke a bear” in regards to Australia’s economy.“I’d say to the CMRG, step away from that gun…

Tehran, Iran – Iranians are dealing with the fallout of the US-Israeli war on their country for the fourth week while being squeezed by a dwindling economy and the longest internet shutdown the country has ever experienced.Most of the country is closed down this week for Nowruz holidays to celebrate the Persian New Year.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listBut Iran has had numerous unexpected shutdowns this year, including those due to the 12-day war with Israel and the US in June, and the bloody nationwide protests in January, as well as air pollution rooted in an energy crisis.For…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Florida Democrats on Tuesday flipped control of a long-vacant Republican-held state House seat in a Palm Beach-anchored district that includes Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s home turf.The Associated Press reports that Democrat Emily Gregory defeated Republican Jon Maples in a special election in Florida’s House District 87, in the race to fill the seat left vacant last August, when GOP state Rep. Mike Caruso resigned to become Palm Beach County clerk and comptroller.The ballot box battle was one of three special legislative elections being held in GOP-dominated Florida on Tuesday. And while the contests…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nine students were injured on Tuesday after a driver struck them with a vehicle at a school in Ankeny, Iowa, according to officials.The incident happened around 3:15 p.m. as students were being picked up from St. Luke’s Catholic School on NW Weigel Drive, city police and fire officials said at a news conference.A vehicle in the pickup line jumped the curb and struck the students, officials said.STUDENTS ON CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL TRACK TEAM INJURED AFTER SUSPECTED DUI DRIVER ACCUSED OF HITTING THEM Nine students were injured after a driver struck them with…

Gold bounced back 4% on Wednesday, driven by a softer dollar and easing energy prices, which minimised fears about higher inflation.A weaker dollar resulted in lower prices for greenback-priced bullion, making it more affordable for those holding other currencies.Oil prices fell below $100 per barrel after the US President Donald Trump announced that Washington was advancing in negotiations to end the conflict with Iran, citing an important concession from Tehran.Concurrently, reports confirmed that the US had presented Iran with a 15-point settlement proposal.End of liquidity crunch to boost pricesCurrently, gold is being liquidated for cash due to the liquidity crunch…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The online fundraising platform Kickstarter has taken down a campaign for a book about “Save Women’s Sports” activists, that is set to include interviews with Riley Gaines, Jennifer Sey, Paula Scanlan, Brooke Slusser, Payton McNabb, Stephanie Turner, Selina Soule, Kaitlynn Wheeler and several others. The page for the campaign for the forthcoming title “She Handled It,” by Arwen Becker currently says “suspended” on Kickstarter’s website. Becker told Fox News Digital that she was told that campaigns are suspended when the platform discovers “strong evidence” that a campaign violates “the spirit of Kickstarter rules.” Becker added…

City councillors in Wetaskiwin are looking to hire a third-party contractor to help them work together more effectively and address public backlash, as rumours continue to swirl in the central Alberta community over why the mayor has been banned from city hall. Mayor Joe Branco has been attending council meetings virtually since mid-January, after his fellow councillors voted to bar him from city hall — a decision council said stems from a private investigation they cannot publicly discuss.The city has been asked many times for more information but has offered no explanation for the ban.In a statement issued March 20, the…

Tom Lynagh has been named on the bench for the first time this season as the Queensland Reds attempt to do something they haven’t done since 1998.