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Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some equipment from channel

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To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji

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Affluent Americans are driving US economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts

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An anchovy feast draws a crush of sea lions to one of San Francisco's piers, the most in 15 years

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Togo's ruling party has won a majority of seats in the West African nation's parliamentary election.

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A bad week has got worse for Aston Villa after a surprise 1-0 loss at Brighton in the race for the top four.

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It only took Tadej Pogačar until the second day of his Giro d'Italia debut to make his mark on the Italian grand tour.

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Union Berlin has edged closer to Bundesliga relegation with a 4-3 loss at home to fellow struggler Bochum.

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A rising challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has held what he called the largest countryside political demonstration in the country's recent history.

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Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin starts another six-year term as president holding extraordinary power.

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From marches and art exhibitions to candlelight vigils, people are gathering across the U.S. to spotlight the high rate of disappearances and killings in Native American communities.

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Israeli solider aims their weapons during military operation in the town of Deir al-Ghusun, near the West Bank town of Tulkarem, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

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Biden has rebuilt the refugee system after Trump-era cuts. What comes next in an election year?

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With a vest and a voice, helpers escort kids through San Francisco's broken Tenderloin streets

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A group of Republicans has united to defend the legitimacy of US elections and those who run them

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Madonna's biggest-ever concert transforms Rio's Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor

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What a judge's gag order on Trump means in his hush money case

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Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants

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Warren Buffett says AI may be better for scammers than society. And he's seen how

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A driver dies after crashing into a security barrier around the White House complex, authorities say

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Utah cat with a fondness for cardboard takes surprise trip to California in an Amazon box

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Thousands of Israelis take to streets of Tel Aviv to demand cease-fire and Netanyahu's resignation

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Drone aerials show devastation inflicted on Ocheretyne village in Ukraine's Donetsk region

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Hundreds rescued from flooding in Texas as waters continue rising in Houston

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Congressman praises heckling of war protesters, including 1 who made monkey gestures at Black woman

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No need to guess: Mom knows best what she wants for Mother's Day

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It's Cinco de Mayo time, and festivities are planned across the US. But in Mexico, not so much

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They study next to one of Africa's largest trash dumps. They're planting bamboo to try to cope

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Alan Shepard becomes first American in space

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Cars drive on an alley between rape fields in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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Being an artist isn't always easy in China. The growth of its hip-hop culture demonstrates this

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Putting in the extra work allows an AP photographer to make a soaring NBA shot

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One Tech Tip: How to repair an electric toothbrush

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One Notable Number

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America's Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways

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Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads

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Today's campus protests aren't nearly as big or violent as those last century — at least, not yet

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Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health

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A massive Powerball win draws attention to a little-known immigrant culture in the US

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E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it

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New York made Donald Trump and could convict him. But for now, he's using it to campaign

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Damaged in war, a vibrant church in Ukraine rises as a symbol of the country's faith and culture

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Breast cancer is on the rise in women in their 40s. An earlier mammogram may help catch it sooner

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Allergies can make you miserable. Here's how to track pollen levels near you

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So you've lost weight using Wegovy. Does that mean you can stop taking it?

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Get better sleep with these 5 tips from experts

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It's called 'cozy cardio.' In a world seeking comfort, some see a happier mode of exercise

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FILE - Vogue editor Anna Wintour attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition on May 6, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

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What to stream this week: Dua Lipa, Seinfeld's 'Unfrosted' and 'Welcome to Wrexham'

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Music Review: Sia soars with first solo album in 8 years, 'Reasonable Woman'

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Book Review: Novelist Amy Tan shares love of the natural world in 'The Backyard Bird Chronicles'

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'I Saw the TV Glow' is one of 2024's buzziest films. It took Jane Schoenbrun a lifetime to make it

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How to be a 'Fall Guy': Stunt performers on their rough-and-tumble life

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Dua Lipa is all about 'Radical Optimism,' in her music and other pursuits

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FILE - President Joe Biden talks with the U.S. Border Patrol and local officials, as he looks over the southern border, Feb. 29, 2024, in Brownsville, Texas, along the Rio Grande. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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The unexpected, under-the-radar Senate race in Michigan that could determine control of the chamber

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Yellen says threats to democracy risk US economic growth, an indirect jab at Trump

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Trump calls judge 'crooked' after facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order

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Panamanians vote in election dominated by former president who was barred from running

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What we learned from local votes ahead of looming UK general election

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25 ELECTIONS THAT COULD CHANGE THE WORLD

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The Kentucky Derby is one of the most fashionable sporting events. See the splendor

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Greek Orthodox mark Good Friday with solemn bier processions

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South and Southeast Asian countries cope with a weekslong heat wave

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Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., speaks during a Northern Hamilton County GOP Meeting, Monday, April 22, 2024, in Sheridan, Ind. Spartz, the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress who emerged as a natural voice for Ukraine, recently voted against sending $61 billion of aid to the country. Her reversal aligns with other hard-right Republicans in the House. Thanks to a year off from campaigning, Spartz's district in central Indiana is vulnerable in the upcoming primary election where the U.S.-Mexico border is of top concern. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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Myth of 'superhuman strength' in Black people persists in deadly encounters with police

