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Emergency personnel and volunteers clear downed trees following a tornado in Sherwood, Ark

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Extreme weather

At least 25 dead as tornadoes batter the South and Midwest

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Trump indictment

News organizations ask judge to immediately unseal Trump indictment, allow cameras in court

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Concerned Griner urges Biden to bring home journalist held in Russia

Mark Grewel on a farm road that was flooded in Lemoore, Calif

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Climate in Crisis

A long-dormant lake has reappeared in California, bringing havoc along with it

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People visit a memorial for the shooting victims at the entrance of The Covenant School

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Nashville shooting

Substitute teacher killed at Nashville school heralded as a devoted mother with deep faith

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U.S. news

Florida grandmother charged in hot car death of granddaughter, less than a year after grandson drowned while in her care

People hold signs for a vigil commemorating Julio Ramirez in New York on June 8, 2022, who died mysteriously after leavig a gay bar in April.

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Police name three suspects in connection to NYC gay bar killings

U.S. news

1 dead, 3 seriously wounded in shooting outside L.A. Trader Joe's

U.S. news

Mississippi Legislature votes to expand Capitol Police over objections from Jackson lawmakers

U.S. news

3 killed in shooting at Oklahoma City bar

U.S. news

Body of missing Florida 2-year-old found in alligator's mouth

Politics

Emergency personnel work at crash site near Raymond, Minn.

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Congress

Remote trains carrying hazmat fall outside Congress' push for rail regulation

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In a loss for Fox News, judge allows Dominion's defamation case to go to trial

Hayley Williams and a Nashville Drag Queen performs at "Love Rising," a benefit concert for the Tennessee Equality Project, Inclusion Tennessee, OUTMemphis and The Tennessee Pride Chamber, on Monday, March 20, 2023, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

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'Drag Ban' law

Federal judge temporarily halts Tennessee's 'drag ban' law

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Waco, Texas

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Donald Trump

Trump campaign says it raised more than $4 million in the 24 hours after his indictment

Congress

Fetterman discharged from hospital after treatment for clinical depression

Congress

Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for protests in New York after Trump indictment

Congress

Top House Democrat Rep. Jeffries met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen

World

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War in Ukraine

Should we be worried by Putin's plan to station nukes in Belarus? Probably not

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Iran Tensions

2 women attacked with yoghurt in Iran and arrested for not covering their hair

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World

Israeli protests over judicial overhaul continue despite Netanyahu’s pause

World

Pope Francis leads Palm Sunday Mass after hospital stay

War in Ukraine

Ukraine furious over Russia's U.N. Security Council presidency

World

Billions needed to avert unrest and starvation, U.N. food chief says

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Misinformation

Heather McDonald's on-stage collapse became anti-vaccine fodder, but she's alive and joking

A "Retail Space Available" sign on a storefront in New York in 2022.

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Economy

America's downtown centers wither amid fading hopes for a post-pandemic office boom

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Culture Matters

Can an app build generational wealth? These Latina creators say yes

Innovation

San Francisco's self-driving cars have a hit-and-run problem. Usually, they're the victims.

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Innovation

San Francisco's self-driving cars have a hit-and-run problem. Usually, they're the victims.

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Found through Google, bought with Visa and Mastercard: Inside the deepfake porn economy

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The most entertaining and bingeworthy queer films and shows arriving in April

A man walks past posters encouraging participation in the 2020 Census in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood on April 1, 2020.

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Census 2020

A large share of Latinos don't identify with current race categories

Andrew Tate

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Culture Matters

Divisive influencer Andrew Tate and brother to be released from detention in Romania

Culture Matters

106-year-old Indigenous Filipino tattoo artist becomes Vogue cover model

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David Halls, 'Rust' first assistant director, pleads to misdemeanor gun charge in set death

Culture Matters

106-year-old Indigenous Filipino tattoo artist becomes Vogue cover model

U.S. news

David Halls, 'Rust' first assistant director, pleads to misdemeanor gun charge in set death

Health

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Coronavirus

People with smell disorders may get relief with an experimental treatment

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Health news

Having an alcoholic drink or two per day is not healthier than abstaining, study shows

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Long-Covid patients find hope in treatment aiming to restore taste and smell

Health news

Late stage cancer rates could rise if ACA ruling stands, experts worry

U.S. news

Justice Department files suit vs. Norfolk Southern over Ohio train derailment

Health news

Late stage cancer rates could rise if ACA ruling stands, experts worry

U.S. news

Justice Department files suit vs. Norfolk Southern over Ohio train derailment

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Mark Grewel on a farm road that was flooded in Lemoore, Calif

Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images file

Climate in Crisis

A long-dormant lake has reappeared in California, bringing havoc along with it

As part of the PERiLS project, scientists have deployed around 50 instruments in part of the Tennessee Valley.

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Science News

Chasing tornadoes, scientists still looking to unlock secrets of desctructive storms

Virgin Orbit's carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl takes off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California with LauncherOne underwing for the company's Tubular Bells: Part One mission on June 30th, 2021.

Space

Virgin Orbit fails to secure funding and will cease operations

Climate in Crisis

At a climate conference for conservatives, urgency for action meets caution on messaging

Science News

EPA pressured for transparency around dioxin testing after Ohio derailment

Climate in Crisis

At a climate conference for conservatives, urgency for action meets caution on messaging

Science News

EPA pressured for transparency around dioxin testing after Ohio derailment

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