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Accused attacker at White House Correspondents' Dinner is a tutor and computer engineer from California
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Accused attacker at White House Correspondents' Dinner is a tutor and computer engineer from California

In writings sent to family members shortly before the Saturday night incident, Cole Tomas Allen described himself as a "Friendly Federal Assassin" and railed against recent actions taken by the U.S. government under Trump.

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LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court considers whether geofence warrants for cellphones violate 4th Amendment
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LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court considers whether geofence warrants for cellphones violate 4th Amendment

With geofence warrants, police do not have a suspect, only a location where a crime took place. They work in reverse to identify people who were in the area.

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Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if U.S. lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials say
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Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if U.S. lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials say

President Donald Trump seems unlikely to accept the offer, which was passed to the Americans by Pakistan and would leave unresolved the disagreements that led the U.S. and Israel to go to war on Feb. 28.

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Justice Department cites Correspondents' Dinner shooting in push to drop Trump ballroom lawsuit
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Justice Department cites Correspondents' Dinner shooting in push to drop Trump ballroom lawsuit

President Donald Trump's Justice Department is using the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday to try to pressure preservationists to drop their lawsuit over his planned $400 million ballroom on the site of the former East Wing of the White House.

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At least 2 dead after tornadoes destroy homes in northern Texas
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At least 2 dead after tornadoes destroy homes in northern Texas

A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and displaced at least 20 families, with many homes sustaining major damage, authorities said Sunday.

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Palestinian authorities call local elections in a central Gaza community and the occupied West Bank a success
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Palestinian authorities call local elections in a central Gaza community and the occupied West Bank a success

Palestinian authorities said Sunday that local elections in a single Gaza community and the Israeli-occupied West Bank were a success and called them a step toward a long-delayed presidential election in the territories and eventual statehood.

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Colombia bus bombing death toll rises to 20 during a wave of violence
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Colombia bus bombing death toll rises to 20 during a wave of violence

The attack happened Saturday when an explosive device was detonated on a bus traveling along the Pan-American Highway in the municipality of Cajibio.

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Malian defense minister killed in attack as jihadi and rebel forces seized towns and military bases
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Malian defense minister killed in attack as jihadi and rebel forces seized towns and military bases

Malian Minister of Defense Gen. Sadio Camara was killed in an attack as jihadi and rebel forces seized towns and military bases across the country, according to a military officer and two other sources on Sunday.

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Strikes in Ukraine and Russia kill at least 16 on Chernobyl's 40th anniversary
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Strikes in Ukraine and Russia kill at least 16 on Chernobyl's 40th anniversary

Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia over the past day killed at least 16 people, authorities said, as the Chernobyl anniversary highlights nuclear risks of the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Strikes kill at least 16 as Chernobyl anniversary highlights nuclear risks of Russia-Ukraine war
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Strikes kill at least 16 as Chernobyl anniversary highlights nuclear risks of Russia-Ukraine war

Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia killed at least 16 people, authorities said, as the Chernobyl anniversary highlights nuclear risks of the Russia-Ukraine war.

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What to know about the world’s largest art heist from a Boston museum
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What to know about the world's largest art heist from a Boston museum

For decades, the 1990 theft of 13 artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum — now valued at more than $500 million — has remained unsolved.

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Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect wrote about grievances against Trump and targeting administration officials
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Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect wrote about grievances against Trump and targeting administration officials

The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner sent writings to family members minutes before the shooting referring to himself as a "Friendly Federal Assassin," according to a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation.

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Trump says Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect wrote about targeting administration officials
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Trump says Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect wrote about targeting administration officials

The accused gunman's family had alerted police in Connecticut, Trump said, revealing new details about a chaotic encounter that disrupted one of Washington's glitziest annual events the night before.

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Trump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident
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Trump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident

President Donald Trump was somberly contemplative and unusually conciliatory after confronting what he saw as a third attempt on his life in less than two years.

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White House Correspondents' Dinner attack suspect is tutor and computer programmer from California
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White House Correspondents' Dinner attack suspect is tutor and computer programmer from California

Social media posts that appear to match the California man arrested Saturday in the shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner show he is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer.

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WATCH: D.C. officials share updates on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting
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WATCH: D.C. officials share updates on the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting

The suspect in a shooting incident at Saturday's correspondents' dinner attended by President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. officials was carrying guns and knives and was believed to be acting alone, the mayor of Washington said.

