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State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80% to $450

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship. After years of legal battles with several groups representing Americans wanting to give up their citizenship, the ...

Amid Temple Israel horror, a small act of kindness — and pizza in Michigan

By ROBIN ERB/Bridge Michigan In lockdown and confusion and fear following an attack at nearby Temple Israel, the staff at Soul Café made pizza — cheese, mushroom, and margherita. As dozens of police cars and fire trucks and ambulances screamed outside and bomb detection teams arrived at ...

Trump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president

By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Richard Grenell, an ally of President Donald Trump who oversaw far reaching changes at the Kennedy Center that prompted many artists to abandon the iconic performing arts venue, will step down as the institution's president. Trump ...