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Who's Judge Juan Merchan? Trump says he 'hates me' but lawyers say he's fair

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War in Ukraine

U.S. journalist warned he would be followed before he was detained by Russian spy agency

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Gold Seize

Two New Yorkers tried to leave Brazil with 77 pounds of gold in their luggage

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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

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., at the Capitol on Feb. 14, 2023.

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Congress

Fetterman discharged from hospital after treatment for clinical depression

Judge Juan Merchan re-reads counts in the charge during jury deliberations on Dec. 6, 2022, in a courtroom sketch

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Donald Trump

Who's Judge Juan Merchan? Trump says he 'hates me' but lawyers say he's fair

Congress

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

Trump indictment

Who are the key players in the Trump hush money case and indictment?

Congress

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

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Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9, is remembered as a 'beacon of light and hope' in first Nashville school shooting funeral

Mississippi's Capitol Police, once primarily responsible for guarding the statehouse, have increased in visibility recently.

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Mississippi Capitol Police

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

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U.S. news

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

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EXCLUSIVE

Woman says she lost $50k after driver’s license was sent to crime group

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Factory worker who thought she would burn to death says falling into vat of chocolate saved her life

U.S. news

FBI offers $40,000 reward for American woman kidnapped in Mexico while walking her dog

California bill

Does your name have an accent? Not in California, where they're banned from birth certificates

Culture and trends

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Tech

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

Gwyneth Paltrow during her trial in Park City, Utah

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‘Honestly … iconic’

The Gwyneth Paltrow trial is over, but the internet isn't done with it

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Internet

TikTokers raise over $1 million for trans healthcare and gender-affirming surgeries

Culture Matters

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

Culture Matters

'John Wick' star says new film isn't just about bloodshed — it's also about brotherhood

Culture Matters

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

Culture Matters

'John Wick' star says new film isn't just about bloodshed — it's also about brotherhood

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'I'm still alive,' Pope Francis quips as he leaves hospital

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World

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

Chinese fighter jets conduct a joint combat training exercises around Taiwan on Aug. 7, 2022.

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World

10 Chinese aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait median line, Taiwan says

World

Oscar Pistorius denied parole for murdering his girlfriend

War in Ukraine

Wimbledon drops ban on Russian and Belarusian players

World

Oscar Pistorius denied parole for murdering his girlfriend

War in Ukraine

Wimbledon drops ban on Russian and Belarusian players

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Coronavirus

People with smell disorders may get relief with an experimental treatment

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

Nightly News

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

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

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

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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

Business, tech & media

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Culture Matters

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

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Elections

Far-right influencer convicted in 2016 voter suppression scheme

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Internet

Online threats of violence but few signs of far-right organizing around Trump indictment

Internet

TikTokers raise over $1 million for trans healthcare and gender-affirming surgeries

Internet

Some of Twitter's top users aren’t afraid of losing their blue check marks

Internet

TikTokers raise over $1 million for trans healthcare and gender-affirming surgeries

Internet

Some of Twitter's top users aren’t afraid of losing their blue check marks

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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

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Space

Virgin Orbit fails to secure funding and will cease operations

A power plant in Portage Des Sioux, Mo.

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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

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

Science News

EPA pressured for transparency around dioxin testing after Ohio derailment

Climate in Crisis

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

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