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FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in support of changing the Senate filibuster rules that have stalled voting rights legislation, at Atlanta University Center Consortium, on the grounds of Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University, Jan. 11, 2022, in Atlanta. Biden will have his most direct engagement with college students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war when he speaks at Morehouse College's commencement. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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The latest matchup between top-ranked Iga Swiatek and No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka was hardly a contest. Swiatek was in control from the start as she won the Italian Open final 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday.

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Tadej Pogacar has extended his Giro d'Italia lead to nearly four minutes after the 14th stage where he finished second on the individual time trial to Filippo Ganna.

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Most residents near a scenic fishing village in southwestern England were told their tap water is safe to drink again after a parasite sickened more than 45 people.

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Rinus VeeKay's challenging season continued Saturday when he crashed early in Indianapolis 500 qualifying.

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Chelsea has routed Manchester United 6-0 to clinch its fifth straight Women's Super League title in a triumphant sendoff for manager Emma Hayes.

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League champion Bayer Leverkusen has become the first team to complete a Bundesliga season unbeaten.

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Donald Trump will address the NRA in Texas. He's called himself the best president for gun owners

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Georgia's president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests

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Mali's iconic mud brick mosque restored amid conflict and collapse of tourism

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Trump backers say he shares their Christian faith and values

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Man convicted of attacking ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer sentenced to 30 years

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At Memphis BBQ contest, pitmasters sweat through the smoke to be best in pork

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When the first warm-blooded dinosaurs roamed Earth

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On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state exploded, leaving 57 people dead or missing. Click here for more Today in History.

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The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat

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He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own

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Why the speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker was embraced at Benedictine College's commencement

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70 years after Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated

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Fine dining, at a new high. A Michelin-starred chef will take his cuisine to our upper atmosphere

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Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services

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US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?

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Marisa Abela poses for portraits photographs at the Dublin Castle pub during promotion of the film "Back to Black" on Friday, March 22, 2024 in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

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Music Review: Billie Eilish's 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' is zealous outsider pop in a league of her own

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Soulful singer Michael McDonald looks back in his new memoir, 'What a Fool Believes'

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'The Blue Angels,' filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the 'box' with the elite flying squad

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What to stream this weekend: 'Bridgerton,' Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik albums, 'American Fiction'

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Rock band Cage the Elephant emerge from loss and hospitalization with new album 'Neon Pill'

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CANNES DIARY: Behind the scenes of the 2024 film festival

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#MeToo struggled to find traction in France. Then Judith Godrèche came forward

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'Mad Max' has lived in George Miller's head for 45 years. He's not done dreaming yet

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How Cannes works, from the standing ovations to the juries to the Palm Dog

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'Furiosa' debuts in Cannes, giving Anya Taylor-Joy a megawatt movie-star moment

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Cannes kicks off with a Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep and a post-'Barbie' fête of Greta Gerwig

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Messi the dog comes to Cannes for an encore

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Francis Ford Coppola debuts 'Megalopolis' in Cannes, and the reviews are in

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If you've tried meditating but can't sit still, here's how — and why — to try again

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The Dow closed above 40,000 for the first time. The number is big but means little for your 401(k)

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Here's what you can learn from a mom of three who runs a half-marathon a day

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Some older Americans splurge to keep homes accessible while others struggle to make safety upgrades

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Tips to make a house or apartment safe and accessible for older adults living at home

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FILE - A voter drops off a vote-by-mail ballot on March 12, 2024, during the presidential primary election in Vancouver, Wash. At rallies and in social media posts, former President Donald Trump has been trying to assure Republican voters that casting ballots by mail and other forms of early voting are "all good options." (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

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Taking presidential debates out of commission's hands virtually guarantees fewer viewers

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House Republicans ditch their day jobs to stand with Trump, while legislating languishes

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Harris accepts debate invite to face off with Trump's VP pick, which may come at convention

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Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians as the June 2 election approaches

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Shaken by the Fico assassination attempt, the EU wonders if June elections can be free of violence

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For the first time India's elderly and disabled are able to vote from home

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AP weekly sports photo gallery

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Sleepy far-flung towns in the Philippines will host US forces returning to counter China threats

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German men with the strongest fingers compete in Bavaria's 'Fingerhakeln' wrestling championship

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Gloria Esperanza Reyes makes her monthly offering of flowers and sugarcane syrup to Yemaya, the Yoruba goddess of the sea, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. She also is venerated as Our Lady of Regla, a Black Madonna at a Catholic church across the Bay of Havana. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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India's parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi's party grows

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AP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines

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Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence

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Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging

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Thousands are expected to rally on Washington's National Mall in support of Palestinian rights

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Here's how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could make the first debate stage under stringent Biden-Trump rules

