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Lebanese health officials said two people were killed, including a child, and several more were injured.

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A wider disparity between major conferences and lesser-known conferences has lent itself to fewer close games in the early rounds of both the men's and women's NCAA tournaments.

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An NPR investigation uncovered 40,000 vets facing foreclosure due to a VA mistake. A rescue program is helping many of them, but others fear being left out if Congress cuts this new lifeline

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The Department of Homeland Security's new policy, revoking legal protections for hundreds of thousands, impacts people who are already in the U.S. and who came under a humanitarian parole program.

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The worlds youngest country teetering on the brink of another conflict and the possibility of regional war.

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Rounding up the big interviews you might have missed, from gardening tips with Martha Stewart to a conversation with a former astronaut about what happens to our bodies after that much time in space.

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Rounding up the big interviews you might have missed, from gardening tips with Martha Stewart to a conversation with a former astronaut about what happens to our bodies after that much time in space.

The populist message of Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Fighting Oligarchy" tour has resonated with voters frustrated by President Trump's agenda — and the Democratic Party's muddled response.

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Heathrow Airport said it was "fully operational" on Saturday, after an almost daylong closure sparked by an electrical substation fire. But airlines warned that severe disruption will last for days.

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The advisories come after some citizens from European countries and Canada have been detained and deported by immigration officials while traveling to the United States.

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Newsmax is being sued for defamation by Dominion Voting Systems — the same company that sued Fox News over false 2020 election-fraud claims and walked away with a nearly $800 million settlement.

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As with Europe, the Trump administration is sending conflicting signals to America's long-standing allies in Asia, with whom the U.S. has deep-rooted security agreements that date back to the 1950s.

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The Trump administration has announced a flurry of changes at the agency that oversees Social Security. Advocates warn these moves could lead to people having a harder time getting help with benefits.

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The heavyweight who lost the "Rumble in the Jungle" to Muhammad Ali before authoring an inspiring second act as a 45-year-old champion and a successful businessman was 76.

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Six Voice of America journalists and a director at its parent agency have sued the Trump administration, alleging its moves to shut down the U.S.-funded network are unconstitutional.

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Representatives from Russia and Ukraine will be in meetings to try to hammer out details of a ceasefire on Monday. But peace is still a long way off.

For starters it's only a partial ceasefire—no strikes on energy infrastructure. It's only for 30 days.

And the Ukrainians and Russians aren't even meeting with each other. The U.S. will be a go-between.

One of the biggest things working against a new agreement, is what happened after Ukraine's last agreement with Russia. And the ones before that.

Ukraine says it won't trust a promise from Russia. It needs security guarantees. To understand why, you've got to go back to the birth of independent Ukraine.

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DHS confirms it is implementing a reduction in force in three oversight offices as part of the effort to cut the federal workforce.

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Owning a home, starting a family or retiring: If these are things you want, what's the best age to do them? The Pew Research Center surveyed 3,600 U.S. adults to find out.

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The Indian national and postdoctoral fellow is the latest scholar detained or deported by the Trump administration for speaking in support of Palestinian rights or criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza.

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We hear a lot about how screens impact our sleep, but how significant is the disruption? And how much does exercise predict sleep quality? This story first appeared in the Body Electric newsletter.