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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized a shipment of fake designer jewelry, which could have been sold for $3.5 million, had it been real, the federal agency announced Monday. The shipment, containing 660 rings, bracelets and necklaces resembling luxury brand Van Cleef & Arpels, was discovered on Feb. 20, en route from China to a residence in Puerto Rico. 

National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday that dozens of officials from the former Biden administration have had their security clearances revoked and their access to classified information banned. Those stripped of their security clearances on Monday include former top Biden administration officials Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, Lisa Monaco, Mark Zaid and Norman Eisen. 

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the Food and Drug Administration on Monday to revise its rule allowing food companies to "self-affirm" that its ingredients are safe. "For far too long, ingredient manufacturers and sponsors have exploited a loophole that has allowed new ingredients and chemicals, often with unknown safety data, to be introduced into the U.S. food supply without notification to the FDA or the public," said Secretary Kennedy. 

Delta Air Lines on Monday slashed its first-quarter revenue and earnings outlooks, citing weaker domestic demand in economic "uncertainty." Expected revenue in the quarter ending March 31 will rise no more than 5% from last year, down from a forecast in January of 6% to 8% growth, the airline said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Major stock indexes plummeted Monday as the sell-off continued from last week amid fears of a recession because of a U.S. trade war with other countries and other worrying economic news with Donald Trump as U.S. president. Stocks opened with steep losses Monday morning and it worsened as the day continued, one day after Trump said in an interview that the country could face a recession. The indexes slightly rebounded from lows before trading ended at 4 p.m.

The Department of Education warned 60 universities that they are under investigation for alleged anti-Semitic discrimination and harassment.The department's Office for Civil Rights on Monday sent letters to dozens of colleges to let each know they face "potential enforcement actions" if their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus aren't being met.

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