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Nashville Police officers respond to an active shooter situation at the Covenant School on March 27, 2023.

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Fox tries to stop Rupert Murdoch from testifying in person at the Dominion trial

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Crypto

How is bitcoin still trading (for now) at $27,000?

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, arrives at the Royal Courts Of Justice in London, on March 28, 2023.

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U.K. Royals

Prince Harry testifies he was kept in the dark about phone-tapping allegations

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Image: President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy depart the Capitol on March 17, 2023.

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Joe Biden

Biden and McCarthy barely speak, dimming prospects for a debt ceiling deal

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Oct 19, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Trump probes

Federal judge orders Pence to testify in special counsel probe investigating Trump

Former President Donald Trump holds a rally in Waco, Texas, on March 25, 2023.

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Trump probes

N.Y. grand jury not expected to vote on possible Trump indictment this week

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., on Capitol Hill on Dec. 19, 2022.

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Guns in America

Liz Cheney on Nashville shooting: Focus on gun violence in schools, not banning books

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Senate holds its first hearing into SVB and Signature Bank failures

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Sen. Rand Paul says his aide was 'brutally attacked' in D.C.

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Republican issues subpoena for diplomatic cable warning of Kabul's 2021 collapse

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Abortion Rights

Feds arrest man in firebombing of an anti-abortion group using DNA from a partially eaten burrito

Adnan Sayed speaks to reporters outside the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal building after a hearing on Feb. 2, 2023.

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'Serial' murder case

Adnan Syed's murder conviction reinstated months after he was freed

Ohio EPA and EPA contractors collect soil and air samples from the Norfolk Southern derailment site in East Palestine

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Ohio train derailment

EPA pressured for transparency around dioxin testing after Ohio derailment

U.S. Deputy Marshals escort 6-year-old Ruby Bridges from William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, in this November 1960, file photo. New Orleans is marking the 61st anniversary of the integration of its public schools by four 6-year-old girls. Weekend events began with a Friday morning news conference at New Orleans City Hall and an evening screening of a video tribute to the four. A special church service and a motorcade are set for Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.

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Florida elementary school temporarily bars ‘Ruby Bridges’ film following parent’s complaint

Mississippi Tornadoes

Extreme weather meets reality of poverty to create a tragedy in Mississippi

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Chicago Latinos tilting toward Paul Vallas in mayor's race, poll shows

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Colleges face loss of racial diversity if race-conscious admissions banned, new study finds

World

37 dead in fire at Immigration National Institute in Mexico, Ciudad Juarez - 28 Mar 2023

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Immigration & The Border

At least 39 dead in fire at a migrant center in Mexico near the U.S. border

Netanyahu has delayed his contentious judicial overhaul plan after a wave of mass protests. The Israeli leader said said he wanted "to avoid civil war" by making time to seek a compromise with political opponents.

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Israel's political crisis

The fight for the future of Israel's political system isn't over. Here's what to know.

From left: Peter MacDonald, head of research and collections and John McLeish, chair of The Scottish Tartans Authority, bring the Glen Affric tartan to curator James Wylie to be exhibited at V&A Dundee's Tartan exhibition opening Saturday 1 April 2023.

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World

Tartan found in the Scottish Highlands might be the world's oldest, new research suggests

Indian police are searching for a separatist leader who has revived calls for an independent Sikh homeland, cutting off internet and putting parts of the state of Punjab in lockdown.

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World

India can't find a separatist religious leader, but its manhunt has got the world's attention

World

Police brace for violence as France sees new wave of pension protests

World

Britain raises domestic threat level for Northern Ireland to 'severe'

War in Ukraine

Athletes from Russia and Belarus should be allowed to compete, IOC says

Health

A one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills.

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Health news

FDA advisers to meet on over-the-counter birth control pills

Women training on treadmills

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Heart Health

Losing weight is good for the heart, even if you regain some of it

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Drug combo may extend the lives of women with advanced endometrial cancer

Health news

High rates of eczema could be caused by the air that we breathe, new research suggests

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Senate Democrats ask military to protect abortion access for service members

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High rates of eczema could be caused by the air that we breathe, new research suggests

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Senate Democrats ask military to protect abortion access for service members

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Melissa Joan Hart tears up recounting helping kindergarteners run from Nashville school shooting

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Selena Gomez's 'Wizards of Waverly Place' character was almost in a same-sex relationship, showrunner says

Gwyneth Paltrow at her trial in Park City, Utah, on March 27, 2023.

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Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash suit: Man says he was sent 'absolutely flying' down the slope

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'Real Housewife' Jen Shah's prison sentence reduced by a year

Culture Matters

AI-generated images of Pope Francis in puffer jacket fool the internet

Culture Matters

'Real Housewife' Jen Shah's prison sentence reduced by a year

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AI-generated images of Pope Francis in puffer jacket fool the internet

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Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, arrives at the Royal Courts Of Justice in London, on March 28, 2023.

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U.K. Royals

Prince Harry testifies he was kept in the dark about phone-tapping allegations

Nashville Police officers respond to an active shooter situation at the Covenant School on March 27, 2023.

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department

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YouTube says graphic Nashville body camera video can stay online despite rules against violent content

Rupert Murdoch.

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Politics News

Fox tries to stop Rupert Murdoch from testifying in person at the Dominion trial

Crypto

How is bitcoin still trading (for now) at $27,000?

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Apple launches its Pay Later service

Crypto

How is bitcoin still trading (for now) at $27,000?

Tech News

Apple launches its Pay Later service

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Ohio EPA and EPA contractors collect soil and air samples from the Norfolk Southern derailment site in East Palestine

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EPA pressured for transparency around dioxin testing after Ohio derailment

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Climate in Crisis

Lethal supercell storms to hit South more often as world warms, new study says

A pair of sneakers and pants lay in front of the skeletal remains of the underside of a mobile home in Rolling Fork, Miss., Saturday, March 25, 2023. Emergency officials in Mississippi say several people have been killed by tornadoes that tore through the state on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Science News

Extreme weather meets reality of poverty to create a tragedy in Mississippi

Climate in Crisis

Wind industry predicts bounceback and rapid growth in 2023

Climate in Crisis

Public pensions get caught up in Republican push to end 'woke' investing

Climate in Crisis

Wind industry predicts bounceback and rapid growth in 2023

Climate in Crisis

Public pensions get caught up in Republican push to end 'woke' investing

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