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New York won't rescind Native American mascot ban, despite Trump's threat of cutting federal funds

Philip Marcelo

Associated Press Published: June 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM Tags: Education , Race , ethnicity , Daniel Morton-Bentley , Linda McMahon , Donald Trump , Politics , U.S. news FILE - Chiefs signs and logos are displayed Massapequa High School in Massapequa, N.Y., Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) (Ted Shaffrey, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

NEW YORK – New York education officials won't rescind the state's ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing federal funding.

Instead, New York officials sugges

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