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WATCH LIVE: Trump holds press conference after shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner
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WATCH LIVE: Trump holds press conference after shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was uninjured and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after an unspecified threat. There did not immediately appear to be any injuries, and one law-enforcement official said a shooter had opened fire. Authorities said the incident occurred outside the ballroom where Trump and other guests were seated. It was not immediately clear what happened. The...

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Trump evacuated after security incident at White House correspondents dinner; no sign of injuries
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Trump evacuated after security incident at White House correspondents dinner; no sign of injuries

President Donald Trump and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after an unspecified threat. There did not immediately appear to be any injuries.

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Police officer killed in Chicago hospital shooting identified, second officer in critical condition
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Police officer killed in Chicago hospital shooting identified, second officer in critical condition

A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholomew, authorities said.

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One police officer killed and another critically injured in Chicago hospital shooting, officials say
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One police officer killed and another critically injured in Chicago hospital shooting, officials say

A police officer died and another was critically injured after a shooting at a Chicago hospital on Saturday, according to officials.

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Mexico says 2 U.S. federal agents who died were not authorized to participate in any local operation
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Mexico says 2 U.S. federal agents who died were not authorized to participate in any local operation

Mexico's government said Saturday that two U.S. federal agents recently killed in a car crash in the country's northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in Mexico.

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U.S. doctors warn of a potentially bad year for tick-borne diseases
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U.S. doctors warn of a potentially bad year for tick-borne diseases

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country.

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What to know if your flight is canceled as jet fuel costs rise
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What to know if your flight is canceled as jet fuel costs rise

With airlines worldwide canceling flights as the war in the Middle East strains jet fuel supplies and pushes up prices, here's what to know if your flight is canceled.

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Wildfires in southeastern Georgia continue to threaten residents
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Wildfires in southeastern Georgia continue to threaten residents

Two wildfires in southeastern Georgia continued to threaten homes and lives on Saturday as officials warned that strong winds could spread the flames.

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Analysis: 'Just war' has guided Catholic thinking on conflict for centuries – including criticism of Iran war
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Analysis: 'Just war' has guided Catholic thinking on conflict for centuries – including criticism of Iran war

A growing choir of Catholic voices has criticized the Iran conflict by invoking the concept of "just war" – an evolving tradition that has guided Christian thinking about war and peace for 1,500 years.

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Latest ceasefire talks fail as Iran's top diplomat leaves Pakistan and Trump tells envoys not to go
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Latest ceasefire talks fail as Iran's top diplomat leaves Pakistan and Trump tells envoys not to go

The latest ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran appeared to have failed Saturday after Tehran's top diplomat left Pakistan and President Trump said he told envoys not to go.

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Islamic militants and separatists attack several locations in Mali's capital and other cities
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Islamic militants and separatists attack several locations in Mali's capital and other cities

Islamic militants and separatists attacked several locations in Mali's capital and other cities on Saturday in one of the largest coordinated attacks in the country in recent years.

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Gunmen attack several locations in Mali's capital and other cities
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Gunmen attack several locations in Mali's capital and other cities

Gunmen attacked several locations in Mali's capital and other cities early Saturday in a possible coordinated assault, residents and authorities said.

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ICE arrests drop nearly 12% following Minneapolis killings
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ICE arrests drop nearly 12% following Minneapolis killings

In the weeks that followed the January Minneapolis killings of two American citizens by immigration officers, ICE arrests across the country dropped on average by nearly 12%.

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U.S. says it's clearing Iranian mines in latest push to open the Strait of Hormuz
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U.S. says it's clearing Iranian mines in latest push to open the Strait of Hormuz

Seeking out mines is one of the latest tactics announced by the Trump administration to get traffic moving again through the strait as rising energy prices and wider economic effects pose a political risk.

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Palestinians vote in the first Gaza elections held in more than 20 years
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Palestinians vote in the first Gaza elections held in more than 20 years

Palestinians lined up outside polls in tents and donated buildings to vote in the first elections held in part of Gaza in more than two decades.

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U.S., Iranian delegations head to Pakistan, renewing hopes for diplomatic end to war
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U.S., Iranian delegations head to Pakistan, renewing hopes for diplomatic end to war

An American delegation is headed to Pakistan to continue talks geared toward ending the two-month war with Iran. One of the focal points of any discussion will be the Strait of Hormuz, where vital maritime traffic remains largely frozen. While Iran's foreign minister is already in the Pakistani capital, his spokesman said there is no meeting planned with the Americans. Stephanie Sy reports.

