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The Trump administration just declassified 80,000 pages of JFK assassination records.

Hannah Frye and Clara Harder report that the files include FBI and CIA reports on Lee Harvey Oswald, Cold War intelligence operations, and assassination plots.

But early reviews of the documents found no major revelations

about who was responsible. Historian Jefferson Morley calls this the most significant JFK

file release in decades, but the documents are blurry and difficult to read. Some experts say

the secrecy was about protecting CIA methods,

not covering up a conspiracy. Many Americans believe there's more to the story,

and it seems the new release won't end the debate.

The University of California is taking action in response to funding threats from the Trump administration. Javed Khalim reports that UC announced a system-wide hiring freeze to avoid cuts to its renowned research programs.

The administration has proposed slashing federal funding for science, medicine, and education.

UC relies on billions from the National Institutes of Health, and without

new hires, students could see fewer professors and class options, along with longer wait

times. They're also fighting back in court, joining a lawsuit to block these cuts. The decision comes

as the Trump administration has made threats

to defund schools claiming they waste federal money or do not align with their opposition to

programs focused on diversity and equality. California just broke a record for film incentives,

and it's big news for Hollywood.

Reporter Samantha Masunaga says 51 films, the most ever in a single round of funding,

will receive state tax credits to keep production in California.

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