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  • 1 week ago | wcvb.com | Jennifer Peñate

    A federal court ruled on Wednesday that President Donald Trump cannot impose tariffs by executive order alone, immediately halting most of his tariff plans.Wednesday's decision to stop Trump's so-called Liberation Day tariffs that began on April 2, is in response to two lawsuits against the administration — one filed by a group of small businesses and another by twelve Democratic Attorneys General.Across those two cases, the Court of International Trade, made up of three judges, ruled that...

  • 1 week ago | krdo.com | Jennifer Peñate |Veronica Haynes

    By Jennifer Peñate, Jamy Pombo Sesselman, Veronica HaynesClick here for updates on this story    SOUTHBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A 12-year-old girl died this weekend after falling out of a third-floor window of an apartment building in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Arya Lebeau was spending Friday night with friends at an apartment complex on Village Drive in Southbridge when she fell from a third-story window, according to the Worcester County district attorney.

  • 3 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Jennifer Peñate

    A Guatemalan man living in New Bedford, whose car window was smashed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents a month ago and sent to ICE detention, is now speaking about the ordeal. Juan Francisco Mendez, 29, is out on bond and required to wear an ankle monitor. On Thursday, a judge ordered him to be released from an ICE detention center in New Hampshire, citing the Department of Homeland Security did not file any charges against him.

  • 3 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Jennifer Peñate

    Massachusetts customers are bracing for higher prices at their local Walmart stores after the retail giant announced gradual price hikes amid President Donald Trump's tariff wars. "Our merchants and suppliers are partnering together to try and offset as much of the pressure as possible. We want to keep prices as low as we can for as long as we can, but we're starting to see some movement," Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said.

  • 4 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Jennifer Peñate

    Chaos unfolded on Eureka Street in Worcester on Thursday when federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a woman. In response, a crowd of people showed up chanting "where is the warrant," and then attempted to block the agents' car from leaving. In a video shared with NewsCenter 5, the screams of the young woman are heard as she's being arrested by officers on the ground.

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Jennifer Peñate
Jennifer Peñate @wcvbjennifer
5 Apr 25

"Hands Off!" rally in #Boston Tens of thousands of protestors gathered on the Boston Common Saturday as part of nationwide demonstrations opposing President Donald Trump & his administration's policy changes https://t.co/O5oxCalEvx

Jennifer Peñate
Jennifer Peñate @wcvbjennifer
27 Jan 25

RT @AP: BREAKING: Colombian president orders increase of import tariffs on US goods in retaliation to Trump order https://t.co/0w1yrhLNDY

Jennifer Peñate
Jennifer Peñate @wcvbjennifer
27 Jan 25

Colombia's president rejects two repatriation flights from the U.S. citing inhumane treatment on planes and demands formal protocol for flights. In a retaliatory move, the U.S. slaps a 25% tariff increase on Colombian imports, then 50% in a week. & suspends visa issuance

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Department of State @StateDept

The State Department will continue to enforce and prioritize an America First agenda. Following President Petro’s refusal to accept two repatriation flights he previously authorized, @SecRubio immediately ordered a suspension of visa issuance at the U.S. Embassy Bogota consular