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News Wrap: DOJ drops criminal probe into Jerome Powell
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News Wrap: DOJ drops criminal probe into Jerome Powell

In our news wrap Friday, the Justice Department is dropping its criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a federal appeals court ruled that President Trump's executive order banning asylum claims at the U.S. southern border is illegal and the FDA said it will fast-track reviews for three psychedelic drugs aimed at treating mental health conditions.

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Soldier’s arrest over Polymarket bet on Maduro raid fuels insider trading concerns
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Soldier's arrest over Polymarket bet on Maduro raid fuels insider trading concerns

A Special Forces soldier who helped plan the capture of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro was indicted for allegedly using classified information about the raid to make prediction market bets. It is raising new concerns about insider trading and the need for regulation. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Liz Landers and David Hill, who writes about gambling for Rolling Stone and American Gambler.

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Southern Lebanon weighs losses from Israeli strikes as ceasefire hangs by a thread
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Southern Lebanon weighs losses from Israeli strikes as ceasefire hangs by a thread

During a meeting in the Oval Office on Thursday, Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks. But on the ground, the truce has been unravelling, with multiple violations by both Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from southern Lebanon.

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Brooks and Capehart on the partisan redistricting battle
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Brooks and Capehart on the partisan redistricting battle

David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the Justice Department dropping its probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell after admitting it lacked evidence, voters in Virginia approving a redistricting effort benefiting Democrats and President Trump saying he's in no rush to end the Iran war.

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Inside Chornobyl, 40 years after the world's worst nuclear disaster
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Inside Chornobyl, 40 years after the world's worst nuclear disaster

Forty years ago, the world's worst nuclear power disaster exploded into history at the Soviet Union's Chornobyl nuclear plant in what is now Ukraine. The ensuing cover-up and clean-up operation made Chornobyl a byword for dereliction and mismanagement. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky and cinematographer Amanda Bailly report from the Chornobyl exclusion zone.

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Adm. William McRaven reflects on American spirit and the nation’s future in new book
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Adm. William McRaven reflects on American spirit and the nation's future in new book

Retired Navy Adm. William McRaven served for nearly four decades in a highly decorated career, from Navy SEAL to commander of the Joint Special Operations Command. He is also widely known for his 2014 speech, "Make Your Bed." More of his speeches are collected in "Duty, Honor, Country & Life: A Tribute to the American Spirit." McRaven joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the new book.

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WATCH LIVE: Trump attends White House Correspondents' Dinner for 1st time as president
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WATCH LIVE: Trump attends White House Correspondents' Dinner for 1st time as president

The seeming incongruity of President Donald Trump's expected attendance at an event that honors the press has brought renewed scrutiny to the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, a fixture on Washington's spring social calendar that is scheduled for this weekend.

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Why the EU's $106 billion wartime loan is a vital lifeline for cash-strapped Ukraine
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Why the EU's $106 billion wartime loan is a vital lifeline for cash-strapped Ukraine

The EU loan is expected to cover about two-thirds of Ukraine's funding needs in 2026 and 2027. Without it, officials warn that Kyiv could have run out of resources to sustain basic state functions and its war effort as early as this spring.

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Former Colorado funeral home owner gets 30-year prison sentence in state court
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Former Colorado funeral home owner gets 30-year prison sentence in state court

A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case that forced the state to clamp down on an industry plagued by repeated scandal and notoriously lax oversight.

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Companies are paying millions to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokehold
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Companies are paying millions to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokehold

Businesses have doled out as much as $4 million for last-minute plans to move boats through the Panama Canal in recent weeks, the Panama Canal Authority says, as Iran war's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz generates a seismic shift in global trade flows.

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4 things to watch at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
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4 things to watch at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

Donald Trump is attending the annual event for the first time as president.

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China says it will send giant pandas to Atlanta again in new round of cooperation
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China says it will send giant pandas to Atlanta again in new round of cooperation

China on Friday announced it will send two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta in the U.S. in Beijing's latest efforts of panda diplomacy despite tensions with Washington, less than a month before a much-anticipated visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing.

