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The former president’s posting of the bond was necessary to keep New York Attorney General Letitia James from initiating legal steps to take over his properties, including Trump Tower.

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Velveeta hair dye, Old Bay body scrub and more April Fools’ food pranks

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America is divided over major efforts to rewrite child labor laws

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