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Trump administration ends some USAID contracts providing lifesaving aid across the Middle East

Trump administration ends some USAID contracts providing lifesaving aid across the Middle East

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has notified the World Food Program and other partners that it has terminated some of the last remaining lifesaving humanitarian programs across the Middle East, a U.S. official and a U.N.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block order to return Maryland man from El Salvador

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block order to return Maryland man from El Salvador

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block a court order requiring it to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
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Appeals court reverses Trump firings of 2 board members in cases likely headed for the Supreme Court

Appeals court reverses Trump firings of 2 board members in cases likely headed for the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two board members fired by President Donald Trump can go back to their jobs, a split appeals court ruled Monday ahead of a likely Supreme Court showdown on the president’s power over independent agencies.
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UConn returns to top of women's basketball, dominates South Carolina 82-59 to capture its 12th title

UConn returns to top of women's basketball, dominates South Carolina 82-59 to capture its 12th title

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — UConn is back on top of women’s basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday behind Azzi Fudd’s 24 points.
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Second child died from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases are nearing 500

Second child died from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases are nearing 500

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr . traveled to West Texas on Sunday after a second unvaccinated school-aged child died from a measles-related illness. Ahead of a “Make America Healthy Again” tour across southwestern U.S.
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Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record by scoring his 895th

Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record by scoring his 895th

Teammates mobbed the 39-year-old Russian to celebrate the accomplishment, which replaced a record that had stood for 31 years.
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Pope appears before crowd in St. Peter’s Square, 2 weeks after his release from hospital

Pope appears before crowd in St. Peter’s Square, 2 weeks after his release from hospital

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was rolled into St. Peter’s Square in a wheelchair during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican on Sunday since his release from the hospital two weeks ago.
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Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with his 894th goal

Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with his 894th goal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin skated over to his son Sergei at the glass. He bowed to Wayne Gretzky standing in a suite. He blew kisses to his wife, mother and family on the other side of the arena.
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Israeli troops deploy to a new security corridor across southern Gaza

Israeli troops deploy to a new security corridor across southern Gaza

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli troops deployed to a newly established security corridor across southern Gaza , the military announced Saturday, as pressure on the Hamas militant group increased weeks into the renewed war.
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Anthony, Howard, Redeem Team, Bird, Arison, Fowles, Crawford, Donovan, Moore in Hall of Fame class

Anthony, Howard, Redeem Team, Bird, Arison, Fowles, Crawford, Donovan, Moore in Hall of Fame class

Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are going into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, not once but twice. And LeBron James and Chris Paul are part of the group that’s headed to the Hall as well, even before their playing careers end.
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