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What a combined Paramount-Warner would mean for streaming, movies and news
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What a combined Paramount-Warner would mean for streaming, movies and news

While the deal still faces regulatory review, the megamerger would vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape, further consolidating power in an industry already run by just a handful of major players.

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Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes
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Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes

An unusually large number of wildfires are burning this spring across the Southeast, where scientists the threat of fire has been amplified by a combination of drought, gusty winds, climate change and dead trees still littering some forest nearly two years since they were toppled by Hurricane Helene.

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Fact-checking RFK Jr.'s claim there's more than one way to calculate a percentage decrease
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Fact-checking RFK Jr.'s claim there's more than one way to calculate a percentage decrease

President Donald Trump has regularly said that drug-price discounts on his watch are greater than 100%, which isn't mathematically possible. Now his health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is trying to back up his faulty math.

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988 hotline linked to thousands of fewer youth suicide deaths since launch, study finds
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988 hotline linked to thousands of fewer youth suicide deaths since launch, study finds

Nearly 4,400 fewer U.S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline, a sign the program is working even as it faces long-term funding challenges.

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6 times the White House Correspondents' Dinner served up memorable moments
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6 times the White House Correspondents' Dinner served up memorable moments

Here's a look at some of that history as Donald Trump prepares for the first time to attend as president.

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More countries are turning to nuclear power 40 years after the Chernobyl disaster
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More countries are turning to nuclear power 40 years after the Chernobyl disaster

Over 400 nuclear reactors are operational in 31 countries, while about 70 more are under construction. Nuclear power accounts for producing about 10% of the world's electricity, equivalent to about a quarter of all sources of low-carbon power.

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WATCH: Trump dispatching Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for new Iran talks, White House says
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WATCH: Trump dispatching Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for new Iran talks, White House says

The talks planned for Saturday come as much of the world is on edge over a war that has snarled crucial energy exports through the Strait of Hormuz, clouded the global economic picture and left thousands dead across the Middle East.

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Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal, appeals court says
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Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal, appeals court says

A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that immigration laws give people the right to apply for asylum at the border, and the president can't circumvent that.

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U.S. launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator
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U.S. launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator

U.S. officials have announced a sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro characterized Friday as a "new theater of war" launched by the Trump administration against Chinese transnational organized crime.

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Tornado barrels through Oklahoma, damaging 40 homes and shutting down roads
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Tornado barrels through Oklahoma, damaging 40 homes and shutting down roads

Communities began cleaning up Friday after a powerful tornado in Oklahoma damaged at least 40 homes, ripping roofs off of some and reducing others to rubble in a rural community as emergency crews rescued trapped residents, authorities said.

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Trump administration vows crackdown on Chinese companies 'exploiting' AI models made in U.S.
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Trump administration vows crackdown on Chinese companies 'exploiting' AI models made in U.S.

The memo arrives at a time when China is challenging U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence, an area where the White House says the U.S. must prevail to set global standards and reap economic and military benefits.

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Palestinians mourn third teenager killed in occupied West Bank this week
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Palestinians mourn third teenager killed in occupied West Bank this week

Three Palestinian teenagers have been killed in the occupied West Bank this week in a spike of renewed violence, the latest shot dead by Israeli forces during a mid-week raid.

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WATCH: Hegseth calls U.S. war in Iran a 'gift to the world'
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WATCH: Hegseth calls U.S. war in Iran a 'gift to the world'

Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. blockade of Iranian shipping will continue "as long as it takes" to accomplish America's "bold and dangerous" mission to end Iran's threat to global security.

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Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing way for Warsh confirmation
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Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing way for Warsh confirmation

The decision ends an investigation, one of several undertaken by the Justice Department into President Donald Trump's perceived adversaries, that for months had failed to gain traction as prosecutors struggled to articulate a basis to suspect criminal conduct.

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Congress keeps holding all-nighters. Lawmakers say it’s a symptom of dysfunction
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Congress keeps holding all-nighters. Lawmakers say it's a symptom of dysfunction

It's a scenario that is playing out again and again as the House and the Senate fracture and careen from one crisis to the next.

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Top Iran diplomat set to travel to Pakistan for talks on ceasefire with U.S.
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Top Iran diplomat set to travel to Pakistan for talks on ceasefire with U.S.

Iran's top diplomat was heading Friday to Pakistan, where officials have been trying to get the United States and Iran to convene for a second round of ceasefire negotiations.

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