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Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, some DACA recipients have been arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown; all 24 schoolgirls abducted last week in Kebbi in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued, Nigeria's president says; and more people are addicted to marijuana, but fewer of them are seeking help, experts say.

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DACA supporter Claudia Valdivia wields a megaphone at a rally outside federal appeals court in New Orleans in 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)

Some DACA recipients have been arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown

An organization is tracking the growing number of arrests among people with temporary deportation protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Although DACA was created to shield noncitizens who were brought into the country by their parents from deportation if they meet certain requirements, including keeping a clean record, the Trump administration has obfuscated the protections granted to these recipients. At least 20 cases have been documented, including the recent arrest of a Dallas area resident who was a vocal participant in political meetings and public demonstrations. Read more.

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All 24 schoolgirls abducted last week in Kebbi in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued, Nigeria's president says

All 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by armed assailants from a school last week in Kebbi in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued, the country’s president announced Tuesday. Read more.

More people are addicted to marijuana, but fewer of them are seeking help, experts say

Pot use among young adults reached historic levels in recent years, according to a federally supported survey. Daily use even outpaced daily drinking, with nearly 18 million Americans reporting in 2022 that they use marijuana every day or nearly every day, up from less than 1 million three decades earlier. Read more.

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This photo provided by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows Gramma eating a banana stalk in 2023. (San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP)

Gramma the Galapagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. It’s not clear exactly when the tortoise arrived in San Diego, but zoo officials said she came from the Bronx Zoo in either 1928 or 1931.