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Video appears to show Sean 'Diddy' Combs beating singer Cassie in hotel hallway in 2016

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Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92

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Paul Schrader felt death closing in, so he made a movie about it

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In Cannes, Francis Ford Coppola talks Trump, self-financing 'Megalopolis' and why he has no regrets

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Scheffler looks to the weekend after a long, strange day at the PGA Championship

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Siakam helps Pacers beat Knicks 116-103 in Game 6 to send Eastern Conference semifinals to the limit

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Duchene scores winner in 2nd OT, Stars advance to Western Conference final with 2-1 win over Avs

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Panthers reach Eastern Conference final for second straight year, eliminating Bruins in 6 games

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Conservative activist's son sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for 'relentless' attack on Capitol

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Even with school choice, some Black families find options lacking decades after Brown v. Board

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Man gets 30 years in prison for attacking ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer

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Ukraine's divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops

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Suspected would-be assassin ordered detained as Slovak prime minister's condition is stable

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Dead or alive? Parents of children gone in Sri Lanka's civil war have spent 15 years seeking answers

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French authorities report a sixth fatality in New Caledonia violence

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China rolls out new measures to fix its property crisis, spur growth

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Stock market today: Dow finishes above 40,000 to cap Wall Street's latest winning week

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After decisive loss at Alabama Mercedes plants, powerful auto union vows to return and win

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New endangered listing for rare lizard could slow oil and gas drilling in New Mexico and West Texas

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Webb telescope uncovers merger of two massive black holes from early universe

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Experts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of 'crazy' ocean heat

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Census Bureau estimates: Detroit population rises after decades of decline, South dominates growth

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Landslide forces closure of iconic Southern California chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's son

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Max the cat is now a 'doctor of litter-ature' from Vermont State University

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Yemen's Houthi rebels hit an oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile, damaging the Panama-flagged, Greek-owned vessel in their latest assault over the Israel-Hamas war.

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NASCAR is hoping a repaved track and some softer tires will make for more competitive short track racing for Sunday night's All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

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On a weekend commemorating Ayrton Senna, Max Verstappen has matched the late Brazilian's record for consecutive pole positions in Formula 1 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

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Premier League club Brighton says manager Roberto De Zerbi will leave the club after the team's game against Manchester United.

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Mike Sullivan has been selected U.S. coach for the 2026 Milan Olympics. USA Hockey announced the long-expected decision Saturday while also saying the Pittsburgh Penguins coach will be behind the bench for the NHL's Four Nations Face-Off tournament next year.

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Germany midfielder Aleksandar Pavlović has gone off injured in Bayern Munich's last game of the season.

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A Chicago police officer has been acquitted in the 2021 fatal shooting of a woman who was the mother of his child.

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Sweden beat Latvia 7-2 and clinched a playoff-round berth at the men's world hockey championships. The Swedes have not trailed in the tournament and preserved their perfect record through five games to lead Group B.

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A group protesting the war in Gaza and demanding that the University of Chicago divest from companies doing business with Israel temporarily took over the Institute of Politics building on the school's campus.

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U.S. officials have developed highly credible intelligence suggesting that an American citizen who disappeared seven years ago while traveling in Syria has died.

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Today in Sports - Lucy Li becomes youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open at 11 years

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This Date in Baseball - Julio Franco breaks his own record for oldest player to hit a pinch-hit HR

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Poland's prime minister says it is investing about $2.5 billion to step up security and deterrence on its border with Russia and its ally Belarus.

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Once the rain cleared out, fog moved in at the PGA Championship. Thick fog covered Valhalla on Saturday morning.

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Vietnam has nominated its Public Security Minister To Lam as its new president, after his predecessor resigned in the ongoing anti-corruption campaign that has shaken up the country's political establishment.

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Taliban and Spanish officials say three Spanish citizens and three Afghans were killed when gunmen opened fire in central Afghanistan.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has toured flooded regions in the southwest, where rivers have swelled and caused flash floods and landslides after heavy rain and severe weather.

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Xavi Hernández has denied reports in Spanish media outlets that Barcelona's leadership is considering firing the coach for having said that the club's poor finances will impede it from competing with Real Madrid.

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Six climate activists have broken through a security fence at Munich airport and glued themselves to access routes leading to runways, temporarily shutting down flights.

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Mark Hubbard has made the cut in every event entered this season but still seeks his first PGA Tour victory.

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Parts of northwest India are sweltering under scorching temperatures with the capital New Delhi under a severe weather alert as extreme temperatures strike parts of the country.

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Taliban officials say flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports.

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BOSTON (AP) — Gustav Forsling scored the tiebreaking goal on a rebound with 1:33 left, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 shots for the Florida Panthers to beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Friday night and win their second-round playoff series in six games.

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