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Trump pardons former Mets great Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges
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Trump pardons former Mets great Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges

  • By WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

President Donald Trump has pardoned former New York Mets star Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges. Strawberry, an eight-time All-Star, struggled with legal and personal issues after his baseball career. He pleaded guilty to tax evasion in 1995 and went to prison on drug-related charges. A White House official said Trump approved the pardon, highlighting Strawberry's Christian faith and longtime, post-career sobriety. Strawberry expressed gratitude on Instagram. He emphasized that it wasn't about politics. Strawberry played for the Mets, Yankees, Dodgers, and Giants from 1983 to 1999. He was 1983 National League Rookie of the Year and was on four World Series-winning teams with the Mets and Yankees.

Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action, escalates claim of Christian persecution
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Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action, escalates claim of Christian persecution

  • By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN and AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria. The warning posted Saturday on social media was an escalation of his criticism that the government is failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the West African country. The threat came after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu pushed back against Trump's designation of Nigeria as a "country of particular concern" for alleged persecution of Christians. On Saturday, Tinubu stated that Nigeria values religious freedom and opposes persecution. Trump, in a social media post on Friday, claimed Christianity faces an existential threat in Nigeria due to radical Islamists.

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Jamaica Extreme Weather

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The church of Lacovia Tombstone, Jamaica, sits damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

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Immigrant Church Nations Capital

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A parishioner of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, whose husband was detained by immigration agents, looks out her home's window as she poses for a portrait in Washington, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

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Immigrant Church Nations Capital

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The Rev. Carlos Reyes greets parishioners after celebrating Mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic church in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

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Parishioners pray during a Sunday Mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart Catholic church in Washington, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

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A parishioner of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart holds the Bibles of her husband who was detained by immigration agents in Washington, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)