Former Syracuse basketball player to be deported after spending weeks in ICE custody

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former Syracuse basketball player is being deported to Sudan after spending several weeks in ICE custody.John Bol Ajak was taken into custody Feb. 18 and agreed to a deportation order Thursday, according to Syracuse.com.The outlet reported that Ajak had been given the option of either voluntary departure or a deportation order, and he chose the latter. The U.S. government pays for the deportation order, while voluntarily leaving allows eligibility for future entry. “If this is how I’m leaving, I never want to step foot in this country again,” Ajak said.Ajak was held…

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Home heating oil businesses struggle to navigate volatile market

LONDONDERRY, NH – Home heating oil firms are facing mounting cost pressures as rising crude and diesel prices tied to Middle East tensions squeeze margins and disrupt operations across New England. The recent spike follows a cold winter that boosted demand for heating oil, leaving both consumers and suppliers exposed…

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Dem Senator warns of NFL Draft security risks amid Iran war in letter to DHS

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., penned a letter to the Department of Homeland Security requesting special security accommodations for the upcoming NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.Fetterman cited concerns amid the ongoing Iran War for his desire for more security.”I urge the Department of Homeland…

Grammy Award-winning rapper set to play professional basketball in China

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There is no fall off for J. Cole.The 41-year-old rapper, who recently released his seventh studio album, “The Fall Off,” will be playing professional basketball in China, he recently announced.ESPN reported that the two-time Grammy-Award winner, whose real name is Jermaine Cole,…

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Vance tapped as ‘fraud czar’ as Trump targets blue states over taxpayer theft

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Amid several monumental Cabinet shakeups, President Donald Trump is signaling his continued confidence in Vice President JD Vance by having him address an “unprecedented” problem in Democratic-run states and declaring him the nation’s “fraud czar.” Vance announced Thursday his fraud task force busted…

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Frazzled NYC parents vent over ‘insane’ number of public school holidays — as days off continue to climb

Are these extra school holidays too much of a good thing? For many NYC parents of public school students, the answer is a resounding yes. With Big Apple students now only in school for 176 days each year — with an especially long break for spring recess, currently in effect from April 2 to 10 — some parents are throwing up their hands in frustration at their children’s extra time off, being forced to meet the demands of work and finding additional childcare at the same time. Young Gothamites are set to log 130 fewer hours in the classroom than…

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