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Inside the head-spinning week of Donald Trump's legal drama

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These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today

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Denial and uncertainty are looming over a Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day

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Hush money, catch and kill and more: A guide to unique terms used at Trump's New York criminal trial

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Hulk Hogan, hurricanes and a blockbuster recording: A week in review of the Trump hush money trial

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Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens

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Frank Stella, artist renowned for blurring the lines between painting and sculpture, dies at 87

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Music Review: Dua Lipa's 'Radical Optimism' is controlled dance pop

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King Charles III's openness about cancer has helped him connect with people in year after coronation

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It started with a tweet. What if Harry Potter attended an HBCU? Now it's a book series

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Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in the closest 3-horse photo finish since 1947

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Bruins avoid blowing another 3-1 series lead in Game 7. Now they get a shot at revenge vs. Panthers

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Edwards scores 43 points, Reid erupts in 4th to help Timberwolves beat Nuggets 106-99 in Game 1

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Canelo Alvarez retains undisputed championship with unanimous decision over Jaime Munguia

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Pro-Palestinian protesters at USC comply with school order to leave their encampment

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Hundreds rescued from Texas floods as forecast calls for more rain and rising water

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The American paradox of protest: Celebrated and condemned, welcomed and muzzled

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A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches' decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion

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Ukraine marks its third Easter at war as it comes under fire from Russian drones and troops

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China's president arrives in Europe to reinvigorate ties at a time of global tensions

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Berkshire's profit plunges 64% on portfolio holdings as Buffett sells Apple

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Boeing locks out its private firefighters around Seattle over pay dispute

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Warren Buffett's company rejects proposals, but it faces lawsuit over how it handled one last year

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US employers scaled back hiring in April. How that could let the Fed cut interest rates

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Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel

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The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet, peaks this weekend. Here's how to see it

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A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say

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This Texas veterinarian helped crack the mystery of bird flu in cows

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United Methodists remove anti-gay language from their official teachings on societal issues

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For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it's a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm

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Pro tips for turning meh guacamole into great guacamole, for Cinco de Mayo and beyond

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Massive floods in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 60 people and another 101 are reported missing, according to Sunday's toll from local authorities.

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Ravindra Jadeja has put in an allround performance to help Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings by 28 runs in the Indian Premier League.

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Today in Sports - Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth hits his first MLB home run

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This Date in Baseball - Rookie Kerry Wood ties the ML record with 20 strikeouts in a 9-inning game

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PSV Eindhoven has sealed its first Dutch league title in six years and the 25th in its history by beating Sparta Rotterdam 4-2.

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Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain has won the toss and sent Zimbabwe in to bat first in the second T20 international.

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A teenager has surrendered to police over an attack on a candidate from the party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz that has fueled concern about intimidation and violence in the run-up to next month's election for the European Parliament.

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New Zealand has won back-to-back doubles to close out the regular season in the world rugby sevens series, adding the men's and women's Singapore titles to their dual successes last month in Hong Kong.

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Real Madrid needs fortress Bernabeu to live up to its reputation. Paris Saint-Germain could do with some magic from the departing Kylian Mbappé.

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Police say a shooting in the Los Angeles area injured seven people, including four who were listed in critical condition.

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Bayern Munich left back Raphaël Guerreiro ruled out against Real Madrid with ankle injury

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Lemi Berhanu Hayle of Ethiopia has won the Prague international marathon while his fellow countrywoman Bedatu Hirpa Badane was first in the women's race.

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Adrian Otaegui has overturned a five-shot deficit to win the China Open for the Spanish golfer's fifth tour title.

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China underlined its badminton supremacy as it beat Indonesia in the final of both the Uber Cup and Thomas Cup.

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Since Florida enacted a six-week abortion ban, clinics in several other Southern and mid-Atlantic states have sprung into action.

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The New York Knicks host the Indiana Pacers to begin the Eastern Conference second round. The Pacers went 2-1 against the Knicks during the regular season.

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Jaime Munguia said to expect "a full-out Mexican war" against Canelo Alvarez. And while Munguia (43-1) may have suffered the first loss of his career Saturday night, he made good on his promise. .

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Brooks Koepka shot a 3-under 68 to win the LIV Golf tournament in Singapore. It was his fourth victory on the circuit.

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Hometown champion Alexandre Pantoja unanimously outpointed Australian Steve Erceg on Saturday night to retain his flyweight championship at UFC 301.

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Brad Stuver had seven saves to help Austin FC to a 0-0 tie with Vancouver in a game largely controlled by the Whitecaps.

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Israel will start marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday evening. But this year, after the unprecedented Oct. 7 attack by the militant Hamas group, the somber commemoration carries a heavier weight than usual for many Holocaust survivors.

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Sam Coffey and Christine Sinclair scored early goals and the Portland Thorns earned a 2-1 win over the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League.

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Tomás Chancalay scored in the second half and newly signed Aljaž Ivačič made it stand up in his first start in goal for New England as the Revolution edged the Chicago Fire 1-0.

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