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Officers guard the scene of a fatal Blackhawk helicopter crash in Trigg County, Ky., on March 29, 2023.

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9 soldiers killed in Army helicopter training crash in Kentucky

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War in Ukraine

Russia arrests U.S. journalist on espionage charges; Moscow court orders he be detained for 2 months

Derailed train cars carrying ethanol erupted in flames in Raymon, Minn.

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Train carrying ethanol derails and catches fire in Minnesota, forcing residents to evacuate

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Photo Illustration: Betsey DeVos, alongside images of signs protesting her organization, and the outlines of Arkansas, Florida and Iowa

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education politics

Betsy DeVos put millions behind candidates with a goal: Public money for private schools

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Dominion vs. Fox News

Ex-Fox News producer calls the network a 'big corporate machine that destroys people'

U.S. news

Forsyth Tech Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C.

U.S. news

Police investigating incident at Forsyth Tech Community College in North Carolina, authorities say

Covenant school shooting tributes

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nashville shooting

The Nashville school shooter spiraled after the recent death of a close friend, ex-classmate says

Lolita the orca could be returned to 'home waters' over 50 years after capture and being held at Miami Seaquarium

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Freeing Lolita

Orca in Miami Seaquarium will be returned to 'home waters' after 50 years in captivity

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Animal News

Drone video captures swimmers harassing wild dolphins in Hawaii, officials say

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Interactive: U.S. air quality improved in 2022. See how your city fared.

Asian America

Chinese migrants make dangerous journey to U.S. following instructions from social media

U.S. news

Suspected abduction led to 36-hour standoff on major Virginia road

Politics

Congressman Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., at the Capitol in 2022.

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Guns in America

House Democrat calls Republicans 'cowards' in tense exchange over gun violence

Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Congress

Bipartisan opposition to banning TikTok emerges on Capitol Hill

Joseph Robert Fisher inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Justice Department

Former Boston Police K-9 officer charged with attacking law enforcement on Jan. 6

Biden doesn't plan to veto resolution terminating Covid national emergency

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Coronavirus

Biden won't veto GOP measure terminating the Covid national emergency

Congress

House GOP pushes sprawling bill to ‘unleash’ American energy

Congress

Top Democrat gives 'failing grade' to Biden administration on classified documents

EXCLUSIVE

Man arrested over secretly recording Republicans prompts Senate to change security policies

World

Taiwan’s president begins U.S. visit to shore up support

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World

China renews warnings as Taiwan's president begins U.S. visit to shore up support

Pope Francis Audience Before He Was Hospitalized With Pulmonary Infection

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World

Pope Francis 'improving' in hospital after quiet night, Vatican says

Candles are lit during a vigil outside Mexican immigration facilities where at least 38 migrants died in a fire, in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, on March 28, 2023, Mexico. - A fire believed to have been started by migrants protesting against their deportation killed at least 38 people at a Mexican immigration detention center near the US border, authorities said on March 28, 2023, prompting demands for justice.
The blaze broke out late March 27 at the National Migration Institute (INM) facility in Ciudad Juarez, prompting the mobilization of firefighters and dozens of ambulances.

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Deadly Fire

Mexican officials consider homicide charges in migrant center fire

World

Philippine ferry fire kills 31 people and leaves at least 7 missing

Climate in Crisis

Australian startup unveils 'mammoth meatball' made from mastodon genetics

World

Philippine ferry fire kills 31 people and leaves at least 7 missing

Climate in Crisis

Australian startup unveils 'mammoth meatball' made from mastodon genetics

Business, tech & media

People watch mascots perform onstage in front of Cinderella's castle at Walt Disney World Resort.

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Business News

Weeks before DeSantis takeover, Disney gave itself new powers over special Orlando district, document shows

A Cruise vehicle in San Francisco in 2022.

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Innovation

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

President Joe Biden walks out of the White House in Washington and talks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Biden is heading to North Carolina to visit an expanding semiconductor manufacturer. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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White House

White House posts video created using an app owned by TikTok's parent company

Travel

JetBlue plans to cut flights for New York area amid ongoing air traffic controller shortage

Congress

Rand Paul says he opposes a TikTok ban, breaking with GOP colleagues

Travel

JetBlue plans to cut flights for New York area amid ongoing air traffic controller shortage

Congress

Rand Paul says he opposes a TikTok ban, breaking with GOP colleagues

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2 special prosecutors appointed in Alec Baldwin 'Rust' case after previous prosecutor steps down

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Culture Matters

Man proposes using edited version of 'Everything Everywhere' in viral TikTok

Will Sharpe as Ethan Spiller, Aubrey Plaza as Harper Spiller, Meghann Fahy as Daphne Sullivan, Theo James as Cameron Sullivan in "The White Lotus" season 2.

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Culture Matters

Asian fans are worried about the new location of 'The White Lotus'

Culture Matters

Wis. school bans first graders from singing Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton's 'Rainbowland'

Nashville Shooting

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

Culture Matters

Wis. school bans first graders from singing Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton's 'Rainbowland'

Nashville Shooting

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

Science news

The Milky Way over Mount Olympus in Greece on Aug. 13 2018.

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World

Planets on parade: Five line up in night sky tonight

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

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Science News

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

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

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

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