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2 dead, at least 9 unaccounted for after explosion rocks Pennsylvania chocolate factory

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis looks on after announcing a proposal for Digital Bill of Rights, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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2024 Election

Ron DeSantis' donors and allies question if he's ready for 2024

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow takes the stand during her trial on March 24, 2023, in Park City, Utah.

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Gwyneth Paltrow testifies a 2016 ski accident that injured a man wasn't her fault

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New York Police Department (NYPD) officers outside the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in New York on March. 24, 2023.

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Manhattan DA who is probing Trump received death threat letter with white powder

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Kentucky governor vetoes sweeping GOP transgender measure

Mark Meadows, White House chief of staff, walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One on July 10, 2020.

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Donald Trump

Meadows and other ex-Trump aides must testify before Jan. 6 grand jury, judge rules

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) talks to the media along with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) as the Congressional Integrity Project video truck showing 12 minutes of footage from the January 6th Insurrection drives around the DC Department of Corrections on March 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Integrity Project mobile billboard was outside the jail protesting as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene lead a tour of the jail with members of congress where some Jan. 6 defendants are being held on March 24, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Congress

House lawmakers tour D.C. jail holding Jan. 6 defendants to inspect conditions

curriculum culture wars

House GOP passes bill giving parents rights to what's taught in schools

Donald Trump

Trump lawyer testifies before grand jury after 'crime fraud' ruling in classified documents probe

deadly drone strike

U.S. retaliates against Iranian-linked targets after American contractor is killed in Syria drone strike

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Southern Mississippi Valley satellite view, on Friday.

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Damaging tornado hits parts of Mississippi

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 23: Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) workers and supporters rally in Los Angeles State Historic Park on the last day of a strike over a new contract on March 23, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Tens of thousands of public school employees including bus drivers, food service workers, custodians and teacher aides are taking part in a three-day strike, calling for fair wages and benefits, which has left 420,000 students out of school in the second largest school system in the U.S.

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U.S. news

After strike, Los Angeles school district and union reach deal

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U.S. news

Woman arrested in case of missing traveler found dead in rolled-up rug in Louisiana

Emergency personnel investigate the scene of a medical emergency on board a train in Uvalde County, Texas, on Friday.

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2 migrants dead, 10 hospitalized in medical emergency on Texas freight train

U.S. news

Minnesota nuclear plant that leaked radioactive water to temporarily shut after second incident

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Teen sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing Florida cheerleader 114 times

U.S. news

Business jet pitched wildly, killing 1, amid cockpit warnings, NTSB report says

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Celebrity

Reese Witherspoon and James Toth announce divorce

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Culture Matters

The prank that sparked a Trump-DeSantis 2024 trending war on Truth Social

Jennifer Beals as Bette, Laurel Holloman as Tina and Kate Moennig as Shane in “The L Word: Generation Q.”

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OUT Pop Culture

'The L Word: Generation Q' canceled by Showtime after three seasons

#MeToo Reckoning

'Abbott Elementary' star alleges a 'famous TV judge' sexually assaulted her years ago

U.S. news

Gwyneth Paltrow's lawyer asks about missing GoPro video after skiing accident

#MeToo Reckoning

'Abbott Elementary' star alleges a 'famous TV judge' sexually assaulted her years ago

U.S. news

Gwyneth Paltrow's lawyer asks about missing GoPro video after skiing accident

World

North Korea Underwater Attack Drone

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World

Kim Jong Un tests new underwater attack drone that can generate 'radioactive tsunami'

Paul Rusesabagina in Los Angeles, on Nov. 12, 2001.

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World

Man who inspired 'Hotel Rwanda' movie to be freed from prison

A young zebra had a rare day out when he ran away from a zoo in Seoul and trotted around the streets of the South Korean capital, before being sedated and captured a few hours later.

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World

Lonely zebra's zoo escape brings drama and delight to South Korea's busy capital

The USS Milius during operations in the South China Sea, close to the disputed Paracel Islands on March 24, 2023.

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World

China threatens consequences over U.S. warship's actions in South China Sea

World

Hong Kong fire forces 3,400 people to evacuate

U.K. Royals

King Charles' state visit to France postponed as protests over labor reforms turn violent

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Hong Kong traffic accident leaves 87 people injured

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After TikTok hearing, users declare their love for the platform — and the CEO

Cooling towers at Xcel Energy's Nuclear Generating Plant in Monticello, Minn.

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U.S. news

Nuclear power plant leaks 400,000 gallons of radioactive water

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FBI arrests alleged operator of site that hosted hacked congressional health data

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The prank that sparked a Trump-DeSantis 2024 trending war on Truth Social

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FBI arrests alleged operator of site that hosted hacked congressional health data

Culture Matters

The prank that sparked a Trump-DeSantis 2024 trending war on Truth Social

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Image: California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks during a news conference from a farm in Dunnigan, Calif., on March 24, 2023.

California Drought

California ends some water limits after storms ease drought

Cooling towers at Xcel Energy's Nuclear Generating Plant in Monticello, Minn.

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U.S. news

Nuclear power plant leaks 400,000 gallons of radioactive water

FILE - Sea otters are seen together along the Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing, Calif., on March 26, 2018. A nonprofit group that aims to protect endangered species asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, to reintroduce sea otters to a stretch of the West Coast from Northern California to Oregon. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

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Rare strain of parasite that killed 4 otters in California could pose danger to humans, researchers say

Science News

Fish can sense fear in other fish and become afraid, too, study shows

Climate in Crisis

California is dangerously saturated after 12 monstrous storms, and more water is coming

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Fish can sense fear in other fish and become afraid, too, study shows

Climate in Crisis

California is dangerously saturated after 12 monstrous storms, and more water is coming

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These ketamine clinics were a lifeline for military veterans, until they all abruptly closed

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Latino

Autism is now more common in Black and Latino children than white in the U.S.

A map of the U.S. with each state color-coded according to whether medication abortion can be provided by a clinician, or only a doctor, or is banned.

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Map: Where the pills for medication abortions are legal

Coronavirus

Court blocks Covid vaccine mandate for U.S. government workers

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Rand Paul says he wouldn't give his children Covid vaccinations over myocarditis concerns

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Court blocks Covid vaccine mandate for U.S. government workers

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Rand Paul says he wouldn't give his children Covid vaccinations over myocarditis concerns

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